New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- Hours after singer Zubeen Garg's untimely demise, his team has issued a statement. He was 52. The late singer was scheduled to perform in Singapore, but the event has now been cancelled.

The event manager, Shyamkanu Mahanta and team issued a statement.

It read: "With profound grief, we share the heartbreaking news that our beloved icon, Zubeen Garg, passed away today at Singapore General Hospital around 2:30 PM. Zubeen had arrived in Singapore just the day before yesterday. He was scheduled to be with us at the festival tomorrow, meeting and interacting with people. Earlier today, our entire team was engaged in a business meeting with senior Singaporean industrialists and policymakers at the Shangri-La Hotel to fa...