Hazel Oconnor: Last News

Hazel O'Connor's brother Neil has revealed the 80s punk star was rushed to hospital on 9 January after a "serious medical event". The 66 year old Eighth Day hitmaker was found in her home and taken to hospital, where she put into an induced coma for 24 hours while doctors determined her condition.

 80s pop icon Hazel O’Connor was found at her home in South West France on January 9 and taken immediately to hospital, where she was found to have “bleeding on the brain”.The star was put into an induced coma for 24 hours after doctors discovered the bleed, CoventryLive reports.Hazel, 66, became famous in the early 1980s with hit singles like Eighth Day, D-Days and Will You?The singer starred in the 1980 film Breaking Glass, which follows the rise and fall of Kate Crowley, an angry but creative young singer and songwriter.Hazel’s brother Neil has said his sister is thankfully showing some signs of progress, and is responding well to treatment.Sharing a post on her Facebook, Neil said: "This is an important announcement about my darling sister, Singer, Songwriter and Actor, Hazel O’Connor."On Sunday last, 9/01/2022, Hazel was discovered at her place in SW France and was found to have suffered a serious medical event."She was taken to her local hospital where it was determined that she’d had a bleeding on the brain and that she should be transferred to a major hospital where her condition could more effectively monitored."On Sunday things were touch and go and the next 24 hours would determine how her recovery may go."She was put into an induced coma for about 24 hrs and brought out of it Monday evening and since then has been showing a lot of progress although, saying that, her recovery is going to take a while but she is tough and is responding to stimuli and to treatment."She’s receiving the best of care and I thank the French medical service there for taking such good care of her."Also a big thanks and appreciation go to Pete and Tony who were on the spot to help and have been my liaison all through this time and have