He was a Bollywood star and India's "disco king".

Bappi Lahiri has died aged 69, his family has announced.

His death occurred on Tuesday evening in Bombay, said Deepak Namjoshi, director of CritiCare Hospital, quoted by the Press Trust of India agency.

He suffered from multiple health problems.

Several international stars had collaborated with him, from American rapper Snoop Dogg to British singer Samantha Fox.

In a statement, the singer-songwriter's family say they are "deeply sad" and his wife and two children wish "love and protection to his soul".

Hospitalized in Bombay for a month, he was able to leave on Monday.

But his health having deteriorated on Tuesday, he was again taken to hospital where he died of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome shortly before midnight.

India danced to its hits in the 1970s and 1980s

Born in West Bengal, into a family of musicians, he is credited with popularizing disco in India.

His fans danced, in the 1970s-80s, to his hits produced for Bollywood films, such as

Chalte Chalte

,

Disco Dancer

 and

Sharaabi

.

Always wearing chunky gold chains and sunglasses, Bappi Lahiri had collaborated with Samantha Fox for the 1995 Hindi film

Rock Dancer

.

He had also recorded with Snoop Dogg the Punjabi title

Patiala Peg

 in 2015. The star had also lent his voice to the Hindi dubbing of Hollywood film stars.

“All generations could identify with his works”

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to him on Twitter on Wednesday, saying that his music "touched everyone, expressed many emotions wonderfully", to the point that "all generations could identify with his works".

“His vibrant nature will be missed by all.

We are saddened by his passing.

Condolences to his family and admirers,” the Indian leader added.

Bappi Lahiri's voice "has made millions of people dance, myself included", tweeted Bollywood star Akshay Kumar: "Thank you for all the happiness you have brought through your music".

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