The Music World Pays Tribute To Pavarotti

Tributes from musicians around the world have been flooding in for Lucciano Pavarotti who died early this morning at the age of 71.

Leading the tributes were his famous partners in the ‘Three Tenors’ Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras who called him one of the most important tenors of all time".

Speaking about his performances with Pavarotti Carreras said: "We have to remember him as the great artist that he was, the man with such a wonderful charismatic personality - a very good friend and a great poker player."

Meanwhile Domingo said he would always remember remembered "that unmistakable special timbre from the bottom up to the very top of the tenor range".

He added: "I always admired the God-given glory of his voice."

Stars from other areas of the music landscape also paid their tributes including Sting, Brian May and Bono.

Sting said: "The quality of the sound was so different. You knew immediately it was Luciano who was singing."

"We lost a great friend, a great voice and the world is a smaller place without the big man."

"I spoke to him last week," said Bono. "The voice that was louder than any rock band was a whisper. Still he communicated his love. Full of love."