The world just lost its legendary Mexican Rodeo singer Joan Sebastian. He died at 64, following years of struggle with bone cancer.

A representative from Universal Music sent an email to Reuters confirming his death. Other than that, there were no details provided about Sebastian's demise.

Sebastian is under contract with Universal Music Latin Entertainment. His career created more than 35 albums, landing him seven Latin Grammy and five Grammy awards.

Sebastian was diagnosed with cancer in 1999. The disease had a remission, twice, before exacerbating in 2014, according to an NBC News report.

The "Secreto de Amor" singer didn't just captivate the hearts of his fans, but also that of other artists. Thalia, a fellow Mexican singer and actress, expressed her sympathy for the "People's Poet" on Instagram.

"God gave you one of the most beautiful gifts that exist in this land, the gift of touching the hearts of people with your words and melodies with your smile and your life example," she wrote. "You go on ahead of us my dear friend."

He was admitted to one of the hospitals located in Puebla, Mexico in 2014 for another cancer treatment. He died in one of his properties between Guerrero and Morelos states in Mexico. 

Singing was just his hobby when he was young, according to La Voz De Houston. He joined the Conciliar Seminary of San José in Cuernavaca when he was 14.

The "Tu y Yo" actor was then 17 when he decided to leave his religious life to pursue his singing and music writing career in Mexico. Luck wasn't on his side until he reached Chicago, where he changed his name.

Sebastian's compositions had themes of love, spite, loneliness and infidelity.

He received the title "El Rey del Jaripeo" or the King of Mexican Rodeo because of his love for singing while doing horseback riding.

Joan Sebastian's real name is Jose Manuel Figueroa. He was born in a small town of Julianta in the Southern Mexican state of Guerrero in 1951.