The ranchera star was unwell after a fall in August that pressured him to have surgical procedure.
Regionally often known as El Rey, the king of Mexican music, Fernandez recorded greater than 300 songs, bought greater than 65 million albums worldwide and gained three Grammys and eight Latin Grammys.
He was greatest identified for his songs “Volver, Volver,” “Por Tu Maldito Amor,” and “El Rey.”
Fernandez — who has a star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame — was named Particular person of the Yr by the Latin Recording Academy in 2002.