Faye Fantarrow, a rising British singer and songwriter whose debut EP was produced by Eurythmics star Dave Stewart, has died. She was 21.
Fantarrow died at residence Saturday after being recognized with a uncommon glioma mind tumor in September 2022, her mom, Pam Fantarrow, announced. She had twice crushed leukemia since studying she had most cancers at ages 8 and 13.
Stewart signed Fantarrow, from his hometown of Sunderland, England, and oversaw the discharge of the seven-song AWOL in February by means of his label, Bay Avenue Data. The EP was recorded within the Bahamas.
“I can’t put into phrases how devastated I used to be when, simply after spending a tremendous artistic time with Faye final summer time making her debut album, Faye came upon she had this very aggressive mind tumor,” Stewart stated in an announcement.
“Faye was a pleasure to be round, stuffed with enjoyable, laughter and sharp as a razor — a real artist in each sense. Being together with her and watching her at work is a diamond caught in my head, moments I’ll always remember. I’m fortunate to have met Faye and her Mum Pam, two people collectively battling towards all odds for Faye’s survival. It has been each traumatic and delightful to witness their power and dignity, and I’m so sorry the world solely obtained to witness Faye’s genius for such a short while. She is without doubt one of the true greats, a northern lady on hearth together with her lyrics and melodies. I cherished her deeply.”
Born on April 28, 2002, the soulful Fantarrow was named “One to Watch” by BBC Music Introducing and in 2021 acquired Alan Hull’s annual Songwriting Award.
Wrote Billboard‘s Joe Lynch in a evaluate: “Pushed by fervent acoustic strumming and a pulsing rhythm, Faye Fantarrow’s AWOL demonstrates the U.Ok. singer-songwriter’s spectacular alt-soul phrasing, which brings to thoughts Alessia Cara in its distinctiveness, and even Adele as nicely at factors.”
By a fund-raising marketing campaign to pay for experimental remedy at Metropolis of Hope, Fantarrow raised greater than £235,000 (nearly $300,000) within the first of a number of deliberate journeys to California however was too sick to return for follow-up care, her publicists stated.
Extra funds raised by the marketing campaign had been donated to charity to fund additional analysis in her reminiscence, they famous.
“Life very hardly ever goes to plan,” Fantarrow stated on the time of AWOL‘s launch, “however the plan was all the time to put in writing, sing and carry out, and I’ve been fortunate to have the ability to try this.”
