Lisa Marie Presley’s life in pictures: Elvis Presley’s daughter from her earliest days
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Lisa Marie Presley has led a varied life with peaks and valleys that saw her step out of her famous father’s shadow.
His journey came to an end with his tragic death on Thursday, January 12. The singer was found unconscious in her room and she went into cardiac arrest.
After her ex-husband Danny Keough performed CPR on her, according to TMZparamedics were initially able to restart his heart, but he died hours later.
“It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” Lisa’s mother, Priscilla, announced in a statement.
“She was the most passionate, strong, loving woman I have ever met. We ask for privacy as we try to deal with this profound loss,” she continued. ‘Thank you for the love and prayers. There will be no further comments at this time.
The daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley pursued her own acclaimed music career as a singer, releasing three popular albums.
Along the way, she had several high-profile romances, including marriages to Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage.
She also suffered terrible heartbreak in 2020 when her son Benjamin Keough died by suicide.
Below, DailyMail.com takes a look at Presley’s epic life in pictures.
Finding her way: Lisa Marie Presley, 54, is seen through her life in pictures as she stepped out of her father’s shadow; seen on January 10 in Beverly Hills
Girl: Lisa was born on February 1, 1968, the daughter of legendary rock ‘n’ roll singer Elvis Presley and his wife Priscilla; pictured four days after he was born
Family dissolution: Lisa’s parents would divorce in 1973, and her father would die four years later, in 1977; pictured circa 1970
Fallen King – Elvis was reported to have died of cardiac arrest, although his prodigious drug use in his later years was also suspected as a factor; pictured circa 1970
Taking over: After the death of her father, Lisa became a joint heir to his Graceland estate, and after the death of her grandfather and great-grandmother, she became the sole heir; seen around 1970
First husband: in 1988, Lisa married musician Danny Keough, though they would later quickly divorce in the Dominican Republic in 1994; seen in 1991 in Los Angeles
Meeting: Lisa met Michael Jackson in 1975 when she attended one of his concerts when she was seven years old. The two revived their friendship as an adult in 1992; seen in 1994
Support: In 1993, Jackson reportedly leaned on her for support after the first of several child molestation claims were filed against him; seen in 1995
Fast forward: The two became romantically entangled and married just 20 days after Lisa’s divorce from Danny Keough in 1994; seen in 1995
The ending: Presley filed for divorce from Jackson in 1996, citing irreconcilable differences, though he later revealed that he tried to reconcile several times in the years that followed.
Moving on: Presley’s third marriage was to Nicolas Cage in August 2002; seen in 2001
In and Out: The union was short-lived, however, and Cage filed for divorce just three months after they were married; photographed in June 2002
Family: The marriage resulted in two children, daughter Riley Keough (L) and son Benjamin (R); Lisa seen in 2002 with her half-brother Navarone Garibaldi (back right)
Following in her father’s footsteps: Lisa launched her music career in earnest in the early 2000s. She went on to release three critically acclaimed and commercially successful albums in short success; seen in 2013
Artist family: daughter Riley would become a noted actress for her appearances in acclaimed independent and award-nominated films; seen together
New love: Lisa’s fourth marriage, in 2006, was to Michael Lockwood, who had played guitar for her and served as her music producer and manager; seen in 2007
Biting: Filed for divorce in 2016, later claimed she found child pornography on Lockwood’s computer They share fraternal twin daughters, Harper and Finley, 14; seen in 2013
Tragedy: On July 12, 2020, Lisa’s only son, Benjamin, committed suicide. Two years later, he wrote an essay about her endless pain.
Family Pride: Lisa, her mother Priscilla and their three daughters came together to celebrate their family and their late father in 2002 following the release of Baz Luhrmann’s acclaimed biopic Elvis.
Presley was seen looking frail and clinging to the arms of others as she shuffled at the Golden Globes two days before her death.
Together at the end: Lisa seen with her mother Priscilla in 2006 in Memphis, Tennessee. Priscilla rushed to her daughter’s side at the hospital and later confirmed her death in a statement.