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Big duel for a great artist: Country legend Jeff Turner († 80) died last night of a severe stroke. His former manager Albi Matter confirmed this to VIEW: “He fell asleep in peace. With Jeff, Switzerland loses the last great star in the country. “Matter is deeply affected:” Jeff was not only an excellent musician, he was also a caring person. He was always incredibly kind to everyone. “
The native Australian had been seriously ill for some time. After several minor blows, he said goodbye to the stage a year ago at the Albisgüetli Country Festival after 60 years, and was again celebrated by his fans. “I’ll keep singing, I can’t do big gigs anymore,” he confidently told BLICK at the time.
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But it turned out different. On the eve of Swiss National Day, the singer suffered another stroke this year, a more severe one. His wife María (70) immediately noticed that something was wrong with her husband and alerted the ambulance. Jeff Turner was in Lucerne Cantonal Hospital for seven weeks and then recovers in rehab. «The next few months are groundbreaking. Only time will tell how Jeff’s health develops, “Maria said at the time in the” GlücksPost. “But she did not recover.
Josh and Melissa, Jeff Turner’s children from his first marriage, are also deeply grieving. However, they both live in Australia. It is not yet clear whether the singer will find his eternal peace in Switzerland or in his homeland. The show’s director Beat Müller, who organized big Christmas tours with him, sadly says: “Jeff has a good friend. It was foreseeable that he would come this way, he had lost the courage to face life. Switzerland has lost a great artist. “
