\u2019The Queen Of Soul\u2019 is 76 years old.<\/b>
\nFollowing years of health problems, legendary singer Aretha Franklin is reportedly \u201cgravely ill.\u201d
Entertainment reporter Roger Friedman of Showbiz 411 first reported last night, \u201cShe is gravely ill in Detroit. The family is asking for prayers and privacy.\u201d Detroit news anchor Evrod Cassimy confirmed the news this morning, tweeting, \u201cI am so saddened to report that the Queen of Soul and my good friend, Aretha Franklin, is gravely ill. I spoke with her family members this morning. She is asking for your prayers at this time. I\u2019ll have more details as I\u2019m allowed to release.\u201d Radio host Tom Joyner also added this morning that Franklin has been in hospice care for a week.
The 76-year-old \u201cQueen Of Soul\u201d has contended with multiple health issues over the years, especially during the last decade. She was forced to cancel shows in 2010 to have surgery on a tumor, the nature of which was undisclosed. She also canceled more shows in 2013 and 2017 for health reasons. This year, she canceled shows in March due to doctor\u2019s orders, as she was urged to \u201cstay off the road and rest completely for at least the next two months.\u201d
Franklin also announced her retirement from touring in February, but said she would continue to record new music: \u201cI am retiring this year. I will be recording, but this will be my last year in concert. This is it. [\u2026] I feel very, very enriched and satisfied with respect to where my career came from and where it is now. I\u2019ll be pretty much satisfied, but I\u2019m not going to go anywhere and just sit down and do nothing. That wouldn\u2019t be good either.\u201d
The singer\u2019s career is filled with numerous accolades: Songs like \u201cRespect\u201d and \u201c(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman\u201d are legendary, she became the first female to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1987, and she has sold over 75 million albums worldwide. Her latest album of original material, Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics, was released in 2014. Most recently, she was working on a new album with some songs produced by Stevie Wonder.<\/p>\n

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