OBITUARY: David Bowie, the bisexual pop star who rejected the Queen’s knighthood

Lovers of music woke up on Monday to the news that cancer had finally won the battle against English singer and actor, David Bowie.

Bowie, who celebrated his 69th birthday on Friday, January 8, with the release of an album titled ‘Blackstar’, had been battling with cancer for 18 months.

He finally gave up the ghost on Sunday, January 10.

The news was confirmed by his son, film director Duncan Jones; and a statement was issued on his social media accounts.

Before his death, the pop singer was the husband of international model and fashion icon Iman.

Born in 1947, his musical career spanned six decades during which released 28 albums, selling about 140 million copies of them.

During his lifetime, he starred in 21 movies, including The Man Who Fell to Earth and The Prestige.

Bowie once described the biggest mistake of his career as the public declaration of his bi-sexuality, which he made in an interview in a 1972 issue of Melody Maker.

In 2003, he refused to accept a knighthood from the Queen claiming that it was not what he spent his life working for.

Artists across the globe have expressed their grief at his death, with David Cameron, British prime minister, describing him as the master of re-invention.

I grew up listening to and watching the pop genius David Bowie. He was a master of re-invention, who kept getting it right. A huge loss.

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— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) January 11, 2016

‏”I grew up listening to and watching the pop genius David Bowie. He was a master of re-invention, who kept getting it right. A huge loss,” the British prime minister said.