By Sareen Habeshian, BBC | R&B singer Peabo Bryson, best known for his voice on Disney classics like A Whole New World and Beauty and the Beast, has died aged 75. He died Tuesday evening surrounded by family and loved ones, his family said in a statement.
A cause of death has not been released publicly, but Bryson suffered a stroke over the weekend and had been receiving medical care.
The veteran R&B singer was the voice behind hits that spanned from the 1970s to 2010s, including Feel the Fire, I’m So Into You, Can You Stop the Rain, If Ever You’re In My Arms Again and Reaching for the Sky.
“For more than five decades, Peabo’s extraordinary voice served as the soundtrack to some of life’s most cherished moments,” his family said in the statement.
“His music carried generations through joyful celebrations, great love stories and enduring moments of comfort and inspiration, creating a legacy that will forever live in the hearts of those who loved him and the countless lives he touched through song,” they continued.
Bryson won two Grammy Awards – in 1992 and 1993 – for two duet performances that went on to define a generation of Disney films: Beauty and the Beast with Celine Dion in the title track of the film with the same name, and A Whole New World with Regina Belle in the film Aladdin.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/peabo-bryson-r-b-singer-behind-beauty-and-the-beast-dies-aged-75/
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June 2026
3: Margriet Hermans, 72, Belgian singer and politician (Open VLD), senator (2007–2011), euthanasia.
2: Peabo Bryson, 75, American singer (“Tonight, I Celebrate My Love”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “A Whole New World”), Grammy winner (1993, 1994), complications from a stroke.
1: Areski Belkacem, 86, French singer, musician, and composer; Master Parrot, 47–48, Ugandan dancehall and Afro-pop musician, traffic collision.
May 2026
31: Suman Kalyanpur, 89, Indian playback singer (Bidesiya, Laagi Nahi Chhute Ram, Vidhana Naach Nachawe); Henry McMahon, 84, Irish musician (Big Tom and The Mainliners); Dexter Wansel, 75, American keyboardist (MFSB), songwriter (“If Only You Knew”), and record producer (“Love T.K.O.”).
30: Steve Barrow, 80, British reggae producer and historiographer, co-founder of Blood and Fire; Speight Jenkins, 89, American music director and critic; Ronald LaPread, 76, American musician (Commodores); Joe Negri, 99, American jazz guitarist, educator and actor (Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood); Foster Sylvers, 64, American singer (The Sylvers), prostate cancer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speight_Jenkins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodores
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Negri
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foster_Sylvers
29: Geoff Keating, 88, British musician (The Master Singers); Pedro Ortaça, 83, Brazilian musician; Doug Shaw, 42, British musician (Gang Gang Dance, White Magic).
28: An Yunwu, 77, Chinese Peking opera actor.
26: Rafat Waseem Awwad, 19, Jordanian nasheed singer, traffic collision; Věra Nerušilová, 91, Czech singer; Bjørn Tidmand, 86, Danish singer; Arnold Whittall, 90, British musicologist.
