Key Points
- Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of the "King of Rock 'n' Roll", has died at the age of 54.
- It comes days after she attended the Golden Globes, where Austin Butler won best actor for portraying her father in the film Elvis.
- Tributes are being paid, with actor John Travolta saying: "I’ll miss you but I know I’ll see you again."
Content warning: This story contains a reference to suicide.
Singer Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of the "King of Rock 'n' Roll", Elvis Presley, has died at the age of 54 after being rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital.
"It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us," her mother, Priscilla Presley, said in a statement.
"She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known. We ask for privacy as we try to deal with this profound loss."
Lisa Marie Presley suffered cardiac arrest on Thursday in her home in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas, according to entertainment website TMZ.
She was then taken to hospital.
She attended where actor Austin Butler won the best actor award for portraying her father in the film Elvis.
Butler paid tribute to Lisa Marie Presley and her mother during his acceptance speech.
As he accepted the award, Butler thanked both of the women, saying, "I love you forever."
Elvis Presley died of cardiac arrest in August 1977 at the age of 42.
'I'm heartbroken'
Actor Leah Rimini said she is "heartbroken" over Lisa Marie Presley's passing.
"Lisa did not have an easy life, as some might think.
"May she be at peace, resting with her son and father now. Her mum Priscilla and her three daughters, Riley, Finley, and Harper, are in my prayers."
Fellow actor John Travolta also paid tribute, saying, "Lisa baby girl, I'm so sorry".
"I'll miss you but I know I'll see you again. My love and heart goes out to Riley, Priscilla, Harper and Finley."
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Nationals MP Michael McCormack, who dressed in a blue jumpsuit with gold beading last weekend, said on Friday the Parkes community is in mourning.
"Lisa Marie always received a big mention at the annual Elvis Festival, held just last week," he wrote on Twitter.
Lisa Marie Presley was born on 1 February 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee and became the owner of her father's Graceland mansion, a popular tourist attraction in the city. She was nine years old when Elvis died there.
Her own music career started with a 2003 debut album To Whom It May Concern. It was followed by 2005's Now What, and both hit the top 10 of the Billboard 200 album chart.
A third album, Storm and Grace, was released in 2012.
She was married four times. She wed pop star Michael Jackson in 1994, just 20 days after her divorce from her first husband, musician Danny Keough.
The high-profile couple divorced in 1996 as Jackson was battling child molestation allegations.
Presley married actor Nicholas Cage, a huge fan of her father, in 2002. Cage filed for divorce four months later.
Her fourth marriage was to her guitarist and music producer Michael Lockwood. Their divorce was finalised in 2021.
She had four children. Her only son, Benjamin Keough, himself a musician, died in 2020 at age 27, a death ruled a suicide by the Los Angeles County coroner. Daughter Riley Keough, 33, is an actor.
Her two other daughters are twins Harper and Finley Lockwood, 14.
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