Tributes to a legend - shock and mourning after David Bowie death #BBCNolan
Jan 11, 2016, 09:41 AM
The breaking news this morning has been that singer David Bowie has died at the age of 69 following a battle with cancer. His son - Duncan Jones confirmed the news and a statement was released on his official social media accounts. It said - "David...died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18-month battle with cancer." The singer was a music legend who sold an estimated 140 million records and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame in 1996. Joel spoke to Arts Minister Carál Ní Chuilín, music writer Fraser McAlpine and BBC's own specialist music presenter, Ralph McLean