Lisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis, dies at 54 | Music

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Lisa Marie Presley, singer and only child of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, died at the age of 54, after being hospitalized suddenly on Thursday.

Presley’s death was confirmed by her 77-year-old mother later Thursday night.

“It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter, Lisa Marie, has left us,” Priscilla Presley said in a statement. “She was the most compassionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known. We are asking for privacy as we try to deal with this profound loss. Thank you for the love and prayers. At this time there will be no further comment.”

Presley was rushed to the hospital from her home in Calabasas, California, after being reported to be in cardiac arrest, TMZ first reported. Her mother asked fans to keep her daughter in their prayers in a statement released when the news first broke.

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The musician appeared with her mother at the Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles two days before her hospitalization, as part of the talent pool supporting Baz Luhrmann’s hit biopic Elvis. That night, actor Austin Butler won Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his performance as King.

Presley Butler praised his performance, saying, “I didn’t really know what to do with myself after I saw it. I had to take, like, five days to process it because it was so amazing, so it’s so original.”

Riley Keough, Harper Vivienne Ann Lockwood, Lisa Marie Presley, Finley Aaron Love Lockwood and Priscilla Presley in 2022. Photo: Steve Cohn/REX/Shutterstock

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968, Presley is the only child of Elvis and Priscilla Presley. When her parents divorced, Presley moved with her mother to Los Angeles, but would move back to her father’s home in Memphis, Graceland.

When Elvis died in 1977, nine-year-old Presley became joint heir to his estate with her grandfather Vernon Presley and great-grandmother Minnie May Hood Presley. When she was 25, Presley was the sole surviving heiress of the estate, then worth $100 million USD. In 2005, it sold a majority of the company’s shares to Industrial Media Trading, but retained control of Graceland.

In 1997, Presley released “Don’t Cry Daddy” as a duet with vocals by her father, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his death. She later followed her father’s path into music, releasing three albums: To Whom It May Concern (2003), Now What (2005) and Storm & Grace (2012).

Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson, pictured while visiting a hospital in Budapest in 1994. Photo: Sipa Press/Rex Features

Presley was married four times. She was married to musician Danny Keough between 1988 and 1994, with whom she had two children: actor Riley Keough and Benjamin Keough, who committed suicide in 2020, at the age of 27. In an article for People in 2022, Presley wrote that she felt “devastated” after her son’s suicide.

Keough and Presley remained good friends after their divorce, with Keough living in the guest house on her property until her death. TMZ reported that Keough performed CPR on Presley until paramedics arrived.

Presley married singer Michael Jackson 20 days after his divorce from Keough, but they divorced after 18 months; During that time, Presley convinced Jackson to settle child molestation allegations out of court and go into drug rehabilitation.

She later told a Jackson biographer, “I thought he had done nothing wrong, that he had been wrongly accused, and yeah, I was starting to fall in love with him.” “I wanted to save him. I felt like I could do it.”

In 2000 she became engaged to musician John Oszajca, but broke it off after meeting actor Nicolas Cage at a party. Cage and Presley married in August 2002, but Cage filed for divorce in November.

Presley married guitarist and music producer Michael Lockwood in 2006 and they have twin daughters, Harper and Finlay. Presley filed for divorce after 10 years of marriage.

In 2011, she was honored by the Governor of Tennessee and the Mayor of New Orleans for her charitable efforts.

Presley has been open about her struggle with opioid addiction, writing that she became addicted after giving birth to her twins in 2008.

She was a scholar for nearly two decades, but left in 2014. Her mother and daughter, Riley, have remained at the church.

In Australia, the Crisis Support Lifeline is 13 11 14. In the United States, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. In the UK, Samaritans can be contacted on 123116. Other international suicide helplines can be found at befrienders.org

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