Ricardo Groenewald during an interview on July 5, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images / Die Son / Wesley Martin)
Ricardo Groenewald of I Love You Daddy fame has died, the news of his passing broke yesterday evening.
The 43-year-old first shot to fame in 1987 with the hit song and was only eight-years-old at the time.
According to media reports the singer had been battling cancer for a long time and was admitted to Tygerberg Hospital earlier this week.
Fans took to social media early on Thursday morning to share their condolences.
“Rest in peace #RicardoGroenewald. ‘I love you daddy’ touched our hearts. Definately impacted relationships between dad's and kids,” Dalin Oliver tweeted.
Patricia De Lille tweeted; “Saddened to hear about the passing of musician Ricardo Groenewald. Thoughts are with his friends & family. May his soul rest in peace.”
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