India, May 15 -- Claudine Longet, the French-American singer, actress, and former wife of entertainer Andy Williams, has died at the age of 84, reported Deadline. Her death was confirmed by her nephew Bryan Longet, who shared a message on social media describing her as someone whose "light, elegance, talent and kindness will continue to live on through the memories, music, photos and love she leaves behind."

He added that she was "incredibly special" to the family and said he would always remain her "number one fan."

No further details surrounding her death were released.

Born in Paris in 1942, Longet first worked as a dancer with the Folies Bergere revue in Las Vegas, where she met Andy Williams in 1960. The couple married in 1961 and...