A former child star, who rose to fame with his family music group in the 1970s, has died aged 64 after a battle against stage four pancreatic cancer19:38, 31 May 2026Updated 19:52, 31 May 2026Former child star Foster Sylvers has died aged 64. The musician rose to fame in the 1970s alongside the rest of his family in their band The Sylvers.‌His brother, Leon Sylvers III, confirmed that Foster had died in hospice following a battle with stage four pancreatic cancer. Following the death, his daughter Erin shared a photo of her father on Facebook and captioned it with: "Rest well, Daddy. I love you so much."‌Sylvers was the bassist for his family band, which had hits including Boogie Fever, Fool's Paradise and Hot Line. This is the second time one of the siblings has died of cancer, as his brother Edmund died from lung cancer in 2004. Before that, the youngest brother Christopher, who was never part of the group, died in 1985 of hepatitis, when he was only 18.‌The remaining Sylvers siblings are Olympia, Leon, Charmaine and James, who formed the original quartet known as Little Angels, as well as Joseph, Ricky, Angie and Pat. When they were still a band, the siblings made 10 albums, all released across the 1970s. The first album Foster featured on, a solo album he worked on with his brother Leon, was released in 1973, when he was just 10 years old.By the 1980s, the band decided to move in a new direction to keep up with the musical changes of the era. As such, Foster took over lead vocals for their 1981 hit Come Back Lover, Come Back. The band officially disbanded four years later, and Foster went on to start his own group, Hy-Tech, in 1989.Article continues belowThis is a breaking Showbiz news story. You’ll be more likely to see our stories when any big news breaks in future on Google by simply by clicking this link .You can also join The Mirror’s WhatsApp Community or follow us on Google News , Flipboard , Apple News , TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , ** Facebook** , YouTube and Threads - or visit The Mirror homepage .You can sign up for ** ** Twitter/X alerts for breaking news here and follow us ** @‌MirrorCeleb** ** for all the latest updates. Or keep up-to-date with your must-see news, features, videos and pictures by following us on Facebook .**