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Meat Loaf. January 20, 2022, Meat Loaf has died at the age of 74. The news was confirmed on the star’s Facebook page by his family. “Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away tonight with his wife Deborah by his side,“ a message read. The Bat Out of Hell star sold 100 million albums worldwide and appeared in movies like Fight Club, the Rocky Horror Picture Show and Wayne’s World. Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 - January 20, 2022), better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is noted for his powerful, wide-ranging operatic voice and theatrical live shows. His ’Bat Out of Hell’ trilogy of albums (consisting of Bat Out of Hell, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose) has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide. Almost 40 years after its release, Bat Out of Hell still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually and stayed on the charts for over nine years, making it one of the best selling albums in history. Meat Loaf performed exclusively live at the prestigious Grand Gala du Disque, the annual TV gala of AVRO Television in the Netherlands on 29 September 1993 with his hit ‘I’d Do Anything For Love’. As a result of the spectacular performance the single entered the Dutch Top 40 on October 16, 1993 and went straight to #1 where it stayed for no less than 6 weeks. The song is written by Jim Steinman and was an international hit for Meat Loaf. The female singer is Patti Russo. Patricia “Patti“ Russo (May 20, 1964) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She is best known as Meat Loaf’s former female lead vocalist, as she toured the world with his band Neverland Express between 1993 and 2013. Since then, she has embarked on a solo career. This song is featured in the Dutch Top 2000 of 2021 on place no 597. We mourn Meat Loaf today. . Watch our great music videos ❯ More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ More info on Wikipedia ❯ This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. AVROTROS Broadcasting PO Box 2 1200 JA Hilversum The Netherlands TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Boney M, Smokie, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer, Rod Stewart, and many many more.
