The Pop Idol star sadly passed away at the age of 41 on 11 August 2022. An investigation into his death has now been completed and his family have issued a new statement
New details about Darius Danesh’s heartbreaking death have been shared by the star’s family after an investigation into his death was concluded.
The former Pop Idol star was found unresponsive in his apartment in Rochester, Minnesota, in the USA on 11 August last year and was declared dead later that same day. The chart topping singer was just 41 years old and his family have now revealed he was battling nerve pain for years ahead of his death.
Darius â who first appeared on the ITV talent show Popstars in 2001 before going on to have more success on follow up series Pop Idol in 2002 â was using marijuana, painkillers and an anaesthetic drug to treat the chronic pain he was suffering before his shock death, his family have said. Rochester police have now concluded their investigation into his death, prompting Darius’s devastated family to share more details about his health issues.
They say that the singer â who hit number one in the UK in 2002 with his singer, Colourblind â had enjoyed dinner with friends the night before his sudden death. And his family say he was in “good spirits” before he sadly passed.