Learn about D’Angelo’s family, his late partner Angie Stone, and their three children as they honor his legacy in music after his death
Legendary soul and R&B singer D’Angelo left behind three children when he died at age 51 in October 2025.
A spokesperson for the four-time Grammy Award winner (real name Michael Eugene Archer) confirmed to Us Weekly that he was privately battling pancreatic cancer at the time of his death.
“The shining star of our family has dimmed his light for us in this life,” the family spokesperson told Us in a statement. “After a prolonged and courageous battle with cancer, we are heartbroken to announce that Michael D’Angelo Archer, known to his fans around the world as D’Angelo, has been called home, departing this life today, October 14th, 2025.”
The statement concluded, “We are saddened that he can only leave dear memories with his family, but we are eternally grateful for the legacy of extraordinarily moving music he leaves behind. We ask that you respect our privacy during this difficult time but invite you all to join us in mourning his passing while also celebrating the gift of song that he has left for the world.”
D’Angelo was well known for valuing his privacy, but it was public knowledge that he had three children, including a son, Michael, from his four-year relationship with the late soul singer Angie Stone. (Stone was killed at age 63 in a car accident in Montgomery, Alabama, in March 2025, mere months before D’Angelo’s death from cancer.)
Keep scrolling for more information about the late D’Angelo’s family.
Stone dated D’Angelo in the 1990s, serving as the muse for his groundbreaking 1995 soul album, Brown Sugar.
