--- description: Country singer Kevin Sharp died Saturday due to "complications from past stomach surgeries and digestive issues," according to his website. title: VIDEO: Country Singer Kevin Sharp Dies at 43 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta13c4c9230104d68/69868b9e13c79f6b66191b4f/sharp-1280x720-jpg.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Country Singer Kevin Sharp Dies at 43 by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 21, 2014 3:21 PM CUT  Acey Harper—Time Life Pictures by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 21, 2014 3:21 PM CUT Kevin Sharp, the country singer known for his ‘90s hit “Nobody Knows,” died Saturday due to “complications from past stomach surgeries and digestive issues,” according to his [website](http://www.kevinsharp.com/ "undefined"). He was 43. Sharp was diagnosed with cancer as teenager, [CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/20/showbiz/kevin-sharp-dead/?hpt=hp%5Ft2 "undefined") reports. He was also a motivational speaker and involved with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, through which he was able to jump start his musical career after the organization facilitated his meeting with producer David Foster. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/70121/kevin-sharp-obituary/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/70121/kevin-sharp-obituary/"},"headline":"Country Singer Kevin Sharp Dies at 43","datePublished":"2014-04-21T15:21:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:24:33.779Z","description":"Country singer Kevin Sharp died Saturday due to \"complications from past stomach surgeries and digestive issues,\" according to his website.","url":"https://time.com/70121/kevin-sharp-obituary/","keywords":["Music","Cancer","country music","singer"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta13c4c9230104d68/69868b9e13c79f6b66191b4f/sharp-1280x720-jpg.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta13c4c9230104d68/69868b9e13c79f6b66191b4f/sharp-1280x720-jpg.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Kevin Sharp","caption":"","creditText":"Acey Harper—Time Life Pictures","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/70121/kevin-sharp-obituary/","name":"Country Singer Kevin Sharp Dies at 43"}}]}] ```