The couple had travelled to Italy to seek medical advice for their young child

A much-loved pop star has died from a sudden cardiac arrest aged just 40. Singer Shpat Kasapi is reported to have suffered a fatal heart attack in Monza, Italy, and passed away in the arms of his wife Selvije Jao. The couple are thought to have been in Italy seeking medical advice for their young son.

Kasapi, an Albanian singer with a string of chart hits, had no known medical conditions making his death yesterday even more of a shock for family and friends. In a heart-wrenching Instagram post, Selvije wrote a letter to her late husband, telling him: "You left us here alone, without you."

Alongside a heartbreaking picture of Kasapi looking happy and relaxing and holding their son, she said: "You died in my

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