Keith Urban’s Dad Dies After Battle With Cancer

Keith Urban's dad has died after a battle with cancer.

The country hitmaker revealed that his father, Robert, passed away on Saturday at a hospice just days after entering the facility.

“I've been deeply touched by the outpouring of love and support that Nic and I, and our family, have received since my dad’s passing on Saturday night," Urban said in a statement to Us Weekly. "His long battle with cancer is now over and he is finally at peace."

He added: "My dad’s love of country music and America set me on my life's journey, and shaped so much of who I am today. Thank you to everyone who has kept us all in your thoughts and prayers."

Unfortunately, this is the second tragedy to hit the Urban family in as many years. Nicole Kidman's dad, the clinical psychologist Anthony Kidman, died in September 2014 after suffering a fall at a Singapore hotel. He was 76.