William Orbit, the Grammy-winning artist and producer renowned for his collaborations with Madonna, All Saints, and Blur, passed away on July 23. He was 69 years old.
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The family of Orbit confirmed his passing in a statement shared on his Instagram account on Friday.
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“It is with profound sadness that the family and friends of William Orbit announce that William passed away at home on 23rd July 2026,” the family said in a statement. “We are deeply saddened by his passing. He will be greatly missed by us and by so many whose lives he touched through his music, friendship and kindness. We kindly ask that the privacy of William’s family and close friends is respected during this difficult time.”
Meanwhile, several fans paid their tributes to the late actor, with one saying:
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A cause of Orbit’s death was not mentioned in the statement.
Over the course of his career, Orbit developed an extensive discography as a solo artist as well as a producer and remixer for various musicians.
He achieved chart success in his home country of the U.K. with the remix of “Barber’s Adagio for Strings” by Ferry Corsten, along with the 2003 hit “Feel Good Time,” a partnership with Pink for the soundtrack of “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.”
Orbit, whose birth name was William Mark Wainwright, was born in 1956 in the East End of London to parents who were both schoolteachers.
He began to nurture his passion for music at the age of 14 after finding his uncle’s tape recorder, and he left school at 16 to travel throughout the U.K. and Europe, honing his abilities as a guitarist while busking in London and Paris.
