“Snatched from life”
Ballermann singer dies at the age of 52
Mourning for Alex Zapata: The Ballermann singer died at the beginning of the week. The musician was 52 years old.
The Ballermann industry mourns the loss of Alex Zapata: The singer died on Monday at the age of 52, as his family announced on his Instagram account. He leaves behind his wife and four children.
In a 17-minute video, his wife Petra reports: “Torn from life. And then hung on machines for the whole week.” She did not name the exact cause of death. She only emphasizes that Zapata “slept peacefully”: “Today I let him fly.”
«If I die today, I will die the happiest person»
In the clip, Zapata’s family and friends are sitting on the beach. A heart of candles is lit in the sand, framing a photo of the deceased. Zapata’s wife finds some comfort in the fact that the musician died on his favorite island. Recently he has always repeated: “If I die today, I will die the happiest person.”
It was not until April that the singer announced a new song with “Mallorca Mallorca”. Zapata made a name for himself on the Balearic island. Since 2018 he has been regularly on stage at the Krümels Stadl and the Munich Kindl. He also has TV experience. He was seen in the RTL and Sat.1 productions “Richter Barbara Salesch”, “Suspected Cases” and “Zwei bei Kallwas”. (bsn)
