The Child Of Lov Dies, Aged 26

that Martijn William Zimri Teerlinck, aka The Child Of Lov, has died due to complications after surgery.

Going by the stage name Cole Williams, Teerlinck was born in Lendelede, Belgium, on 31st March 1987. His debut, self-titled record was released earlier this year on Domino imprint Double Six. The album featured contributions from Damon Albarn and Doom.

A statement from his management company Teerlincks released the following statement, reported by nrc.nl:

‘On behalf of the family and as his manager I must announce That Martijn Teerlinck aka Cole Williams aka The Child of Lov aka Sun Patzer is no longer with us. He lived a life of struggle and can now rest peacefully.

‘In his own words: ‘When I was younger, I had a tough time physically. I have seen too many hospital beds. It made me stronger. Makes You Realize death is always near, for anyone. And what a wonderful thing life is and how grateful we should be. ‘

Earlier this year Cole cancelled dates at Glastonbury, Benicassim and other summer festivals. He was due to perform at State-X in The Hague, Netherlands tomorrow night (14th December).