Darius Campbell Danesh.Photo: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty
Darius Campbell Danesh’s death has been ruled an accident.
The Scottish singer died at age 41 in his Rochester, Minnesota, apartment on Aug. 11, according to a statement from his family given toDeadline.
The Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Officeconfirmed toThe Guardianthat the formerPop Idolstar died from “inhalation of chloroethane.” His death was ruled an accident.
Danesh’s family added that he had been suffering from chronic pain following a car accident in 2010 that left him with a broken neck, perThe Guardian.
The Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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The Scottish singer — whose debut single “Colourblind” spent two weeks at No. 1 on the U.K. charts in 2002 — was found “unresponsive” in his U.S. apartment last month, according to his family.
After the show, he turned down a record deal fromPop IdoljudgeSimon Cowell, choosing instead to sign with producer Steve Lillywhite. Lillywhite collaborated with Campbell Danesh on his debut single “Colourblind,” which spent two weeks at No. 1 on the U.K. charts.
Campbell Danesh went on to have four more U.K. top 10 singles over the next three years: “Rushes,” “Incredible (What I Meant To Say),” “Kinda Love” and “Live Twice.” He also toured with artists such asShakiraandAlanis Morissette.
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The Kumarsactor Sanjeev Bhaskar remembered the time Campbell Danesh guest starred on the series in 2002,writing on Twitterthat he “couldn’t have been a nicer, warmer guest with a great sense of self deprecation.”
source: people.com
