Lisa Marie Presley dead at 54: Elvis' daughter remembered

Queen of music Lisa Marie Presley has died.

The singer-songwriter and only child of Elvis Presley died of cardiac arrest in January 2023. Presley was 54 years old. first reported that Presley was treated with CPR on January 12 after paramedics were called to her home in Calabasas, California. She was taken to hospital, where she later died.

"It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful his daughter Lisa Marie has left us," her mother Priscilla Presley confirmed Thursday. "She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known. We ask for confidentiality as we try to come to terms with this profound loss. Thanks for the love and prayers. At this time, there will be no further comments."

Presley is survived by his mother, Priscilla, and actress' daughter Riley Keough, as well as his two daughters Harper and Finley Lockwood. His son Benjamin Keough died by suicide in 2020.

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Presley said in August 2022 on National Bereavement Awareness Day that she was struggling to cope with life without her son Benjamin.

"It's a real choice to carry on, a choice I have to make every day and a constant challenge, to say the least. But I carry on for my daughters," Presley wrote in a essay for . "I continue because my son made it very clear in his final moments that caring for and watching over his little sisters was at the forefront of his concerns and his mind. He absolutely adored them and they him.”

Singer-songwriter Presley released his debut album 'To Whom It May Concern' in 2003, which reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart and was later certified gold. Presley wrote all the lyrics for the album, co-writing only one track with Gus Black. She also collaborated with Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan for the song "Savior." Presley unveiled a "duet" with his late father Elvis in 2007 using vintage footage.

A lifelong philanthropist, Presley performed mostly at charity and benefit concerts. His famous music videos included "In the Ghetto" directed by "American History X" director Tony Kaye and featured scenes from New Orleans ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. The single and music video benefited a new Presley Place transitional housing campus in the city of Louisiana. She also appeared in Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone" music video and later married the King of Pop.

In addition to Jackson, Presley was married to Nicolas Cage, music producer Michael Lockwood and musician Danny Keough.

Presley recently collaborated with filmmaker Baz Luhrmann for the biopic "Elvis." She praised the film for being "absolutely exquisite" and urged the Oscars to recognize lead actor Austin Butler's complete transformation into the king of rock 'n roll. Presley recently attended the 2023 Golden Globes to celebrate the award-winning film.

"Let me tell you this is just spectacular," she tweeted after watching the film. "Austin Butler has channeled and embodied my father's heart and soul beautifully. In my humble opinion, his performance is unparalleled and ultimately performed with accuracy and respect. If he doesn't get an Oscar for it, I gonna eat my foot, haha."

Another Presley family biopic in the works is Sofia Coppola's "Priscilla," based on Priscilla Presley's 1985 memoir "Elvis and Me," starring Cailee Spaeny ("Mare of Easttown") and Jacob Elordi as Priscilla. and Elvis.

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