After Dario G’s loss of life aged 53, fellow 90s legend Sonique has revealed a devastating dialog she had together with her good friend and collaborator.
Dario G, actual identify Paul Spencer, had been recognized with stage 4 rectal most cancers in June final 12 months.
The music icon was finest identified for his hits like Sunchyme and Carnaval de Paris, dominating the dance scene within the 90s.
His household broke the information on Monday, June 17, sharing that Spencer had ‘remained optimistic till the tip’ and left behind a ‘fantastic music legacy’.
After paying tribute on his Instagram, Sonique advised Metro.co.uk she had spoken to her good friend simply three weeks earlier than his loss of life.
‘A few tears did should drop out however I knew what was occurring,’ the It Feels So Good singer revealed.
‘We have been shut sufficient that I spoke to him about three weeks in the past,’ the 53-year-old artist continued. ‘He did ask me “Don’t inform anybody” and he mentioned, “You understand, it’s unhealthy”.
‘So I knew, however I promised him that I wasn’t going to inform anybody. I used to be virtually ready for that to occur nevertheless it was troublesome.
‘That was the saddest [memory].’
The pair collaborated on a music in 2021 known as Hold On Lovin’ which urges listeners to embrace positivity and to achieve out to one another.
Over time their musical abilities meant the duo have been continuously crossing paths and shaped an expert friendship.
Sonique known as them ‘geeks in fancy clothes’, sharing how she bonded with Spencer over their deep appreciation of music as an artwork type.
She laughed as she reminisced: ‘We’d have lengthy discussions about music as a result of , music individuals are actually simply geeks disguised in fancy garments, hiding behind sun shades.
‘We simply sat there simply speaking about on the telephone [or wherever] simply speaking about music and sounds and harmonies and what sounds you wished. We simply went on and on and on about it.’
Sonique advised us one in all her fondest recollections is discovering how proficient Spencer was on the piano and as a songwriter and musician.
They have been within the studio at some point and he ‘simply began enjoying that piano’, shocking and impressing the Brit Award winner.
‘I had no thought,’ she confessed. ‘He’s very proficient, you’d see him there and he’s simply he’s an absolute genius.
‘He’s an completed musician and an important songwriter. I don’t assume folks actually knew that and I didn’t realise till we have been working collectively.
‘After we have been doing all these harmonies, he knew all of the harmonies, I used to be similar to, “Wow”. I used to be simply so impressed with that and was simply pondering “This man’s actually cool”.’
Sonique reiterated what an important ‘expertise’ Spencer was, citing how the world reacted to his loss as proof of his lasting legacy.
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Choking up barely, she concluded: ‘It was exhausting however I knew even then [three weeks ago] it was… it was not good.’
The Can’t Make Up My Thoughts singer is one in all many, together with DJ Sigala, who has shared a tribute to the late, nice Dario G.
On the Instagram put up saying his loss of life, she wrote: ‘Relaxation in peace my good friend. We’ll miss you, that’s for positive.’
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