Artists who had COVID-19 [Part II]
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Here you'll find another 100 artists who contracted coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Part 1 can be found here.
Aurlus Mabele died on March 19 (aged 66).
Luis Eduardo Aute died on April 4 (aged 76).
Country: Spain
Genres: Poetry, Singer-songwriter
Languages: Spanish, English
Luis Sepúlveda died on April 16 (aged 70).
Erminio "Pepe" Salvaderi, singer and guitarist, died on December 18 (aged ca. 81- 82).
Country: Italy
Genres: Pop, Pop-Rock, Progressive rock, Rock, Singer-songwriter
Languages: Italian, Spanish, Neapolitan
K.T. Oslin died on December 21 (aged 78).
Country: United States
Genres: Country music, Pop
Language: English
He was diagnosed with COVID around December 17.
Country: Portugal
Genres: Comedy, Pop-Folk, Singer-songwriter
Language: Portuguese
She was diagnosed around her birthday (August 13). But seems to have recovered by early September.
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish
He was diagnosed with COVID, but seems to have recovered around early August.
Country: India
Original spelling: अमिताभ बच्चन, Amitābh Baccan
Genre: Soundtrack
Languages: Hindi, English
Christophe died on April 16 (aged 74).
Country: France
Genres: Pop, Singer-songwriter
Languages: French, Italian, English, Spanish
Toots Hibbert died on September 11 (aged 77).
Country: Jamaica
Genres: Reggae, Ska
Language: English
Olga Savary died on May 15 (aged 86).
Fred The Godson died on April 23 (aged 35).
Country: United States
Original spelling: Fredrick Thomas
Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
Language: English
She felt early symptoms around August 2020. From October to December she still faced consequences of the virus.
Willie Salcedo died on November 12 (aged 66).
Country: Colombia
Original spelling: Hernando Salcedo Benavides
Genre: Latino
Language: Spanish
Miša Aleksić, bassist, died on November 29 (aged 67).
Country: Serbia
Original spelling: Рибља чорба
Genres: Folk, Metal, Rock
Languages: Serbian, English
Vinicio Franco died on December 19 (aged 87).
Dimo Stoyanov, lead singer, died on December 21 (aged 45).
Country: Bulgaria
Original spelling: П.И.Ф.
Genres: Alternative, Pop-Rock
Languages: Bulgarian, English
Confirmed January 5.
https://www.n-tv.de/leute/Pietro-Lombardi-hat-Corona-article22274042.html
Country: Germany
Genre: Pop
Languages: English, German
Armando Manzanero died on December 28 (aged 85).
Country: Mexico
Original spelling: Armando Manzanero-Canché
Genre: Singer-songwriter
Language: Spanish
Nicolae Sabău died on December 30 (aged 91).
Country: Romania
Original spelling: Nicolae Sabău
Genre: Folk
Language: Romanian
Elias Rahbani died on January 4 (aged 82).
Country: Lebanon
Original spelling: الياس الرحباني
Genre: Folk
Language: Arabic
Gianluca and his brother revealed their diagnosis on January 7 2021. He retested positive in May 2022, the reason why he did not perform with Il Volo at the ESC 2022.
Country: Italy
Genres: Classical, Opera
Language: Italian
Grimes revealed on Instagram that she tested positive on January 8 2021.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/grimes-reveals-coronavirus-weirdly...
Tested positive in January 2021.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/world/dave-chappelle-positive-covid.html
Tested positive January 2nd.
Country: Iran
Original spelling: ژیلبرت هوسپیان
Genre: Religious
Languages: Persian, English, Armenian
The band's bassist Yuta tested positive for Covid on January 13 while the vocalist Jin is still being tested.
https://hero-izm.com/contents/394310
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Their member Moreno Conficconi was found positive these days, right before rehearsals for Sanremo started.
Country: Italy
Genres: Folk, Indie, Pop, Pop-Folk
Languages: Italian, Emilian-Romagnol
Patricia Kelly tested positive in December 2020.
Country: Ireland
Genre: Pop-Rock
Languages: English, Spanish, German, French
Norbert Rier, band leader, informed he tested positive in the beginning of February 2021.
Country: Italy
Genres: Folk, Schlager
Languages: German, German (Austrian/Bavarian)
He tested positive while vacationing with his family in the Carribean in January 2021.
