Since an initial cancer diagnosis in 2013 of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Ari has been through a roller coaster of continued tests, biopsies, treatments, hospital stays, and surgeries, leading to years of acute daily pain and disability. Ari Gold (Image via Facebook) NEW YORK – Ari Gold, the groundbreaking gay singer/songwriter and DJ who became a fixture of the New York dance music scene in the 2000s, came to the end of a long battle with cancer on Sunday when he passed away of leukemia. He was 47. He was 47, and the cause was leukemia. Ari Gold, Yeshiva Student-turned-pop Star and LGBTQ Icon, Dies of Cancer at 47. haaretz.com - JTA and Gabe Friedman. Sasha Allen — died on Valentine's Day after a long battle with cancer, reports the website Boy Culture. Ari Gold, the trailblazing LGBTQ artist who sang backing vocals for Diana Ross and Cyndi Lauper, has died of leukemia, World of Wonder Productions confirmed to Variety. The RuPaul’s Drag Race host shared a podcast the pair had recorded one-year prior after Gold’s battle in cancer in late 2019. Ari’s diagnosis of MDS has progressed to his current diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). He had just turned 47 on February 11. Gold ― who also performed under the names Sir Ari and GoldNation ― was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood cancer treatable with a bone marrow transplant, in 2013. Sasha Allen — died on Valentine's Day after a long battle with cancer, reports the website Boy Culture. He was 47, and the cause was leukemia. Ari Gold, yeshiva student-turned-pop star and LGBTQ icon, dies of cancer at 47 - Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Died: February 14, 2021 (Who else died on February 14? He was 47, and …. View on haaretz.com. He was declared cancer-free in 2019, and that same year launched a podcast titled “A Kiki from the Cancer Ward” that featured interviews with Cox and RuPaul. JTA — Ari Gold, a pop star who left his Orthodox Jewish roots to become a music icon of and activist for the LGBTQ community, died Sunday. Feb 17. He was 47, and the cause was leukemia. Ari Gold (Source:Instagram) Ari Gold — the singer perhaps best known for the 2007 Billboard-chart anthem "Where the Music Takes You" feat. He had just turned 47 on February 11. Ari Gold was a singer, songwriter, and DJ known for songs including “Where the Music Takes You.”. Ari Gold, a pop star who left his Orthodox Jewish roots to become a music icon of and activist for the LGBTQ community, died Feb. 14. Ari Gold, a pop star who left his Orthodox Jewish roots to become a music icon of and activist for the LGBTQ community, died Sunday. He … Ari Gold — the singer perhaps best known for the 2007 Billboard-chart anthem "Where the Music Takes You" feat. (JTA) — Ari Gold, a pop star who left his Orthodox Jewish roots to become a music icon of and activist for the LGBTQ community, died Sunday.