Music Legend Barry Manilow Will Have an Operation for a Lung Cancer Diagnosis.

The singer has disclosed that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer and is set to have surgery.

Early-Stage Diagnosis

The octogenarian performer, famous for his series of high-spirited hits from "I Write the Songs" established him as one of pop music’s cherished performers, will have surgery to extract a portion of his lung in an effort to combat the illness, which is detected early.

“For those who have been following, I recently went through six weeks of bronchitis followed by a return of another five weeks.

“Although I was over the bronchitis and returned to the spotlight at the Westgate Las Vegas, my excellent physician requested an MRI just to be certain that there were no issues.

“The MRI detected a cancerous spot on my left lung that needs to be removed. It’s sheer fortune (and a fantastic physician) that it was caught so early.”

Concert Delays

He has rescheduled a string of forthcoming shows, but stated he would be on stage again by Valentine’s Day for his long-running residency at his Vegas home.

He continued: “The doctors do not believe it has spread and I’m taking tests to support their conclusion. So, that’s it. No chemotherapy. No radiation. Just rest and recuperation and favorite shows.

“I’m counting the days until I come back to my second home at the Westgate Las Vegas for our Valentine’s weekend concerts.”

Decades in the Spotlight

Manilow is presently in his 16th year of a concert series in Nevada. The singer has spent decades in the limelight and came out as gay in 2017, after wedding his manager and long-term partner privately in 2014.

The duo were in a private relationship for more than 35 years. In 2023, Manilow reflected on how crucial his partner had been to him during his rise to peak fame in the 1970s.

“When my fame skyrocketed, it was just hectic. And, you know, returning to an lonesome hotel suite, you can find yourself in a lot of trouble if you, you know, you’re by yourself repeatedly,” he said.

“But I found my partner right around when it was blowing up. And I didn’t have to go back to those lonesome rooms. I had somebody to cry with or to celebrate with.

“I wish that aspiring artists don’t have to go back to those suites by themselves, because you get yourself in trouble. I never did. But it was quite isolating until I met Garry. And then it was fun.”