Country: United Kingdom
Genres: Dance, Electronica, Pop, Pop-Rock, Rock
Languages: English, Spanish, French
Antonio Banderas had the virus in August 2020.
Country: Spain
Original spelling: José Antonio Domínguez Bandera
Language: Spanish
Lead singer H. P. Baxxter tested positive in summer 2020.
Country: Germany
Genres: Dance, Electronica, Trance/Ambient
Languages: English, German
Singer Natalie Horler tested positive in March 2020.
Country: Germany
Original spelling: Natalie Horler
Genres: Dance, Electronica, Electropop, Eurodance, House, Pop
Language: English
Tested positive in April 2021.
Country: Germany
Original spelling: Benjamin Fritsch
Genres: Pop, Rock
Languages: German, English
Admitted he had heavy symptoms of COVID-19 in April 2021. He had previously called the pandemic a "hoax" on multiple occasions and performed inside a Florida anti-mask supermarket ...
Country: United States
Genres: Hard Rock, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll
Language: English
Ofer Levi contracted the virus in spring 2021.
Country: Israel
Original spelling: עופר לוי
Genres: Mizrahi, Pop
Language: Hebrew
Salma Hayek had a bad case of COVID-19 in 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic.
Country: United States
Original spelling: Salma Hayek Pinault
Genre: Latino
Language: Spanish
Should have been one of the guests during the final, but tested positive right after the first semifinal: https://lyricstranslate.com/en/duncan-laurence-lyrics.html
Country: Netherlands
Original spelling: Duncan de Moor
Genre: Pop
Language: English
Prince Royce tested positive on Jul 4, 2020. Source: https://us.hola.com/celebrities/20200704fozfhz4q80/prince-royce-tests-po....
Country: United States
Original spelling: Geoffrey Royce Rojas
Genres: Bachata, Latino, Pop, Singer-songwriter
Languages: Spanish, English
Country: Russia
Genres: Dance, Pop, Pop-Rock
Language: Russian
On August 10 2021, Alessio confirmed he had tested positive for COVID-19, but has since recovered. Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSZKqmTDLbb/
Country: Italy
Genre: Pop
Language: Italian
He was hospitalized in March 2021, but was healed in April. Source: https://noticiasdatv.uol.com.br/noticia/televisao/orlando-morais-chora-n...
Country: Brazil
Genre: MPB
Language: Portuguese
On August 26 2021 Erasmo announced in his social media that he tested positive.
https://extra.globo.com/tv-e-lazer/musica/erasmo-carlos-testa-positivo-p...
Country: Brazil
Genres: Hard Rock, MPB, Pop-Rock, R&B/Soul, Rock 'n' Roll
Language: Portuguese
Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons have tested positive.
https://www.foxla.com/news/kiss-rocker-gene-simmons-tests-positive-for-c...
Country: United States
Genres: Hard Rock, Rock
Language: English
He tested positive around September 1st 2021.
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9618170/slipknot-corey-taylor-te...
On March 21 2021, while showing her support for Brazilian actor Paulo Gustavo (who was hospitalized with a severe case of COVID) she announced she also had the disease, but did not disclose any further detail.
Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CMsVtIqMHTH/
Country: Brazil
Genres: Eurodance, Pop
Languages: English, Portuguese
Singer Simon Le Bon and bass player John Taylor had Covid-19 in March 2020.
https://www.castanet.net/news/Entertainment/317925/Le-Bon-battled-COVID
Country: United Kingdom
Genres: Alternative, New Wave, Pop-Rock
Languages: English, Portuguese, French
Sarah Connor tested positive today, September 2nd, but is already fully vaccinated and experiencing only mild symptoms.
https://www.stern.de/lifestyle/leute/sarah-connor-trotz-impfung-an-coron...
Country: Germany
Original spelling: Sarah Marianne Corina Lewe
Genres: Pop, R&B/Soul
Languages: English, German, Spanish
Two members of Korn have tested positive: guitarist "Munky" and lead singer Jonathan Davis.
Country: United States
Genres: Alternative, Metal, Rock
Language: English
Nana tested positive and was interned in a hospital in September 2021.
https://www.rtl.de/cms/nana-liegt-mit-corona-auf-der-intensivstation-sae...
Country: Germany
Original spelling: Nana Kwame Abrokwa
Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
Language: English
https://www.n-tv.de/leute/Tony-Marshall-liegt-auf-Intensivstation-articl...
