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Robin Gibb, one of the last members of the iconic familial pop group the Bee Gees, died Sunday. He was 62."The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that Robin passed away today following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery," his rep said in a statement."The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time."Along with his twin Maurice and brother Barry, Gibb formed the Bee Gees (in part, to stand for the Brothers Gibb), and together they recorded decades of hit songs, including the iconic Stayin' Alive.In October 2011, the Songwriting Hall of Famer fell ill with intestinal problems and was taken from his home near Thame, England, to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford for tests and treatment for inflammation of the colon, his rep said.His wife Dwina – with whom he had a son, Robin-John – said at the time that she was "desperately worried" about his health, given the Gibb family history of gastrointestinal problems. Robin's twin Maurice died of intestinal complications in 2003.Gibb left the hospital four days later. In mid-April 2012, he was in a coma , the result of pneumonia, and yet rallied and regained consciousness more than a week later.Despite being best known for the songs like Stayin' Alive that helped make the 1977 John Travolta movie Saturday Night Fever such an enduring hit (and its soundtrack a 15-time platinum seller), Gibb and his brothers' career had started a decade earlier.Then, rather than Barry's falsetto vocals, it was Robin's pitch-changing vibrato that was the early lead voice in the group.In fact, after their first taste of success in the late 1960s – when they were nicknamed the Australian Beatles because the family had emigrated Down Under from England – Gibb broke away from his brothers to embark on a solo career. His single Saved By The Bell went on to sell a million copies in the U.K.In 1968, he married Molly Hullis, a secretary who worked for his manager, Robert Stigwood. They had two children before divorcing in 1980 after years of living separately.Despite their success, the family was not without its share of tragedy. In 1988, the Gibbs' younger brother Andy died of inflammation of the heart. He was only 30. Today, only Barry is left of the famous singing clan.Up until his death, Robin was still involved in music, and in the summer of 2011 worked on a classical concept album, The Requiem For Titanic, composing it alongside his son Robin-John – although he was too ill with pneumonia to attend its London premiere, April 10, 2012.He also had taken a prominent role in safeguarding the rights of composers when he became President of CISAC, the International Confederation of Authors and Composers Societies.Gibb also had hinted that there was more to come from the two brothers, telling Music Week that he had big plans for 2012: "When you have got one of the most successful catalogues in the world today, with Barry, you get excited, but get to cherry pick!"
Robin Gibb, 1949-2012. 

, singer, songwriter and member of the musical group , died Sunday in London, England, of complications from colon and liver cancer. He was 62 years old.

Robin, and his twin brother , were born December 22, 1949, on the Isle of Man, raised in Manchester, and later lived in , Australia. 

While the twins and their older brother  began performing at a young age in England, they later made appearances on television in Australia, but the brothers had already moved back to England by the time they scored their first international hit '''' in 1967. The three brothers are known for their blended vocal harmonies, but Robin's voice can best be heard on the song ''''. 

After several hits with the Bee Gees, Robin became a solo artist and had one hit in England, called ''Saved by the Bell''. After that, he rejoined his brothers and had more hits in the early 1970s. Throughout the Bee Gees career, Robin shared songwriting duties with his brothers Barry and Maurice.

The Bee Gees had a comeback in the mid-1970's with songs like '''' and '''' before Robert Stigwood, who was their first manager, asked them to record songs for the film '''', which became one of the best selling albums and produced major hits like '''', '''' and ''''. It was during this period that the Bee Gees became known for their contributions to disco music.

Speaking to a reporter from ''Weekend Australian'' in 2009, Robin Gibb said, "Since 1967, there have only been three albums that have truly affected the culture, and that's the ' '''', '''', and Michael Jackson's ''''. There's not many people who know what that feels like. We're like the guys who have been to the moon."

For the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the '''' in April, Gibb and his son, , wrote a score for '''', recorded by . Gibb was too ill to attend the premiere and he fell into a coma later in April.

Preceding Gibb in death were his younger brother , who was a successful solo recording artist, in 1988 and his twin Maurice in 2003. Gibb is survived his 65-year-old brother Barry, a sister, and mother. He is also survived by his second wife Dwina Murphy and four children. 



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