DJ Robert Miles, best known for his stupor hit Children, has kicked the bucket at 47 years old after a short sickness.

The Italian performer finished the outlines in 12 nations with the track, which was first discharged in 1995 and achieved number two in the UK in 1996.

Miles' radio station OpenLab affirmed he passed on "after a brave fight with stage four metastatic malignancy".

Pete Tong drove the tributes to the DJ, tweeting: "Dismal to hear Robert Miles passing. Tear, a debt of gratitude is in order for the music."

Artist Boy George expressed: "R.I.P Robert Miles. Exceptionally miserable news!"

Robert Miles' Children - the hit written to spare clubbers' lives

The news was broken by maker and long-term companion Joe T Vannelli, who stated: "The unfortunate news of the demise of an exceptionally gifted craftsman of our time makes me wary and disturb.

"I will miss the battles, fights, feedback, judgements yet particularly your ability in discovering sounds and songs unparalleled."

Miles won the Brit Award for best universal leap forward act in 1997.

Vannelli's announcement proceeded with: "I recall 1997 Brit Awards service extremely well. Robert Miles was the best global newcomer grant, presented by Gary Barlow. Miles was the just a single Italian craftsman victor in BA history.

"Youngsters is an instrumental and move song of praise, a standout amongst the most at any point cherished tracks. With Robert Miles a piece of my life passes on with him."

Miles was conceived Roberto Concina in Switzerland on 3 November 1969 to Italian guardians.

'A debt of gratitude is in order for the motivation'

In the wake of discovering standard accomplishment with Children, he had two further UK best 10 singles - Fable and One and One - and went ahead to discharge five collections.

Miles likewise propelled a Balearic radio station Open Lab in 2012, which plays trial music.

In an announcement, the station stated: "Robert was something other than a craftsman, he was a pioneer, a maker, a motivation, a child, a father, our companion."

It included: "All through [his illness] he was solid, decided, fantastically overcome and did all that he could to battle this frightful sickness."