X FACTOR star Che Chesterman has paid a heartbreaking tribute to his dad after he sadly passed away. The singer, 24, spoke out after his father, Che Chesterman Senior, died aged 45.
Che Senior, who worked as a groundsman, died last Wednesday after being on life support for two weeks. He had just released his own song one week before he was admitted to Basildon Hospital.
A Go Fund Me page has been started to raise funds for the heartbroken family, particularly Che Senior's youngest child, Jorgie.
Dedicating his career to his dad, Che told the Basildon Echo : "We were very close. He taught me everything I know about music and is the reason I got into it in the first place. "He loved singing and football - he was a major Arsenal fan.
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