Lionel Richie is ‘doing great.’ He’s just taking a break from performing after a heart procedure莱昂内尔·里奇“状态很好”。他只是在心脏手术后暂时停止演出。
The singer underwent a common procedure for atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, and the “doctor said everything went perfectly.”
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Lionel Richie is taking a break from touring as he recovers from a heart procedure, a representative for the singer confirmed in a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Richie underwent a common procedure for atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, and the “doctor said everything went perfectly,” it read. “Lionel is doing great but will take some time off and will be back on stage soon.”
A-fib is a quivering or irregular heartbeat that is a worrisome stage-setter for blood clots, stroke and heart failure. Some researchers believe more than 10 million Americans have it — most of them older.
The 77-year-old singer also postponed two concerts earlier this year, in June, after falling ill. And in August, reports of Richie checking himself into a hospital after a performance in St. Louis made the rounds online.
Richie was scheduled to perform with Earth, Wind & Fire Saturday in San Francisco, Sept. 30 in Chicago and Oct. 3 in Columbus, Ohio.
According to his website, he is currently scheduled to launch his “King of Hearts” residency shows at Las Vegas’ the Wynn in October and November.
The Oscar and four-time Grammy Award-winning Richie launched his career with The Commodores before becoming a successful solo artist. In addition to his well-known hits like “Hello,” Richie co-wrote the iconic charity single “We Are the World” with Michael Jackson and has sold over 100 million records. He is also a judge on “American Idol.”
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歌手莱昂内尔·里奇的代表周三向美联社发表声明证实，里奇正在从心脏手术中恢复，因此将暂停巡演。
里奇接受了治疗心房颤动（房颤）的常见手术，“医生说一切都很顺利”，声明中写道。“莱昂内尔恢复得很好，但他会休息一段时间，很快就会重返舞台。”
房颤是一种颤动或不规则的心跳，是血栓、中风和心力衰竭等健康隐患的诱因。一些研究人员认为，超过1000万美国人患有房颤，其中大多数是老年人。
这位77岁的歌手今年早些时候，也就是6月份，也曾因病推迟了两场演唱会。8月份，有报道称里奇在圣路易斯演出后入院治疗，这一消息在网上流传开来。
Richie原定于9月30日在旧金山、9月30日在芝加哥、10月3日在俄亥俄州哥伦布市与Earth, Wind & Fire乐队一起演出。
根据他的个人网站，他目前计划于 10 月和 11 月在拉斯维加斯的永利酒店推出他的“红心国王”驻场演出。
曾荣获奥斯卡奖和四次格莱美奖的里奇·里奇，在成为成功的独唱歌手之前，曾是Commodores乐队的成员。除了《Hello》等脍炙人口的热门歌曲外，里奇还与迈克尔·杰克逊共同创作了标志性的慈善单曲《We Are the World》，唱片销量超过1亿张。他同时也是《美国偶像》的评委。