# Acclaimed US country singer Dolly Parton dies at 80 after cancer battle

https://mins.news/en/video/33095

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-26 12:45 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmi54no_Bqw

> US country musician Dolly Parton has died of cancer at 80. Across a career spanning more than six decades, she wrote some of country music’s most popular songs, bringing fans together across political divides and leaving a legacy across generations of artists and listeners.

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