These days everyone has written a line about Dolly Parton. Normal. After seventy years of career, we all have some fond memory of her. In most of the published texts, however, it is particularly relevant that people, instead of mentioning the joy of when they had seen her in concert, the talent she had for writing songs or how impeccable she always was on stage, which is what is usually said about artists, spoke of the sadness they felt for the loss. This, which might seem strange, is not at all. It is the most normal reaction to the loss of Dolly Parton, since throughout her prolific life she won our hearts by doing things for each and every one of us. It is normal that everyone loved her so much. Parton was not just an artist of the kind who periodically come to sell us their material and then lock themselves in their mansion. She never disappeared. She was continuously present in people's lives. Because she was much more than an artist. She was an institution. And we all owe her a great deal of gratitude.

Dolly Parton, who died this Tuesday at the age of 80 as a result of cancer, has been one of the most important figures in country music for the last five decades in the United States. A genre whose stylistic coordinates she knew how to adapt to her artistic and political concerns, and always from the perspective of women. The singer's relevance and popularity have prompted numerous expressions of condolence on social networks in recent hours, from Mick Jagger to Paul McCartney, Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Sabrina Carpenter, and Katy Perry.

When we think of Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at 80 from cancer, we think of mythical songs like Jolene and I will always love you, but also her spectacular looks. And it is that Parton was not only an extraordinary musician, but a pop icon who consciously built her own image until it became an inseparable part of her work. An aesthetic that cannot be fully understood without taking into account the context in which she moved: that of country.

Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton died this Tuesday at the age of 80. This was announced by her family in a video shared on social media. A country music legend and one of the most iconic artists of her generation, Parton leaves behind a legacy that includes songs like Jolene and I will always love you. A few days ago, the singer herself explained to People magazine that she had to cancel some concerts due to health problems she had neglected while caring for her husband, Carl Thomas Dean, who died in March 2025 at the age of 82. Unfortunately, she didn't make it.

Dolly Parton has wanted to reassure her fans, and the music world in general. In an interview with People magazine, the American singer-songwriter recalls that in May she had to cancel some concerts in Las Vegas, and a few days ago her attendance at an event in Dollywood, her amusement park in Tennessee. "The doctor told me I couldn't even travel," says Parton, 80, who assures that for now she continues to recover from some health problems and at the same time is working on "other ways to get her music" to the public, such as "performances with avatars". In fact, she is already in talks with specialized companies.