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‘KINDRED SPIRIT’
Natasha Stuart dead at 43 – The Voice Australia star and Delta Goodrem singer dies after two-year cancer battle
THE Voice star Natasha Stuart died at the age of 43 today after losing her battle with cancer.
The contestant on the Australian version of the hit show passed away surrounded by her family at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney.
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The singer shot to fame on the programme last year, where she joined Delta Goodrem’s team before being eliminated from the show.
She was already a success in her own right, having toured with Tina Arena, Michael Bolton and Richard Clapton over a career spanning 20 years.
Natasha described Delta, who went through her own cancer battle, as a “kindred spirit”.
She said: “Everything that Delta said to me just connected so deeply to where I'm at now and what I'm going through, and what I know she's gone through.”
Tributes have poured in for the tragic star.
Host of The Voice's 2019 series, Sonia Kruger, 54, wrote on Twitter: “So very sad to hear our friend @NatashaStuart lost her battle with cancer today.
“A shining light whose beauty, talent and passion will be missed. Thoughts are with her friends and family.”
A shining light whose beauty, talent and passion will be missed."
Sonia Kruger, Host of The Voice Australia 2019
Weekend Today host and singer David Campbell also shared the news on his Instagram page.
He wrote: “It is truly heartbreaking to share that wonderful @natashastuart has passed away.
“Her smile and tone touched us all as a singer and as a person.
“Many of us got to sit with Tash and say goodbye in the last few days she accepted us with the grace and warmth she always had.
“We talked about all the great gigs we performed together. Then we sang one last time for her. I will miss her voice and her company.
“So many memories and laughs and songs. We miss you and love you Tash. RIP.”
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Natasha – who competed on the show last year while battling the disease – told 9Honey in May she thought it was important to try and change perceptions about cancer.
She said: “I felt it was really important to put myself out there because I haven’t seen women who look like me on TV, going through treatment.
“I wanted to make sure that younger women knew that you can get breast cancer at a young age.
“I want to prove that you can still live a meaningful life through treatment and beyond, that life doesn’t have to stop.”
An emotional post was shared to the singer’s page tonight, with a poem from Emily Dickinson and a picture of a feather with musical notes.
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It read: “This piece was created especially for Natasha by artist Dan Marsh.
“Shortly before her passing it was her wish to have this beautiful art work tattooed on her arm by Dan.
“Although this was not possible, he was able to present it to Tash the day before she left us and she requested it be shared with her community along with this Emily Dickinson poem which inspired Tash throughout her life.”
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