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Lionel Richie Back Home After Hospital Stay, Reports Say

The singer returned home after hospital tests, while reports said doctors were checking for possible dehydration and cardiac-related issues.

  • Music icon Lionel Richie, 77, checked himself into a St. Louis hospital on Saturday, August 29, following his performance at The Muny after appearing to struggle onstage during his finale.
  • Concertgoers reported Richie asked for a chair to perform 'All Night Long' before entering the ICU, where doctors monitored him for potential cardiac-related issues after initially considering dehydration.
  • This incident follows a June 24 health scare in St. Paul, Minnesota, where Richie cut a performance short after feeling dizzy, subsequently postponing shows in Chicago and Columbus upon medical advice.
  • On Wednesday, September 2, Richie was released from the hospital and returned to his home in Los Angeles, with a source close to the singer reporting he is 'doing great.'
  • Official tour schedules remain unchanged, with Richie's next performance set for September 26 in San Francisco, followed by a Las Vegas residency at the Encore Theater in October.
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Lionel Richie was discharged this Wednesday from a hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, after three days in the intensive care unit (ICU), where she underwent heart tests.

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Lionel Richie plays piano and sings during the show at The Town 2025 Fabio Tito/g1 The 77-year-old singer Lionel Richie received hospital discharge in St. Louis, United States, on Wednesday (2). He was hospitalized since Monday (31), after going through a bad time during a show. According to the magazine "People", the artist traveled to his residence in Los Angeles, and is "very well". After entering the Intensive Therapy Unit (ICU) for examinat…

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New York, 2 Sep (EFE).- American singer Lionel Richie was discharged this Wednesday from a hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, where he has spent three days in the intensive care unit (ICU) after voluntarily entering and undergoing heart tests, according to People magazine. The award-winning author of successes such as ‘Hello’, [...] Lionel Richie leaves the hospital after undergoing heart tests was first published in HolaNews.

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MedPage Today broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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