BAPPI Lahiri has died at the age of 69 – but who was he and what was his cause of death?
Lahiri died at the CritiCare Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, of a severe breathing problem known as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).
Who was Bappi Lahiri?
Lahiri was one of India's most iconic singers and a pioneering music composer.
The music legend was recognised for making disco tunes popular in Indian cinema during the 1980s and 1990s.
His major box office successes in Bengali include Amar Sangee, Asha O Bhalobasha, Aamar Tumi, Amar Prem, Mandira, Badnam, Raktelekha, and Priya.
And his most popular song – which is widely listened to still to this day – is I Am A Disco Dancer, which premiered in the 1982 Bollywood movie Disco Dancer.
According to reports in the Independent, his hit song Koi Yahan Aha Nache Nache had seemingly been sampled from the song Video Killed The Radio Star from The Buggles.
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Lahiri was known for his outlandish dress style which consisted of large amounts of jewellery and wearing dark glasses with a tracksuit.
Bappi Da, as he was fondly known, won a lawsuit in 2003 against Dr Dre for sampling one of his songs from 1981, according to the Independent.
What was Bappi Lahiri's cause of death?
Lahiri died at Mumbai's CritiCare Hospital on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 from complications related to OSA.
Hospital director Deepak Namjoshi said the pop star "had been admitted to the hospital for a month and was discharged" the following day.
However, his health deteriorated and was brought back to the hospital where he later died.
He will be cremated on February 17, 2022.
Who was Bappi Lahiri's wife?
Lahiri's wife is Chitrani Lahiri and the couple married on January 24, 1977, according to local reports.
Did Bappi Lahiri have children?
The couple have two adult children and one grandchild.
His daughter Rema Lahiri is also a singer in India and he has a son called Bappa.
Their grandchild, Swastik Bansal, is Rema's son.
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