Madonna has paid an emotional tribute to her former collaborator William Orbit, saying “in many ways you were my ray of light”.
Orbit, whose real name was William Wainwright, died at home on July 23 at the age of 69. His passing was announced yesterday (August 7), although no cause of death was shared.
His working relationship with Madonna shot him to stardom in the late ’90s, winning him three Grammys – two for 1998 album ‘Ray Of Light’ and one for the song ‘Beautiful Stranger’.
Madonna has now reflected on their time together in a moving tribute on her Instagram, where she said she had “an epiphany” when she started working with him.
Madonna began working with Orbit after he remixed her songs ‘Justify My Love’ and ‘Erotica’, and was recruited to produce ‘Ray Of Light’ after sending her a cassette of instrumental tracks in 1997.
His incorporation of techno and trip-hop-inspired beats into Madonna’s music helped to rejuvenate her career, with the album selling over 16million copies around the world.
Earlier this year, he said he had written a “successor” to ‘Ray Of Light’, but said he had had “nil response” from Madonna despite reaching out to her. He made it clear that there were “zero hard feelings” between them, though, saying he would “always love that woman” and crediting her for making his career.
See a range of other tributes to Orbit here.
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