Country music singer Kevin Sharp dead at 43

Kevin Sharp, a country hitmaker from the 1990s who had been battling cancer since he was a teenager, died Saturday night (April 19). He was 43.

Country music singer Kevin Sharp has died from ongoing complications from past stomach surgeries and digestive issues, according to his official website. “We are saddened to announce the passing of Platinum Country Recording Artist Kevin Sharp on 

The Make-A-Wish Foundation granted Sharp's wish to meet Grammy Award-winning music producer David Foster, who gave him tips to help jump-start his career. Kevin also became a motivational speaker, a spokesman for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and 

Country singer Kevin Sharp has died from "complications due to cancer," his mother told CNN. He was 43. Sharp was diagnosed with cancer as a teenager.

Although Kevin Sharp did not survive past the age of 43, at a young age, he already knew what it was like to think that he was going to die. Sharp had already learned what it felt like to come back from the brink of death.