Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb dies at 62

Robin Gibb, singer with the legendary British band the Bee Gees, died on Sunday aged 62 after a lengthy battle against cancer, his family said.

Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb scaled the heights of the pop world in the 1970s with disco hits including How Deep Is Your Love, Stayin' Alive, and Night Fever.

The band notched up record sales of more than 200 million since their first hits in the 1960s.