Country: Germany
Original spelling: Herbert Anton Bloeth
Genre: Schlager
Language: German
Country: Iran
Original spelling: الین سرکیسیان
Language: Persian
On October 23 2021, Mietta tested positive for coronavirus, causing a controversy when she did not answer if she had been vaccinated. On October 24 she announced on her social media she had NOT taken the vaccine yet because of an unspecified health issue. She said that she is routinely checking herself meanwhile.
https://www.ilmessaggero.it/televisione/mietta_no_vax_positiva_covid_bal...
Country: Italy
Genres: Pop, Pop-Rock, R&B/Soul
Languages: Italian, French
Ed Sheeran tested positive in October 2021.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/24/ed-sheeran-self-isolating-...
Country: United Kingdom
Genres: Alternative, Folk, Pop, Pop-Folk, R&B/Soul, Singer-songwriter
Languages: English, Spanish, Hindi, Italian
James Blunt and two of his band members tested positive around July 2021, when he was about to have his comeback show in London's Royal Albert Hall.
https://www.oleantimesherald.com/lifestyle/entertainment/james-blunt-str...
Country: United Kingdom
Genres: Pop, Pop-Rock, Singer-songwriter
Languages: English, French
In September 2021 she had tested positive and isolated herself in her home. On November 5 2021, she took her second shot of the covid vaccine, but a few hours later she suffered a plane crash and did not survive.
https://istoe.com.br/isolada-com-covid-marilia-mendonca-fala-com-o-filho...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-59186654
Country: Brazil
Genre: Sertanejo
Language: Portuguese
Around the time he left 'Waitress', he announced that very likely had the virus, though he did not test himself.
https://ew.com/celebrity/celebrities-tested-positive-coronavirus/
https://ew.com/celebrity/sara-bareilles-had-coronavirus-since-recovered/
Country: United States
Genres: Pop, Pop-Rock
Language: English
November 2021 she announced on her Instagram to have tested positive for the virus but is having only mild symptoms.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWfp2G_jBev/
Country: Switzerland
Genres: Pop, Schlager
Languages: German, German (Swiss-German/Alemannic), German (Austrian/Bavarian), French
Singer Henning Krautmacher, guitarist Edin Colic and keyboarder Micki Schläger tested positive in November 2021. They are all vaccinated and almost syptom-free.
https://www.rnd.de/promis/hoehner-zwei-weitere-bandmitglieder-mit-corona...
Country: Germany
Genre: Pop-Folk
Languages: German (Kölsch), German, German (central dialects)
She tested positive in December 2021 and had to cancel her ongoing tour.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CXZTtKdvShO/
Country: United States
Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Pop, R&B/Soul, Singer-songwriter
Languages: English, Zulu, Japanese, French
Billie Eilish had the virus in August 2021 despite being vaccinated.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/14/billie-eilish-i-would-have...
Country: United States
Genres: Electronica, Electropop, Indie, Pop, Singer-songwriter
Languages: English, Spanish
Three members, RM, Jin and Suga, tested positive after returning from the USA in December 2021 but are experiencing only mild or no symptoms.
https://www.npr.org/2021/12/26/1068076531/3-members-of-k-pop-sensation-b...
Country: Korea, South
Original spelling: 방탄소년단
Genres: Electropop, Hip-Hop/Rap, K-pop, Pop-Rock, R&B/Soul
Languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Korean dialects
On December 26 2021, Caetano announced that he and his wife had tested positive, but both had mild symptoms as they had already taken their shots.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CX9dOrfLFmm/
Country: Brazil
Genres: MPB, Pop
Languages: Portuguese, Spanish, English, French
On December 27 2021, Fedez announced that he and his wife tested positive for COVID. Their two little children did not.
https://istoe.com.br/fedez-e-ferragni-testam-positivo-para-covid-19/
Country: Italy
Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Singer-songwriter
Languages: Italian, English
Our fellow user/author Skirlet AKA Russie Virtuelle AKA Inna had COVID-19 in the spring of 2020. Fortunately for all of us she has fully recovered and is now also fully vaccinated.
Languages: Russian, French, Latin
On December 28 2021 she announced that her and her family all had tested positive.
https://www.terra.com.br/diversao/cinema/maisa-silva-revela-diagnostico-...
Country: Brazil
Genres: Children's Music, Pop
Language: Portuguese
Brian May and his wife got infected in December 2021.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/21/entertainment/brian-may-covid-intl-sc...
