10 Years Ago: Famous Stars Who Passed Away In 2015

There were some tragic deaths in the celebrity world in 2015. We had to say goodbye to these stars ten years ago.

Anita Ekberg was not only one of the most beautiful women in the world, but also a legendary actress. She died in 2015 at the age of 83 after a long illness.

Demis Roussos became a celebrated star with the song "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye". He passed away ten years ago at the age of 68. He died as a result of stomach cancer.

Pierre Brice made history as "Winnetou" and became the hero of a generation. We also had to say goodbye to him in 2015. The actor died of pneumonia. He was 86 years old.

Leonard Nimoy made a name for himself as "Mr. Spock" in "Star Trek". A guest role in the series "The Big Bang Theory" was one of his last TV appearances before he died at the age of 83 as a result of lung disease COPD.

Whether as "Lawrence of Arabia" or "Doctor Zhivago" - Omar Sharif captured everyone's hearts with his incomparable charm. In the summer of 2015, the world lost the iconic film star, who was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. He died of a heart attack at the age of 83.

Christopher Lee was also one of the biggest movie stars of all time. The 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Star Wars' actor had an incredible career. In the end, he died of heart and lung failure at the age of 93.

Natalie Cole also died in 2015 and became one of the greatest soul singers with hits such as "This Will Be". But in her private life, she battled drug and alcohol addiction. In 2008, she contracted hepatitis C. The treatment led to kidney failure and ultimately to a kidney transplant. In the end, she died of heart failure at the age of 65.

It has also been ten years since the death of rock legend Lemmy Kilmister. At the age of 70, the Motörhead singer died of prostate cancer, heart failure and cardiac arrhythmia. Shortly before this, he had been diagnosed with tumors in his head and neck.