Music Legend Barry Manilow Will Have an Operation for a Lung Cancer Diagnosis.

Barry Manilow has revealed that he received a diagnosis with lung cancer and will undergo an operation.

Early-Stage Diagnosis

The octogenarian performer, known for a string of high-spirited hits from "I Write the Songs" established him as one of pop music’s most beloved performers, will have a procedure to extract a portion of his lung in an effort to treat the condition, which is in its early stages.

“As many of you know, I recently endured six weeks of a bronchial infection followed by a relapse of another five weeks.

“Even though I was over the bronchitis and performing again for my residency, my attentive medical team insisted on an MRI just to be certain that there were no issues.

“The MRI identified a cancerous spot on my lung that requires removed. It’s sheer fortune (and a skilled doctor) that it was caught so early.”

Concert Delays

He has rescheduled a number of forthcoming concerts, but suggested he would be returning to perform by Valentine’s Day for his long-running residency in Las Vegas.

He added: “The physicians do not believe it has traveled and I’m undergoing further tests to support their conclusion. So, that’s it. No chemotherapy. No radiotherapy. Just rest and recuperation and classic TV.

“I’m counting the days until I come back to my second home at the Westgate Las Vegas for our Valentine’s weekend concerts.”

A Long Career and Personal Life

Manilow is now in the 16th year of a concert series on the Las Vegas Strip. The singer has been in the spotlight and publicly identified as gay in 2017, after tying the knot with his manager and long-term partner privately in 2014.

The duo were in a private romance for in excess of 35 years. In 2023, Manilow spoke about how important Kief had been to him during his explosion in popularity in the 1970s.

“As my career exploded, it was just overwhelming. And, you know, returning to an lonesome hotel suite, you can find yourself in a lot of problems if you, you know, you’re on your own night after night,” he said.

“But I encountered my future husband right around when it was exploding. And I was spared from having to go back to those isolated suites. I had somebody to share sorrows with or to share joys with.

“I hope that newcomers today don’t have to go back to those hotel rooms by themselves, because you get yourself in trouble. I never did. But it was pretty lonely until I met Garry. And then it was joyful.”