However, they divorced on January 15, 1978. But outside forces conspired against us."Īndy Gibb married his girlfriend, Kim Reeder on July 11, 1976. I wanted to be close to him, like any daughter wants with her father.
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"I remember mum calling me into a room once, pointing at Solid Gold on the TV and saying, ‘That’s your dad.’ I always wished we had a more of a chance to get to know each other.
It wasn’t until much later that I knew he was famous. "I knew I had a dad, I knew that he was a singer and that he lived in America, and that’s it really. As I grew I learned that he was famous, and that he had famous siblings, but for me he was just a guy on the end of the telephone line." Read more: Barry Gibb remembers his brothers - 'I'm the last one standing' Peta later said: "I didn’t have the chance to get to know my father as well as I should have. However, he didn't have as much success in the UK: achieving one top 10 hit with 'An Everlasting Love'.Īndy Gibb had one daughter with his wife Kim Reeder, Peta, who was born on January 25, 1978. He also had top 10 hits with 'An Everlasting Love', '(Our Love) Don't Throw it All Away' and 'Desire'. He scored three number one singles in a row in the US: 'I Just Want to be Your Everything', '(Love is) Thicker than Water' and 'Shadow Dancing'. The headstone reads 'Andy Gibb / Ma– Ma/ An Everlasting Love'.Īt the same time that his brothers were scoring huge success in the mid-to-late 1970s, Andy followed suit after singing to Robert Stigwood's (the Bee Gees' manager) label RSO Records. Later that day, he died as a result of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle caused by a recent viral infection.Īndy Gibb is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles. On March 10 1988, Gibb's doctor told him that more tests were needed to find out the cause of his pains. Soon after his 30th birthday, he entered John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford complaining of chest pains. he was in a terrible state of depression." However, he was still battling clinical depression.Īccording to Robin Gibb, his brother "just went downhill so fast. However, he returned to the UK in 1967 aged nine, while his older brothers started to find international fame.Īndy Gibb's success as a singer proved to be relatively brief due to struggles with drug addiction and depression.īy early February 1988, he had appeared to have beaten his drug addiction, and was ready to begin recording new material for a new album. His family emigrated to Australia when he was aged six months old. Read more: Watch the Bee Gees first TV appearance as kids in 1960Īndy was born on Main Manchester, and was the youngest of five children of Barbara and Hugh Gibb. He came to international fame in the late 1970s, with six singles that reached the Top 10 in the US. Here are all the big facts about Andy Gibb:Īndy Gibb was an English singer and teen idol, and the youngest brother of Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, aka the Bee Gees. However, he struggled with personal issues throughout his life, and passed away at a young age, making us wonder what could have been for the youngest Gibb brother.
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