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Pop singer Tommy Page passes away at 46
Nineties pop singer Tommy Page, age 46, was found dead on Friday. Although the cause of death has yet to be determined, friends of the deceased suggest his death was caused by suicide, kompas.com reported.
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Tommy Page on his visit to Sonora Radio, Jakarta. (Radio Sonora / Kompas.com/Jumar Sudiyana)
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ineties pop singer Tommy Page, age 46, was found dead on Friday. Although the cause of death has yet to be determined, friends of the deceased suggest his death was caused by suicide, kompas.com reported.
A Facebook account mentioned Page’s years of struggle with depression, however, the post has been taken down.
Page began his music career by working as a coat checker at Sire Records, where he had the opportunity to pass his demo tape on to Sire Records boss, Seymour Stein.
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The singer gained popularity back in 1990 when his hit “I’ll Be Your Everything”, which he co-wrote with NKOTB personnel Jordan Knight and Danny Wood, topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Throughout his career, Page released eight albums, with the song “A Shoulder to Cry On” being the most popular in Indonesia.
Page returned to school at the Stern School of Business to back his skills as a music executive, then joined Warner Bros/Reprise Records where he helped support the careers of Michael Buble, Alanis Morisette, Josh Groban and Green Day.
“All my life, I’ve dreamt of having a number one song on Billboard,” he said in a 2011 interview.
Page is survived by his husband, Charlie, and three children. (asw)
