Singer Natalie Cole dead at 65

She fought health problems for years and received a kidney transplant in 2009 after developing hepatitis.

Natalie Cole sings during a fundraiser in Los Angeles in May 2015. Natalie passed away at a Los Angeles hospital.

Natalie was most famous for huge hits including This Will Be and a digital duet of Unforgettable with her father.

Cole struggled with drug addiction after losing multiple family member s-including her father, mother and sister, Cookie. The album sold 14 million copies.

TMZ broke the news of her death on Friday.

In February of 2008 she was diagnosed with Hepatitis C. CNN reported that Cole attributed her Hepatitis to cocaine and heroin use. The album won a Grammy for best traditional pop vocal album.

In concert with the release of the book, her autobiography was turned into a made-for-TV movie, Livin’ for Love: The Natalie Cole Story, which aired December 10, 2000, on NBC and re-aired October 26, 2011 on Centric TV. She started singing at the age of 6 when she recorded I’m Good Will, Your Christmas Spirit with her father.

Natalie, who got married three times, is survived by her son Robert.