TV star, 52, dies as popstar husband behind iconic Sky Sports football song in mourning

The reality TV wife of the pop star behind the Sky Sports' old Super Sunday theme song has tragically died suddenly aged 52 as family left in mourning

Lisa Knapp, 52, has died

The reality TV wife of the pop star behind the Sky Sports' old Super Sunday theme song has tragically died aged 52.

Lisa Knapp was married to Swedish pop-rock singer Andreas Johnson

Mother-of-two Lisa Knapp shot to fame on the original version of the TV show Survivor. However, she died tragically suddenly on Wednesday (8 October).

Lisa suffered a ruptured aorta. She was married to and had two children with Swedish pop-rock singer Andreas Johnson. He had an international hit in 1999 with Glorious.

It was later used as the main theme for Super Sunday in the early 2000s, as part of Sky’s coverage of the Premier League. Her devastated family said in a statement: “Lisa’s aorta ruptured, and her life could not be saved.

“She had an underlying connective tissue disorder that she knew carried a risk, but no one could have foreseen when or how it would affect her. According to the attending doctor, it was not triggered by any external factors. There was nothing she or we could have done differently.”

Lisa was diagnosed with the rare disorder in 2012 and later told local media: “I wrote my farewell letters then. It was really critical - I was in intensive care over Christmas and New Year.

“It was a tough period, but when I came out and realised that I was still alive and could live a normal life, even if I had to take medication, you start to appreciate things in life in a different way.”

Lisa became an overnight star in 1999 when she took part in the Swedish reality show Expedition Robinson - the original format of Survivor, as reported by NeedToKnow.

She once recalled: “I couldn’t step outside after eight in the evening. My friends had to act as a shield and form a circle around me if we went out to a bar.”

The song Glorious also featured in adverts for Vauxhall, Volvo and Nutella. Together the couple had a daughter Ella and son Tim.

Paying tribute, the family said: “Our beloved mother, wife and best friend. She always put others before herself, lived intensely, loved deeply and gave more than most.”