Legendary songwriter Cynthia Weil has died at the age of 82, her daughter has revealed.
The Grammy Award winner, who was best known for the huge 1964 hit You've Lost The Lovin' Feeling, sadly passed away on Thursday evening (June 1).
Cynthia's daughter called her mum her "best friend" and "partner in crime" in an emotional statement announcing her death.
Revealing the sad news of Cynthia's passing to outlet TMZ, her daughter Dr. Jenn Mann said: "My mother, Cynthia Weil, was the greatest mother, grandmother and wife our family could ever ask for.
"She was my best friend, confidant, and my partner in crime and an idol and trailblazer for women in music."
The family added that Cynthia's Grammy award winning lyrics "touched the hearts and souls of hundreds of millions of people around the world".
Adding that she was one of the "most iconic songwriters of the 20th Century".
Her husband, Barry Mann, then gushed: "I'm a lucky man" and said that he had "two for one" with Cynthia being his wife and "one of the greatest songwriters in the world."
In 1987 Cynthia was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, alongside her husband, Barry, whom she penned many songs with.
The couple, who got married in August 1961, wrote many songs together that won their fair share of Grammy Awards, as well as Academy Award nominations for movie compositions and soundtracks they worked on.
Some of the well-known hits that Cynthia penned alongside Barry are the likes of The Drifters' Saturday Night at The Movies, Lionel Richie's Running With The Night, and Dolly Parton's Here You Come Again.
Cynthia's composed songs have sold an estimated 200 million records.
The music icon was born in 1940 in New York City, to dad Morris Weil, a furniture store owner, and mum Dorothy Mendez.
The iconic songwriter trained to be an actress and dancer, but soon discovered that songwriting was where her passion and talent thrived.
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