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Lisa Marie Presley dead at age 54

The star was rushed to hospital this morning after cardiac arrest
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Lisa Marie Presley has died after suffering a cardiac arrest at her home in Califonia, she was 54. 

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Lisa was taken off life support her mother, Priscilla Presley confirmed. 

“It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” her mother, Priscilla Presley, confirmed in a statement to People magazine.

“She was the most passionate strong and loving woman I have ever known. We ask for privacy as we try to deal with this profound loss. Thank you for the love and prayers. At this time there will be no further comment.”

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Lisa Marie Presley
Lisa attended the Golden Globe just days before her death. (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)

The singer was found unresponsive in her home by a housekeeper on Thursday morning, local time, with reports her ex-husband Danny Keough performed CPR until paramedics arrived at their Calabasas home. 

She was taken to Southern California’s West Hills hospital, with medical professionals declaring she had gone into “full arrest,” according to TMZ.

Lisa Marie Presley
Lisa Marie Presley was a singer, songwriter, and philanthropist. (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)
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Who was Lisa Marie Presley?

Lisa Marie Presley was a singer, songwriter, and philanthropist. Despite her musical achievements, she is still most known for being the only child of the ‘King of Rock and Roll’ Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley. Elvis died when Lisa Marie was just nine years old, but Lisa Marie didn’t inherit the estate until she turned 25. She was Owner and Chairman of the Board of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. until she sold most of the estate in 2005.

Presley didn’t release her own music until 2003. Her debut album was called To Whom It May Concern and it reached #5 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart. Since then, she’s released two more albums: Now What in 2005 and the critically-acclaimed Storm & Grace in 2012.

Related: Everything you need to know about Lisa Marie Presley’s children

Lisa Marie Presley
Despite her musical achievements, she is still most known for being the only child of the ‘King of Rock and Roll’ Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley. (Credit: Getty) (Credit: Getty)
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