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Rock
Languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic
On December 30 he announced that he and his wife tested positive.
https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/musica/2021/12/30/gigi-dalessio-positivo-...
Country: Italy
Genre: Pop
Languages: Italian, Neapolitan, Spanish, French
Bill and Tom Kaulitz got.infected and had to spend New Year's Eve 2021 in quarantine together.
https://www.n-tv.de/leute/Die-Kaulitz-Zwillinge-hatten-Corona-article230...
Country: Germany
Genres: Electropop, Pop, Rock
Languages: English, German, Japanese
On January 11 2021, Marisa Monte announced she had tested positive, but was asymptomatic. She cancelled the first legs of her upcoming tour as a result of that.
https://extra.globo.com/tv-e-lazer/musica/marisa-monte-testa-positivo-pa...
Country: Brazil
Genres: Latino, MPB, Pop-Rock
Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish, Italian
On January 11 2021, she announced she had tested positive but was asymptomatic.
https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2022/01/11/cantora-alcion...
Country: Brazil
Genres: MPB, Pagode, Samba, Singer-songwriter
Languages: Portuguese, French, English, Spanish
On January 10 he announced that he first felt ill around the turn of the year, feeling a few symptoms. He later tested positive.
He announced he tested positive on Feb 17 2021.
https://www.huffingtonpost.it/covid/2022/02/17/news/ermal_meta-8772250/
Country: Italy
Genres: Pop, Singer-songwriter
Languages: Italian, Albanian, English
She was diagnosed with COVID in January 2022. For that reason she risked being disqualified in Big Brother Brazil.
https://www.nsctotal.com.br/noticias/jade-arthur-e-linn-entram-no-bbb-22...
He tested positive in March 2022.
https://www.zeit.de/news/2022-03/17/gentleman-positiv-auf-corona-getestet
On April 21 2022 she announced on her social media that she tested positive, but had only mild symptoms as she had already taken her two doses and the boost.
https://noticiasdatv.uol.com.br/noticia/celebridades/apos-viagem-aos-eua...
Country: Brazil
Genres: Pop, Singer-songwriter
Languages: Portuguese, English
She tested positive in February 2022.
https://variety.com/2022/legit/news/patti-lupone-covid-19-broadway-reviv...
Country: United States
Genre: Pop
Language: English
Laura Pausini announced she tested positive on May 18th 2022.
https://www.latinpopbrasil.com.br/noticias/apresentadora-do-eurovision-l...
Country: Italy
Genres: Pop, Pop-Rock, Singer-songwriter
Languages: Italian, Spanish, English, Portuguese
Tanita Tikaram announced on her social media that she tested positive for COVID-19 in the beginning of July 2022.
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Pop-Folk
Language: English
She tested positive in July 2020.
https://nova.bg/news/view/2020/07/10/293458/%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B8-%D1...
Country: Bulgaria
Original spelling: Деси Слава
Genres: Dance, Folk, Pop, Pop-Folk
Languages: Bulgarian, English, Romani, Albanian
On July 31 2022, Rettore announced on her Facebook she had tested positive.
Country: Italy
Genres: Pop, Singer-songwriter
Languages: Italian, English, French, Spanish
She tested positive in July 2020.
https://nova.bg/news/view/2020/07/07/293139/%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%...
Country: Bulgaria
Original spelling: Галена
Genre: Pop-Folk
Languages: Bulgarian, Romani, Serbian, Turkish
He was hospitalized in September 2020 and discharged the same month.
https://nova.bg/news/view/2020/09/04/298341/%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D1...
Country: Bulgaria
Original spelling: Тони Стораро
Genre: Pop-Folk
Languages: Bulgarian, Romani, French, Greek
He contracted COVID in 2021 and was hospitalized in Manchester (England). He died on December 19 2021, at the age of 53, after being put in a medically-induced coma.
Country: Spain
Original spelling: Carlos Marín Menchero
Genres: Classical, Opera, Pop
Languages: Spanish, English
Mendes died on September 6 2024, as a result of long COVID, though no official cause of death was released by his family.
Country: Brazil
Genres: Bossa Nova, Jazz, Latino, MPB
Languages: English, Portuguese, Pseudo-Latin
Icey
Sat, 09/01/2021 - 15:07
SetareJoon
Thu, 14/01/2021 - 16:51
I just found out today that Gilbert Hovsepian has COVID-19
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/gilbert-hovsepian-lyrics.html
SetareJoon
Thu, 28/01/2021 - 15:39
Tested positive January 2nd, but is this specifically for artists who died of it? Because he's not dead or anything.
