Billy Joels Daughter Collapses on Cabaret Stage
Alexa Ray Joel, daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley, collapses while on cabaret stage!
CelebNMusic247 has learned via CNN that Billy Joel’s daughter with Christie Brinkley literally fainted on a New York cabaret stage Saturday, her rep said Monday.
An emergency room doctor concluded that Alexa Ray Joel, 28, experienced vasovagal syncope, a common cause of fainting that “is usually harmless and requires no treatment,” Joel rep Claire Mercuri said. In vasovagal syncope, according to the Mayo Clinic website, a sudden drop in heart rate and blood pressure can cause reduced blood flow to the brain, which results in a brief loss of consciousness.
Joel was performing to a sold-out crowd at The Café Carlyle on Manhattan’s Upper East Side when she collapsed and was rushed to the emergency room at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Mercuri said.
“Ms. Joel was taken ill earlier in the afternoon and announced from stage that she pulled out her back and neck, but wanted the show to go on,” she said. It was closing night of her two-week run at the venue.
Joel said Monday:
“I wanted to thank everyone for coming out to support me.”
“I was excited and determined to fulfill my final performance and I really wanted to end my run with a bang, but this was not what I had in mind and hope I have the opportunity to make it up to the wonderful audience very soon.”
The songwriter and singer launched her performance and recording career in 2006. Prior to the collapse, Alexa Ray Joel thanked all her fans for the love and support for the sold out shows.
She writes:
“It’s been a true privilege to relish in the past seven sold-out shows at the Carlyle Hotel… Way to represent, Good Ol’ New York!! Onto my 8th Performance this Friday Eve- Thank you for last night’s standing O’, the crowds are truly lifting me up and keeping me going!!! *Location: Cafe Carlyle, NYC *Wardrobe: @amtvintage*Styling/Makeup: @darlingcait *Hair: @jocelyndrew“
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