Because Of You singer Keith Martin found dead aged 55 in his condo in the Philippines

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Because Of You singer Keith Martin was found dead in his condo at the age of 55 on Friday morning in Quezon City, part of Metro Manila in the Philippines.Although the cause of death is currently unknown, the police allegedly said he may have died a week before his body was discovered, the Manila Bulletinreports.The building's property manager is said to have called the authorities after neighbors noticed a stench coming from what turned out to be Martin's apartment.

Dearly departed: Because Of You singer Keith Martin was found dead in his condo at the age of 55 on Friday morning in Quezon City, part of Metro Manila in the PhilippinesWhen the police arrived on the scene, they found Martin lifeless in his bed, according to witnesses cited by The Sun.On March 12, Martin performed at the Filipino singer Daryl Ong's wedding in Antipolo, according to Quezon City's GMA Network.

Filipina singer and actress Sheree Bautista, who was friends with Martin and worked with him, claimed to PEP.phafter his death that he had been 'brokenhearted' after a supposed breakup with a girlfriend in the Philippines late last year.Bautista brought up the conjecture that Martin had been dead for a week but pointed out that the autopsy results were still to come. 'Love songs, that's my thing':Born in Washington, DC in 1966, Martin was raised in a musical family that inspired his own enthusiasm for the art formMartin was best known for his romantic single Because Of You, amid an R&B catalogue that included such songs as Never Find Someone Like You.He shot to fame in his native America in the 1990s and his popularity spread to Asia, eventually culminating in his keeping a home in the Philippines.During his time in the Philippines he worked extensively.