Connor Langille
Thu, 28/01/2021 - 18:59
https://lyricstranslate.com/ja/hero-lyrics.html The bands bassist Yuta tested positive for Covid on January 13 while the vocalist Jin is still being tested https://hero-izm.com/contents/394310
Icey
Fri, 19/02/2021 - 12:29
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/extraliscio-lyrics.html
Member Moreno Conficconi was found positive these days, right before rehearsals for Sanremo started: https://www.eurofestivalnews.com/2021/02/18/sanremo-2021-positivo-al-cov...
The group was forced to quarantine and could be excluded from the competition if it turns out that the situation won't change during their quarantine
Don Juan
Fri, 19/02/2021 - 22:55
Yikes, those are bad news :O! I just hope they don't cancel Sanremo as a whole because of it like they did with Eurovision, but honestly I'm not sure about what to expect. March is too close to even think of postponing it =/ Hope everything ends up well, I know how Italy likes Sanremo.
Icey
Fri, 19/02/2021 - 23:24
I'm personally no big fan of the festival (seriously, I got the attention span of a goldfish and you expect to keep me sitting in front of TV from 9 pm to 2 am? Really?), but it's proven to be a very valid way to select our songs, so I really hope it won't me either deleied or cancelled (the effect on Eurovision would be the same at this point)
Super Girl
Sat, 03/04/2021 - 09:10
Mihai Budeanu from 3 Sud Est had Covid-19, the Romanian band confirmed that on their official page on 19 November 2020. He was healed after 3 weeks and he is ok now. https://www.facebook.com/3seofficial/posts/da-este-adevarat-colegul-nost...
Icey
Sun, 23/05/2021 - 18:09
Since we come from Eurovision...
Should have been one of the guests during the final, but tested positive right after the first semifinal: https://lyricstranslate.com/en/duncan-laurence-lyrics.html
Туна Ченевская
Tue, 25/05/2021 - 11:16
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/prince-royce-lyrics.html
Prince Royce tested positive on Jul 4, 2020.
https://us.hola.com/celebrities/20200704fozfhz4q80/prince-royce-tests-po...
Sophia_
Wed, 30/06/2021 - 16:55
florazina
Wed, 01/09/2021 - 02:35
florazina
Fri, 10/09/2021 - 22:18
Two members of Korn: https://lyricstranslate.com/en/korn-lyrics.html
Guitarist "Munky" tested positive:
https://www.nme.com/news/music/korns-james-munky-shaffer-tests-positive-...
Also, the lead singer Jonathan Davis tested positive a few weeks ago.
maluca
Mon, 18/10/2021 - 08:53
SetareJoon
Mon, 18/10/2021 - 14:18
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/elin-sarkissian-lyrics.html
Elin Sarkissian had COVID
Dr_Igor
Fri, 17/12/2021 - 15:27
Skirlet
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/skirlet-lyrics.html
Skirlet AKA Russie Virtuelle AKA Inna had COVID-19 in the spring of 2020. Fortunately for all of us - fans - [@Iremia], [@Julia_Arkhitektorova], [@SpeliAm] and many others - she has fully recovered and being French is now also fully vaccinated ;-)
Dimo Grudev
Sun, 31/07/2022 - 16:35
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/galena-lyrics.html
She tested positive in July 2020.
https://nova.bg/news/view/2020/07/07/293139/%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%...
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/desislava-lyrics.html-0
She tested positive in July 2020.
https://nova.bg/news/view/2020/07/10/293458/%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B8-%D1...
Dimo Grudev
Sun, 31/07/2022 - 20:47
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/toni-storaro-lyrics.html
He was hospitalized in September 2020 and discharged the same month.
https://nova.bg/news/view/2020/09/04/298341/%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D1...
I added some more artists to the list of artists who died of COVID-19:
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/christophe-lyrics.html
Christophe died on April 16 (aged 74).
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/toots-and-maytals-lyrics.html
Toots Hibbert died on September 11 (aged 77).
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/olga-savary-lyrics.html
Olga Savary died on May 15 (aged 86).
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/ones-lyrics.html
Nashom Wooden (Mona Foot) died on March 23 (aged 50).
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/fred-godson-lyrics.html
Fred The Godson died on April 23 (aged 35).