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Jon English with Studio 10 host Craig Bennett Facebook

Australian singer-songwriter Jon English has died, aged 66 years old.

The star was surrounded by his children and wife when he passed away overnight, from post-surgical complications.

It is with the deepest sadness and the heaviest of hearts that we confirm the passing of Jon English.Jon died...

Posted by Jon English on Wednesday, 9 March 2016

According to his manager Peter Rix, English had been hospitalised for broken ribs while performing in Newcastle. During surgery, doctors discovered a problem with his aortic valve. The performer’s exact cause of death was a ruptured aortic aneurysm, Rix said.

English rose to fame in his role as Judas in the 1972-74 Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar. Since then, he has starred in several Gilbert and Sullivan musicals, and was awarded four ARIA awards for his two albums “Turn the Page” (1979) and “Paris” (1990) as well as production and starring in “The Pirates of Penzance”, and production of the rock musical “Paris” (2003). He was also well-known for his role of Bobby Rivers in the 1991 television sitcom “All Together Now”.

Tributes are flowing for the performer, with many high profile personalities expressing sadness for the loss of a great actor and singer: