Robin Gibb, one of the last members of the iconic familial pop group the Bee Gees, died Sunday. He was 62.

"The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that Robin passed away today following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery," his rep said in a statement. "The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time."

Along with his twin Maurice and brother Barry, Gibb formed the Bee Gees (in part, to stand for the Brothers Gibb), and together they recorded decades of hit songs, including the iconic Stayin' Alive.

In October 2011, the Songwriting Hall of Famer fell ill with intestinal problems and was taken from his home near Thame, England, to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford for tests and treatment for inflammation of the colon, his rep said.

His wife Dwina – with whom he had a son, Robin-John – said at the time that she was "desperately worried" about his health, given the Gibb family history of gastrointestinal problems. Robin's twin Maurice died of intestinal complications in 2003.

Gibb left the hospital four days later. In mid-April 2012, he was in a coma, the result of pneumonia, and yet rallied and regained consciousness more than a week later.

Despite being best known for the songs like Stayin' Alive that helped make the 1977 John Travolta movie Saturday Night Fever such an enduring hit (and its soundtrack a 15-time platinum seller), Gibb and his brothers' career had started a decade earlier.

Then, rather than Barry's falsetto vocals, it was Robin's pitch-changing vibrato that was the early lead voice in the group.

沪江娱乐快讯：英国知名兄弟乐队Bee Gees主唱Robin Gibb因癌症去世，享年62岁。BeeGees组合由Barry Gibb、Robin Gibb与Maurice Gibb三兄弟组成，他们被国外媒体誉为“史上最成功及最完美的三重唱”，共获得过7次葛莱美大奖，原声音乐大碟全球销量突破2亿张。代表作有70年代推出的的士高歌曲《How Deep Is Your Love》、《Stayin' Alive》等。《Stayin' Alive》还在热门英剧《神探夏洛克》中被用作莫里亚蒂的手机铃声。

三弟Maurice Gibb是乐队中的低音结他手及琴键手，2003年因肠部阻塞而要做紧急手术，期间因心脏病突发病逝，终年仅53岁。主唱Robin Gibb患有肠癌和肝癌，经过两次大手术后，在2012年4月昏迷了一星期，但于4月22日苏醒，能够点头并与家人交流。医生表示他靠“坚强的意志”苏醒过来近乎奇迹。但终于近日不治，因病离世。