Keith Urban's Dad Robert Urban Dead and ''Finally at Peace'' After Long Battle With Cancer
- 8 years ago
Keith Urban is mourning the loss of his beloved father Robert Urban .
Less than week after telling fans that his dad was in hospice care, the American Idol host began to remember his dad for all of his influence.
"I've been deeply touched by the outpouring of love and support that Nic and I, and our family, have received since my Dad's passing on Saturday night," Urban said in a statement to E!
While anytime is a difficult time to lose a parent, Robert's death comes after his son visited an exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame in his honor.
"This has all come at a very strange time where it's typical of a career that has extreme highs and extreme lows all often at the exact same time," Keith explained to The Tennessean .
Less than week after telling fans that his dad was in hospice care, the American Idol host began to remember his dad for all of his influence.
"I've been deeply touched by the outpouring of love and support that Nic and I, and our family, have received since my Dad's passing on Saturday night," Urban said in a statement to E!
While anytime is a difficult time to lose a parent, Robert's death comes after his son visited an exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame in his honor.
"This has all come at a very strange time where it's typical of a career that has extreme highs and extreme lows all often at the exact same time," Keith explained to The Tennessean .