LATEST: American singer GENE PITNEY died from chronic heart disease, a post-mortem examination has confirmed. The SOMETHING'S GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART star, who was found dead in his room at Cardiff's Hilton Hotel last Wednesday (05APR06), suffered from a hardening of the arteries which caused his untimely death. The 65-year-old singer was midway through a UK tour, and his body will now be flown back to the US for his funeral.