Singer Luna Alves died suddenly just hours after a performance in Brazil, her family confirmed.
On August 10, 39-year-old Alves was sleeping at her home in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, when her husband, Guilherme Schreiner, noticed she was unwell and woke her.
Schreiner, also a musician, told Brazilian news outlet G1 that he called emergency services and received instructions from a doctor over the phone until paramedics arrived.
“I went to bed at 1:40 a.m., and she was doing great. We started watching videos and then went to sleep,” he told the outlet.
“Around 5:10 a.m., I heard her feeling unwell in bed and got up to call emergency services,” Schreiner continued. The doctor stayed on the line with me, helping me. Emergency services didn’t stay long, but unfortunately, they pronounced her dea