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As the only daughter of the late Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, singer Lisa Marie Presley spent her life in the spotlight from the start.\n <\/p>\n

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And the public interest in her life \u2014 from her marriages to her private tragedies \u2014 never waned until, much like her father, she was taken too soon.\n <\/p>\n

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Lisa Marie Presley died Thursday after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest. She was 54.\n <\/p>\n

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\u201cPriscilla Presley and the Presley family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Lisa Marie,\u201d said a statement from the family provided to CNN. \u201cThey are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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Days before her hospitalization, Lisa Marie and Priscilla Presley attended the Golden Globe Awards in support of the Baz Luhrmann movie \u201cElvis,\u201d starring actor Austin Butler, who picked up an award for his portrayal of the King.\n <\/p>\n

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Born at the height of Elvis’s fame in 1968, Lisa Marie Presley was seen as the princess to the man celebrated as \u201cthe King of rock ‘n’ roll.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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Elvis and Priscilla Presley separated in 1972 when their daughter was four years old, and she was only nine when her father died in 1977. He was 42.\n <\/p>\n

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Soon, she began acting out and experimenting with drugs, resulting in her mother sending her to a series of private schools, including a boarding school in Ojai. Lisa Marie Presley noted to the Los Angeles Times in 2003 that as a child, she \u201cwas kind of a loner, a melancholy and strange child.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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\u201cI had a real self-destructive mode for a while,\u201d she told the publication. \u201cI never really fit into school. I didn’t really have any direction.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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She was also the eventual sole heir to Elvis’s estate, as well as his sprawling Memphis, Tennessee mansion Graceland. Her father’s mighty and ever-looming legacy did n’t, however, steer her away from her desire to pursue a career in music in her own right.\n <\/p>\n

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Lisa Marie Presley launched her career in 2003 with a debut studio album, \u201cTo Whom It May Concern,\u201d which reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and was certified gold that summer. She wrote almost all the lyrics on the album and co-wrote every melody.\n <\/p>\n

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At the time, Lisa Marie Presley told Larry King that she had to \u201cpark\u201d feelings of pressure and comparison to her legendary singer dad.\n <\/p>\n

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\u201cIf I had been thinking about that, worrying about that, which I kind of had for a long time I would have never done what was sort of innately in my heart, in my soul,\u201d she said. \u201cSo I had to stop being worried about that, it was too intimidating otherwise.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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Also around the same time, Lisa Marie Presley reflected on whether her famous name was a hindrance or a help, telling Playboy that she didn’t \u201cask tabloids to chase me around every week.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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But, she added, she \u201cwould never take back any part of who I am or where I came from.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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\u201cI would never want to be part of anything else,\u201d she said. \u201cI’m honored and proud of my family and my dad.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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That first record was followed by two additional albums, 2005’s \u201cNow What\u201d and \u201cStorm & Grace\u201d in 2012.\n <\/p>\n

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Parallel to her musical pursuits, Lisa Marie Presley was married four times, including to music superstar Michael Jackson and actor Nicolas Cage.\n <\/p>\n

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She wed musician Danny Keough in 1988, with whom she had a daughter, Riley Keough, and son Benjamin Storm Keough.\n <\/p>\n

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The pair divorced in May 1994, and roughly three weeks later, Lisa Marie Presley married Jackson in a ceremony that made headlines worldwide.\n <\/p>\n

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She noted of Jackson in a 2003 interview with ABC News and Diane Sawyer: \u201cWhen he wants to lock into you, when he wants to intrigue you or capture you, or you know, whatever he wants to do with you, he can do it \u201d She added that she \u201cfell into this whole, ‘You poor, sweet, misunderstood man, I’m going to save you.’ \u2026 I fell in love with him.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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Their marriage ended in January 1996.\n <\/p>\n

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Two years later, she wed Cage after meeting him at a party, but only stayed married to him for three months, from August to November of 2002. The divorce was finalized in 2004.\n <\/p>\n

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Her fourth marriage came in 2006, to her guitarist, music producer and director Michael Lockwood. The pair welcomed twins Finley Aaron Love Lockwood and Harper Vivienne Ann Lockwood in 2007. They divorced in 2016.\n <\/p>\n

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In 2020, Lisa Marie Presley’s son Benjamin Keough died by suicide at the age of 27. Last July, she marked the second anniversary of Keough’s death on Instagram, sharing a photo of their matching foot tattoos.\n <\/p>\n

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Last September, she wrote an essay for National Grief Awareness Day, in which she opened up about the loss of each son.\n <\/p>\n

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\u201cMy and my three daughters’ lives as we knew it were completely detonated and destroyed by his death. We live in this every. single. Day,\u201d she wrote. \u201cGrief is something you will have to carry with you for the rest of your life, in spite of what certain people or our culture wants us to believe. You do not ‘get over it,’ you do not ‘move on,’ period.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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Presley also said in the essay that she found comfort in the company of people who have faced similar tragedy, adding that her daughters help keep her grounded.\n <\/p>\n

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\u201cI keep going for my girls,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI keep going because my last made it very clear in his final moments that taking care of his little sisters and looking out for them were on the forefront of his concerns and his mind. He absolutely adored them and they him.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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Tributes to Lisa Marie Presley poured in as news of her passing spread.\n <\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is devastating news. Lisa had the greatest laugh of anyone I ever met. She lit up every room, and I am heartbroken,\u201d Cage said in a statement provided by his manager Mike Nilon. \u201cI find some solace believing she is reunited with her last Benjamin.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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Actor John Travolta wrote that he’d miss his friend \u201cbut I know I’ll see you again.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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\u201cMy love and heart goes out to Riley, Priscilla, Harper and Finley,\u201d he wrote on Instagram.\n <\/p>\n

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Actress Leah Remini said she was \u201cheartbroken over the passing of Lisa Marie Presley,\u201d adding \u201cLisa did not have an easy life, as some might think.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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\u201cMay she be at peace, resting with her son and father now,\u201d she wrote on twitter<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n

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\u201cLisa Marie’s final resting place will be at Graceland, next to her beloved son Ben,\u201d a family representative said in a statement to CNN on Friday.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n