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Stevie Wonder says he will have kidney transplant in September

In this Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, file photo, Stevie Wonder performs live at the House Full of Toys 22nd Annual Benefit Concert press conference in Los Angeles.
In this Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, file photo, Stevie Wonder performs live at the House Full of Toys 22nd Annual Benefit Concert press conference in Los Angeles.
By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
July 7, 2019

Music icon Stevie Wonder is scheduled to have a kidney transplant in September, he told fans at London concert this weekend.

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According to the BBC, Wonder, 69, was performing onstage at the British Summer Time Hyde Park festival when he made the announcement Saturday night.

"I'm going to have surgery," he said. "I'm going to have a kidney transplant in September of this year. I'm all good, I'm all good, I'm all good. I have a donor; it's all good."

The Grammy Award-winning singer has a "serious medical condition," the Detroit Free Press reported last week. No further information was immediately available.

He added that he will play three more concerts before going on hiatus, according to the BBC.

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