Legendary crooner Andy Williams has died at the age of 84.

The Moon River singer had been battling bladder cancer for a year and was released from the hospital in Los Angeles in July to spend his final days at home. He passed away at his home in Branson, Missouri on Tuesday evening.

Williams began his career in the 1930s in the Williams Brothers quartet with his three singing siblings before going solo in 1953. He is best known for his popular renditions of a string of classic songs, including Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head, Happy Heart, Can't Get Used to ...

Veteran singer Andy Williams has opened up about his recent cancer diagnosis, insisting he is determined to win his battle with the disease.

The 83-year-old crooner cancelled several performances recently after falling sick with an undisclosed medical condition.

He has now confirmed he is undergoing treatment for bladder cancer, but is staying positive about his health crisis.

Williams made the announcement during his show at the Moon River Theater in Branson, Missouri on Saturday night, telling the crowd, "I do have cancer of the bladder. But that is no longer a death sentence. People w...

Veteran crooner Andy Williams has been diagnosed with bladder cancer, according to a report.

The "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" hitmaker is alleged to have met with specializts at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas last month, when he underwent treatment during a brief stay.

The National Enquirer reports he was due to begin a three-week course of chemotherapy earlier this week.

A source tells the tabloid, "Andy got the diagnosis of invasive bladder cancer very recently. That means his cancer has invaded the lining of his bladder, but doctors weren't sure yet whether it had ...

Veteran actress Cloris Leachman has opened up about her brief romance with Gene Hackman - the pair enjoyed one night of passion in the 1970s.

The 82-year-old Oscar-winner reveals the brief affair in her forthcoming memoirs, Cloris, detailing how dinner with the actor lead to a steamy one-off encounter while they were both shooting movies in San Francisco, California.

She writes, "As we moved into the main course, it was as if a cosmic wind enveloped us. Some giant space magnet was pulling us together. We didn't finish the meal. We went upstairs, flew into bed and made love. It was...

Festive music fans have given the U.K. charts a Christmas overhaul after sending eight classic hits back into the top 40. Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You leads the seasonal favorites at number eight, up from 23 last week, while Fairytale Of New York by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl is in twelfth place, and Wham!'s Last Christmas is at number 23.

Yuletide hit makers Andy Williams, Wizzard, Slade, Shakin' Stevens and Band Aid have also seen old hits reappear in the chart.

The full list of Christmas classics in the U.K. top 40 is:

8. Mariah Carey - All I Want For Chr...

Okay, as of today the holiday season is officially upon us. Traditionally known as 'Black Friday' to shoppers across the U.S., the day after Thanksgiving marks the biggest shopping day of the year in the country. There will be sales galore and alarm clocks will be ringing in the wee hours of the night to get the masses ready to hit their local Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Toys R Us, Target, etc., to hunt for those earlybird specials-- rewards for those who line up early to catch those 5-9am one-time-only superdeals while the rest of us are having breakfast.

As the hustle and bustle of the seaso...

X-Men star James Marsden is the cabaret crooner featured in the background of the TV commercial for actress Sarah Jessica Parker's new fragrance Lovely.

Kelly Clarkson wrote new song Chivas, an ode to her favourite whisky, Chivas Regal, in the backroom of a Los Angeles Irish pub before the pop star famously took to the stage "inebriated" to join cult tribute group Metal Skool last year.

Rapper/producer Pharrell Williams has picked Close Encounters Of The Third Kind and National Lampoon's Vacation as the films he'll screen at the Los Angeles Film Festival, which starts today - w...

Singing legend Andy Williams is turning his back on touring after he completes his U.K. dates this summer. The singer has enjoyed a 55-year solo career but insists it's time to slow down and ditch life on the road when his current tour ends in July.

The 79-year-old says, "I hate to say this is my last tour, in case I do end up doing another and annoy everyone. If I'm honest though, I really don't think another will happen."

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Singing legend Andy Williams was so poor when he launched his solo career in the 1950s he had to eat dog food - and he enjoyed it. The crooner, who has since performed alongside Michael Jackson, Ella Fitzgerald and Elton John and gone on to release 18 gold albums, admits he hasn't always been successful.

He says, "It was an incredibly lonely time for me and very hard financially.

"At one point I was eating Alpo dog food, dividing the cans between my dog and myself.

"It didn't taste that bad when you heated it up, actually, just like meat and gravy, although I expect it was ma...

We all have a favorite Christmas tune, but have you ever wondered which classic pop ditty is the most successful at this special time of year?

Over the past five years, the American Society Of Composers, Authors And Publishers (ASCAP) has tapped into Santa's iPod in an effort to find out just what songs really make Christmas special.

ASCAP experts monitor the popularity of holiday songs using performance data tracked by radio airplay monitoring service Mediaguide and they know when a Christmas classic is re-recorded.

Just released, here's the 2006 top 25 list of bona-fide ...