Country music icon Dolly Parton died after a short bout with cancer, her team revealed Tuesday.

“After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones,” the “9 to 5” crooner’s reps said in a statement.

They remembered her as someone who “spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched” — and praised “her unmatched generosity,” which her reps said “reached the lives of countless people whom she would never meet, yet she was always there to offer a helping hand.”

“Whether it be the hundreds of millions of books donated through her invaluable Imagination Library or funding research that helped create a lifesaving vaccine used around the world, Dolly’s unconditional love for all people was the guiding force for her lasting impact,” the “Jolene” singer’s team added.

The type of cancer diagnosis was not disclosed, nor how long she had been secretly battling the disease.

Her family announced the heartbreaking news of her death at the age of 80 in a video posted to social media Tuesday, just days after she was reportedly admitted to a Nashville-area hospital for autoimmune and kidney problems, TMZ reported.

Parton admitted in her final interview with PEOPLE published Friday that she was “dealing with some health issues” that she “just didn’t pay attention to” as she was “watching over” her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, before his death in March 2025.

The celebrated Grammy-winning artist canceled several performances and appearances over the last year over her growing health problems, including a scheduled event at her Dollywood amusement park on Aug. 14 due to dehydration.

But the country music star’s passing was sudden and came as an unexpected shock to even those close to her — some of whom didn’t make it to Nashville in time to say goodbye to the starlet after hearing she had been hospitalized last week, according to TMZ.

In the singer’s final interview, Parton admitted that “It’s not the first time I’ve had to manage something like this,” adding that “It’s not like I haven’t been through hard times with my health.”

The legendary songstress, whose extraordinary career spanned nearly six decades, had been open about several health challenges she faced throughout her life.

After experiencing significant abdominal pain and hemorrhaging in the early 1980s, Parton was forced to cancel her tour in 1982 due to her worsening condition — and was eventually diagnosed with the chronic condition, endometriosis.

She underwent a partial hysterectomy in 1985, at the age of 36, to address her gynecological problems — which meant she could no longer carry children.

Around the same time, Parton was suffering through mental health issues and a serious depressive period.

“I was 35 when I first got sick,” Parton admitted in a Ladies Home Journal Interview. “I went to the very bottom as far as my emotions and my health are concerned.”

More than two decades later, the “Steel Magnolias” star was forced to postpone the North American leg of her “Backwoods Barbie” tour in 2008 after doctors told her to rest for 6-8 weeks because of a back problem – which, at the time, she attributed to her breast implants.

In September 2025, she was forced to step back from the limelight after suffering from a bout of kidney stones.

Shortly after revealing the infection, Parton postponed her Las Vegas residency due to “health challenges” and a “few procedures.”

She ended up canceling the shows altogether in May 2026 as she needed more time to be “up to stage performance level.”

But Parton assured her fans that, “the good news is I’m responding really well to meds and treatments,” adding that she is “improving every day.”

“I’m doing really well, and they assure me that everything I have is treatable, so I’m going with that,” the starlet added.

Parton previously revealed she had kidney stones removed 10 years earlier in 2015 while shutting down rumors of stomach cancer.

Sources: NY Post