Overview
- The singer’s daughter, Sandra Gabelli, announced his death on Facebook and to RTL on Saturday, June 13, 2026.
- Longtime producer Enzo Falzone told Le Parisien that Frank Michael succumbed to a sudden, aggressive form of lung cancer.
- Michael continued to perform despite health problems, staging a farewell tour in 2024 and giving his last public concert on December 14 in Bischwiller.
- He built a decades-long career in French-language Schlager, selling millions of records and becoming a staple in concert halls across France, Belgium and Switzerland, with his official biography citing roughly ten million albums sold in his first 25 years.
- The singer is lying in state with fans invited to pay respects, a funeral is scheduled for June 20, and tributes have poured in across French and Belgian media and social platforms.