According to the BBC, Darius Campbell Danesh, who appeared in several West End theatrical shows and finished third in the UK talent competition Pop Idol in 2002, has passed away. He was 41.

Who is Pop Idol’s Darius Campbell Danesh?
Campbell Danesh, the oldest of three boys, was born in Glasgow to a Scottish mother and an Iranian father.

He attended Bearsden Primary School before enrolling in the University of Edinburgh to study English literature and philosophy.

According to Sky News, he originally gained notoriety in 2001 on the ITV program Popstars, when

he gained notoriety for singing Britney Spears’ song Baby One More Time during his audition.

Later, he finished third in the inaugural season of Pop Idol, which was won by Will Young. Among his

standout performances were covers of the hits It’s Not Unusual by Tom Jones and Whole Again by Atomic Kitten.

When Colourblind, his first song, was released in July 2002, it immediately reached the top spot.

The Scottish singer-songwriter later enjoyed success in the stage, performing in West End productions

of Funny Girl, Guys and Dolls, Gone With the Wind, and Chicago, in which he played Billy Flynn.

The Ugly Betty actress America Ferrera and Campbell Danesh both starred in the musical that was set in Chicago during the Prohibition.

The actor recently revealed that he modeled his portrayal of Flynn after his former mentor and Pop Idol judge, Simon Cowell.

How did Darius, a Pop Idol, pass away?
According to the authorities, there are “no signs of

intent or suspicious circumstances” surrounding the hitmaker from Colorblind’s passing.

‘It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Darius Campbell Danesh,’ the family of Darius said in a statement.

‘On August 11, Darius was discovered unconscious in bed in his apartment room in Rochester, Minnesota, and was later pronounced dead by the local medical examiners’ office.’

Many admirers have been curious as to the cause of the beloved star’s untimely demise given how young she was when she passed away.

What caused the death of Darius Campbell Danesh?
The family did not provide a cause of death, but they did state that there were ‘no signs of intent

or suspicious circumstances’ surrounding Danesh’s passing and that ‘the cause of his sudden death is unknown at this stage while medical examinations continue,’ according to EW.

However, according to Express News, the former pop idol had battled two serious health issues throughout the years.

He admitted to having been in an automobile accident in 2010 that left him with a broken neck.

He was a passenger in a Porsche that skidded on oil and hit a wall at 70 mph while traveling to Spain.

He declared at the moment, ‘I’m very grateful to be alive. One of my nine lives has undoubtedly been expended.

Five years later, Darius developed meningitis from consuming Thames water and went into a coma.

The horrific occurrence happened as he drank water from a Thames sewage outlet while recording a promotional

video for his charity’s Fresh2O Water filter, which claims to eliminate 99.9% of all known “water-borne pathogens, bacteria, and viruses.”

When asked about it, he responded, ‘We shot a demonstration movie down by the Thames near to a sewage outflow in order to gather donations to get the water filters to Africa.

‘The filters eliminate 99.99% of all known bacteria, viruses, and diseases that are water-borne.

‘I raised the money and drank the water for the video, but when I traveled to Glasgow to visit my mother for her birthday, I passed out.

It was discovered that I had cerebral oedema, a condition in which the brain grows larger than the skull.

‘My dad helped me survive. He drove me to the hospital, where they immediately made a diagnosis. A bacterial meningitis struck me.

‘I had a lingering inflammatory illness that I had caught from the Thames.

‘It caused my white blood cell count to drop for several months and reduced my immunity, making me susceptible to catching any illness that was going around.

I contracted bacterial meningitis, which was on the rise at the time because I had been flying a lot.

His mother, Avril Danesh, was undergoing treatment and chemotherapy for breast cancer at the time of the incident in 2015, which took place.

As he emerged from the coma, he recalled seeing his mother sitting next to the bed.

‘Yet she was sitting next to me telling my brother that they almost lost me with tears in her eyes.’