Stevie Wonder has announced that he will be undergoing a kidney transplant later this year.
The 69-year-old legendary US singer-songwriter told a crowd in London on Saturday that he had a kidney donor lined up and that the procedure is planned for September.
Fans greeted the news with a loud, supportive cheer, applauding the 69-year-old singer as he left the stage.
He had just finished playing the song Superstition when he told the crowd he wanted to prevent “rumours” spreading about his health.
“I’m all good, I’m all good, all good, I have a donor and it’s all good,” he said.
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“I want you to know, I came here to give you my love and thank you for your love. I love you and God bless you.”
Wonder was born blind as Stevland Hardaway Judkins, in Saginaw, Michigan, in the United States in 1950.
He is said to have learned to play piano, drums and harmonica by the age of nine and released his first album in 1961 under Detroit’s famous Motown record label.