'Bat Out of Hell' Singer Meat Loaf Dies Aged 74

© AFP 2023 / TED ALJIBE(FILES) This file photo taken on September 4, 2006 shows US singer Marvin Lee Aday, popularly known as "Meat Loaf", gesturing as he speaks during a press conference in Hong Kong. - US singer and actor Meat Loaf, famous for his "Bat Out of Hell" album, has died aged 74, according to a statement on January 21, 2022
(FILES) This file photo taken on September 4, 2006 shows US singer Marvin Lee Aday, popularly known as Meat Loaf, gesturing as he speaks during a press conference in Hong Kong. - US singer and actor Meat Loaf, famous for his Bat Out of Hell album, has died aged 74, according to a statement on January 21, 2022 - Sputnik International, 1920, 21.01.2022
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"Bat Out of Hell", released by the musician in 1977 still remains among the 35 best-selling albums in American history, racking up 14 million units, while two of his singles - "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" and "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" - were certified platinum in 2018.
Music legend Meat Loaf died on Thursday evening with his wife Deborah by his side, long-time agent Michael Greene told the website Deadline.

"We know how much he meant to so many of you and we truly appreciate all of the love and support as we move through this time of grief in losing such an inspiring artist and beautiful man", Meat Loaf's family said in a statement. "From his heart to your souls…don't ever stop rocking!"

The rocker, whose real name was Marvin Lee Aday, was born in Dallas in 1947. His career in music took a dramatic twist for the better after he joined the musical "Hair", taking him to Broadway, and in 1973 he joined the original LA cast of "The Rocky Horror Show", playing the part of Eddie, as well as in the iconic 1975 film, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show".
In 1977 Meat Loaf solidified his success, releasing "Bat Out of Hell", which became one of the best-selling albums of all time: it has sold 43 million copies globally, with at least 15 million of those in the United States. Several popular albums followed in the decades after, granting him more than 80 million records sold worldwide.
Meat Loaf also pursued an acting career, appearing in dozens of films and TV shows, including "SNL", "Fight Club", "Masters of Horror", "Elementary", "Ghost Hunters", "Ghost Wars", and countless others.
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