Photo: BANG Showbiz. All rights reserved. Naomi Jade died at the age of 76. The country music star – who became famous alongside her daughter Wynonna, 57, as a member of The Judds duo in the 1980s – has died after battling a mental illness. In a statement posted on Instagram on Saturday, Wynonna and her sister Ashley said: “Today we sisters went through a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to mental illness. We are devastated.” The sisters did not specify the exact cause of their mother’s death, but said they were “deeply saddened” as they said goodbye to a mother who was “loved by her audience”. The statement continued: “We are deeply saddened and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her audience. We are in an unknown area.” The creator of the hit “Love Is Alive” has also survived his husband Larry Strickland, who said that while it is a “heartbreaking moment” for the family, no further details will be given about the death of his wife at this time. . He told PEOPLE: “Naomi Judd’s family is asking for privacy during this heartbreaking time. No additional information will be released at this time.” Naomi entered the Country Music Hall of Fame with her daughter in 2021 after selling more than 20 million records and winning five Grammy Awards during her career, and the couple made their last public appearance a few weeks ago in CMT Music Awards where they performed the 1990 hit “Love Will Build a Bridge” which marked their first television appearance in 20 years.
