The American singer and founder of a girl group named Ronettes, Ronnie Spector passed away at the age of 78. She was a trail-blazing lead singer of the 60s all-girl group the Ronettes. The pop star singer earned her fame from various hits but Be My Baby, Baby I Love You, and Walking in the Rain are the much love hits of the singer. According to the sources, the news of the singer’s passing was confirmed by her family in which they disclosed the cause of her death. As per their statement, Ronnie Spector passed away after a brief battle with cancer.
The statement reads,” Ronnie lived her life with a twinkle in her eye, a spunky attitude, a wicked sense of humor and a smile on her face”. She was born on August 10, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, US. The singer was born as Veronica Yvette Bennett. The singer got her fame late at the age of 18 while she was performing with her older sister and cousin. Because of her hairstyle and liberal use of mascara, several racial group caught the attention of record producers while performing in the club of New York.
Who Is Ronnie Spector Husband
The singer made several hits in her entire life and made a huge fan following in this world. Most of the fans want to know about her and eagerly search for her lifestyle, husband, and son. Maybe, the singer had few relations in her life and due to which, she also became a reason of headlines.
Well, there are much information about the relations of Ronnie in her life but she met Phil Spector in 1963 and started to date him. At the time, Phil was married. Phil Spector divorced his wife in 1965 and bought a new house in Beverly Hills where he started to live with Ronnie. After a while, they got married on April 14, 1968, at Beverly Hills Hall.
But later, lots of controversies were made online when Ronnie revealed that she was assaulted and tortured by her husband (Phil Spector) for years and he also destroyed her whole career. Even, he hired a gun to kill her. According to the reports, he kept her in the house without shoes and slippers. He also captured the house with wire and guard dogs because if she will try to escape so, there are dogs for her who can even bite her.
Later, Ronnie was able to escape from the house because of her mother and won the legal battle where Ronnie received more than $1 million in royalties from her husband. After her divorce from Phil Spector, she married to Jonathan Greenfield who was her manager and they got married in 1982.
The fame faced struggles in her life but she did not stop herself to win the hearts of her fans and achieving everything she wants. She was a kind person and be always remembered by her fans and family.