Georgina Anderson from Marske passes away today at home

Marske teenager Georgina Anderson,  - who had a lifelong dream of having her music heard across the globe - passed away at home.

A teenage girl who touched the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people across the world through her music has passed away.

Georgina Anderson died today - just four months after being diagnosed with an extremely rare and aggressive form of cancer.

The talented musician courageously battled the disease - even taking to social media to show her fighting spirit, at one point tweeting: “OK I’ve stopped feeling sorry for myself now. Cancer I’m coming to get you!”

But Georgina - who had a lifelong dream of having her music heard across the globe - was told that she had exhausted all treatment shortly before her 15th birthday last month.
And sadly, the Marske teen, who was wheeled onto the Riverside pitch last weekend while her song

Two Thirds of a Piece was played to 14,000 fans, passed away at home.
She leaves  behind parents Helen, 45 and dad Paul, 46 and brother Joe, 20.
Tributes have been flooding in for the Year 10 Bydales School pupil who busked in Middlesbrough town centre.

Alasdair Kesson, Bydales headteacher, said: “Georgina was a much loved, popular pupil at Bydales School.
“She was a very talented and gifted musician and will be fondly remembered by all. Georgina will always be part of Bydales and her friends have already taken part in lots of fund raising activities and these will continue over the coming years.

“We understand that this will affect a lot of people and we have put support in place for any pupils, parents or staff who feel they need help in dealing with their grief as we understand that this may also affect families dealing with similar circumstances at home.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Georgina’s family and friends at this extremely difficult time.”

Georgina’s death comes as it is hoped that one of her self-penned songs will be released as a charity single by Sony.

The singer was diagnosed with stage four liver cancer, which had spread to her lungs in July shortly before breaking up for the summer holidays.

She underwent chemotherapy but last month medics at Newcastle’s RVI said that there were no other treatment options available.

Desperate to help Georgina fulfil her ultimate dream of having her music heard globally,  family and friends worked to get one of her songs to go viral.

It went on to get celebrity endorsement including from Cheryl Cole and James Arthur, as well as praise from people across the world.
And now her version of Bonnie Raitt’s I Can’t Make You Love Me on YouTube has nearly had 200,000 hits on YouTube.

Georgina previously said it was “amazing” that so many people had watched her video, which features a sunrise at Marske beach.
She told the Gazette: “Music is something I really enjoy, something that makes me a bit different. I’m so happy with how many people have already heard it.

Following her diagnosis Georgina inspired family, friends and even strangers to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

This included brother Joe a student at the London School of Economics having his hair styled into a bright pink mohican  while a charity night attended by X Factor winner Joe McElderry was also held in her honour.

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