Lisa Marie Presley, singer-songwriter, the one daughter of Elvis Presley, and mom of actress Riley Keough, died on Thursday after being hospitalized following a cardiac arrest. She was 54.

“Priscilla Presley and the Presley household are shocked and devastated by the tragic demise of their beloved Lisa Marie,” a consultant for her mom, Priscilla Presley, stated within the assertion. “They’re profoundly grateful for the assist, love and prayers of everybody, and ask for privateness throughout this very troublesome time.”

Presley was born on February 1, 1986 in Memphis, Tennessee, 9 months to the day following Elvis’ wedding ceremony to Priscilla. After the separation and later divorce of her dad and mom in 1972, Presley went to reside together with her mom in Los Angeles, although she would typically go to her father at Graceland in Memphis. She was very near her father, regardless of him dying when she was simply 9. In response to the New York Occasions, he as soon as flew her to Idaho simply so she might see snow for the primary time. They took Elvis’ personal jet, “The Lisa Marie.”

Upon her father’s demise in 1977, Priscilla grew to become the joint inheritor to his property, alongside along with his father Vernon and grandmother Minnie Mae. Following their deaths in 1979 and 1980, respectively, she grew to become the only inheritor to the property, which she inherited on her twenty fifth birthday in 1993. In 2004, she bought 85% of the property, together with rights to Elvis’ picture and identify, for about $100 million, although she stored Graceland for herself.

Following in her father’s legacy, Presley would finally go into music as effectively, although she waited till she was 35 to launch her first album, To Whom It Might Concern. That was adopted by Now What in 2005, and Storm & Grace in 2012, typically thought of her greatest work. “Presley’s first two albums sounded just like the work of somebody who thought making a file may be a good suggestion, however Storm & Grace looks like music she genuinely needed to make, and if Presley’s deep, breathy vocal type nonetheless does not boast a lot vary, she sounds directly relaxed and totally engaged right here, comfy together with her instrument in a method she wasn’t earlier than,” music critic Mark Deming wrote in a evaluation of her remaining album.

All through her profession she carried out on stage with varied different music icons, singing with Pal Benatar as a part of a VH1 profit live performance in 2002, and with Debbie Harry, Purple Scorching Chili Peppers, and some extra rock teams for the Ramones’ thirtieth anniversary live performance. Presley additionally re-released her father’s 1969 observe “Within the Ghetto” in 2007, including her personal vocals to “duet” with Elvis on the tune. In 2018, she co-produced The place No One Stands Alone, an album devoted to her father’s love of gospel music.

In the long run, although, a lot of Presley’s music profession was overshadowed by the heavy affect her father had on the trade, in addition to her personal private relationships with many excessive profile names. In 1988, Presley married musician Danny Keough. They’d two children collectively, Riley and Benjamin, earlier than divorcing in 1994. Simply twenty days later, Presley married Michael Jackson in a union that may turn into a media sensation, although she filed for divorce after two years, citing “irreconcilable variations.” In 2000, she grew to become engaged to musician John Oszajca, however ended issues after assembly Nicolas Cage at an occasion. The 2 married in August 2002, however by November of that yr, Cage had filed for a divorce. In 2006, Presley obtained married once more, this time to her guitarist, music producer, and director, Michael Lockwood. Her ex, Keough served as the perfect man on the wedding ceremony, because the pair reconnected and have become shut pals following Presley’s divorce from Jackson. Presley and Lockwood would go on to have two twin daughters collectively, Harper and Finley. In 2016, Presley filed for divorce from Lockwood.

In 2020, Presley’s son, Benjamin Keough, died by suicide on the age of 27. In September of final yr, she wrote an essay in honor of “Nationwide Grief Consciousness Day” about shedding her son. “My and my three daughters’ lives as we knew it had been utterly detonated and destroyed by his demise,” she stated. “We reside on this each. Single. Day. Grief is one thing you’ll have to carry with you for the remainder of your life, regardless of what sure folks or our tradition needs us to imagine. You don’t ‘recover from it,’ you don’t ‘transfer on,’ interval.”

Presely was final seen publicly on Tuesday on the Golden Globes, supporting Austin Butler who obtained an award that night time for his portrayal of her father within the Baz Luhrman biopic, Elvis. On the occasion, she informed ExtraTV how impressed she was by Butler’s efficiency. “I used to be mind-blown, actually,” she stated. “I truly needed to take, like, 5 days to course of it as a result of it was so spot on and genuine.”

All through her life, Presley was additionally very concerned in charity work, appearing as a chairperson for The Elvis Presley Charitable Basis. She additionally helped increase for Hurricane Katrina Victims and, in 2011, grew to become a patron of the Dream Manufacturing facility, which grants needs to terminally in poor health kids. Presley was additionally concerned within the Church of Scientology. She reportedly informed Paper journal in 2003 that the Church “saved her” from drug habit, however in 2014 she ended her relationship with the group, saying she’d turn into “disenchanted” with it years earlier than.

Presley is survived by her three daughters, and her mom Priscilla. She shall be remembered for her contribution to music in addition to her charity work. See under for the various tributes being paid to the late musician following the information of her demise.