Award winning Mexican singer-songwriter Joan Sebastian, known for his love ballads, has died at the age of 64 after battling cancer for many years.
A London spokeswoman for Universal Music confirmed his death in an email to Reuters. No further details were given.
Sebastian was signed with Universal Music Latin Entertainment.
Born Jose Manuel Figueroa in the small town of Juliantla, the multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy Award winner dedicated himself to music after leaving the seminary at the age of 17.
Mixing Latin pop and ranchera music, he went on to release a string of singles and albums . . .
