00:00 This Wednesday 9 August is a sad day for the family of Sixto Diaz Rodríguez.
00:13 The talented musician, whose documentary "Searching for Sugar Man" made him a superstar, died at the age of 81, learned his family.
00:29 In 2012, the documentary "Sugar Man" was released. Since then, Sixto Diaz Rodríguez has become a legend all over the world.
00:37 Recognizable for his rockstar look with his black leather pants, his jacket and his black glasses screwed on his nose, Sixto Diaz Rodríguez has marked a whole generation of singers.
00:54 After being a worker in the building in his hometown, he devoted himself to singing and released two opus in the 70s that ended in oblivion.
01:04 Except that, irony of fate or luck, these pieces are being sold in South Africa.
01:15 Without knowing it, the musician is a superstar. Adulted all over the world, the artist releases other opus that become boxes and goes to meet his fans all over the world.
01:25 It is this unique destiny, precisely, that the globe discovered thanks to the film "Sugar Man", in the name of one of his most famous pieces.
01:40 This documentary of which he is the hero changed his life by making him a star.
01:45 In intimacy, the father of the family remains humble, philosopher.
01:51 At the Micro d'Europe 1, on March 17, 2014, the artist was considered lucky of everything that happened to him in life.
02:04 Sixto Diaz Rodríguez taken by life this Wednesday August 9, the fan club of Sixto Diaz Rodríguez announced his death via a tweet taken by The Huston, C.I.S.T. with a deep sadness Sugar Man.
02:17 Org we announce that Sixto Diaz Rodríguez died a little earlier in the morning.
02:29 Our most sincere condolences go to his daughters, Sandra, Eva and Regan as well as to his whole family.
02:35 He was 81 years old. May his beautiful soul rest in peace, can we read.
02:42 As the British media learns, the musician was used to bringing his daughters on the roads with him.
02:54 Just before he died, he had separated from his second wife, Connie Cosco.
02:59 For the moment, the family of the deceased singer did not wish to communicate on the reasons for the death of Sixto Diaz Rodríguez.
03:09 During his penultimate visit to France, at the Zenith of Paris, in 2013, our colleagues from Europe 1 had underlined that the musician had appeared tired on stage.
03:22 Inexhaustible, it did not prevent him from doing the show to the end.
03:27 We thank you for your attention.
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