United Kingdom, Jan. 14 -- Paul Hardcastle's son has died in a motorcycle accident.

The 68-year-old musician - whose track 19 topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks in 1985 - revealed the tragic news as he paid tribute to his "super talented son" Paul Jr, 35, in an Instagram post.

Hardcastle wrote on the social media platform: "Just to let you know that my super talented son Paul Hardcastle Jnr was in a fatal motorcycle accident earlier and has sadly died. RIP son love Dad."

Paul Jr followed his father into music and was known for playing the saxophone and DJing.

He featured on his dad's 2008 album Hardcastle 5 and performed the record's final track Take 1.

Former The Only Way Is Essex star James Argent led tributes to Paul Jr. ...