Michael Buble pulls out of performing at BBC Music Awards just days after announcing his three-year-old son is fighting cancer

  • Canadian singer was due to perform at London's ExCel on Saturday
  • But it emerged today that the 41-year-old has pulled out of the concert
  • It comes days after he announced his son Noah's cancer diagnosis 

By Richard Spillett for MailOnline

Published: 11:44 EST, 8 November 2016 | Updated: 15:27 EST, 8 November 2016

Michael Buble has pulled out of performing at the BBC Music Awards just days after announcing his three-year-old son Noah has been diagnosed with cancer.

Buble said he and his wife, Luisiana Lopilato, had put their careers on hold in order to devote their time to taking care of their little boy.

The Canadian singer was due to perform at the awards at the ExCel London on December 12 alongside Kaiser Chiefs, Emeli Sande and Lukas Graham.

Michael Buble has pulled out of performing at BBC Music Awards after he announced that his three-year-old son Noah has been diagnosed with cancer

Bublé pictured with his son Noah, whose diagnosed was announced by the singer on Friday

The show will be hosted by Fearne Cotton and Claudia Winkleman.

Steve Wright announced Buble's withdrawal from the concert on his BBC Radio 2 show.

Bob Shennan, director of BBC Music, said: 'We send Michael and his family our very best wishes.'

In a statement on Friday, Buble, 41, said: 'We are devastated about the recent cancer diagnosis of our oldest son Noah, who is currently undergoing treatment in the US.

'We have always been very vocal about the importance of family and the love we have for our children. Luisana and I have put our careers on hold in order to devote all our time and attention to helping Noah get well. 

'At this difficult time, we ask only for your prayers and respect for our privacy.

'We have a long journey in front of us and hope that with the support of family, friends and fans around the world, we will win this battle, God willing.'

'We are devastated': Michael Bublé and his wife shared the news on about their son's cancer diagnosis online. They are pictured with Noah left and their nine-month-old Eli

Buble and Argentine model and actress Lopilato, 29, are also parents to nine-month-old son Elias. 

During a recent appearance on ITV's Loose Women, 41-year-old Buble praised his children for giving him 'perspective' and said that he was unaware how much he would enjoy being a father.

He said: 'The only regret that I have in my life is that I took this long to have kids, because I had no idea the perspective it would give me.

'I had no idea how much I would love being a dad. That's it, that's all I care about... I love them too much probably, if there was such a thing.

'It's made everything else so insignificant, moments that I was afraid of and moments that would overwhelm me have now become a joy because I've realised how not serious they are compared to what is really important, which is Noah and Eli and that's it.' 

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