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Country music legend and A Star Is Born actor Kris Kristofferson dies aged 88

 Kris Kristofferson attends the premiere of Dreamer at the Mann Village theatre on October 9, 2005 in Westwood, California
Kris Kristofferson’s music and acting career spanned six decades (Picture: Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images)

Kris Kristofferson, a country music legend and A Star Is Born actor, has died aged 88.

Kristofferson became a leading figure in country music winning the Grammy for Best Country Song in 1972 for Help Me Make It Through the Night, as well as two Grammy-winning duets with his former wife Rita Coolidge in 1974 and 1976.

He was also an award-winning actor, winning a Golden Globe for his portrayal of destructive rocker John Norman Howard opposite Barbra Streisand’s Esther Hoffman in the 1976 remake of A Star Is Born.

The singer died ‘peacefully’ at his home in Maui, Hawaii on Saturday surrounded by family, a representative confirmed, with musicians including Barbra and LeAnn Rimes paying tribute.

Sharing a tribute on Instagram, Barbra she ‘knew he was something special’ the first time she saw him perform.

‘Barefoot and strumming his guitar, he seemed like the perfect choice for a script I was developing, which eventually became A Star Is Born,’ she wrote.

The film scored the Oscar for Best Original Song, for the song titled Evergreen.

Barbra continued: ‘In the movie, Kris and I sang the song I’d written for the film’s main love theme, Evergreen.

‘For my latest concert in 2019 at London’s Hyde Park, I asked Kris to join me on-stage to sing our other A Star Is Born duet, Lost Inside Of You.

‘He was as charming as ever, and the audience showered him with applause. It was a joy seeing him receive the recognition and love he so richly deserved.’

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