Twitter decided to kill off Percy Sledge again last night

The soul singer died over a year ago, but it seems people have forgotten

Last night, amidst the grief surrounding Prince’s death, Twitter decided to kill off Percy Sledge too - despite the fact that he died over a year ago.

Sledge - the soul singer best known for his song ‘When A Man Loves A Woman’ - died back in April 2015, after a battle with liver cancer.

At the time of his death, tributes poured in from Sledge’s fans and peers. Last night though, for reasons we can’t quite figure out, Sledge began trending on Twitter as the year-old BBC News story of his death recirculated.

The likes of Samuel L Jackson and Outnumbered’s Tyger Drew-Honey were among those who believed Sledge had only just died.

Let's not forget Percy Sledge joined Prince yesterday on that inevitable trip Home. When A Man Loves A Woman fueled many a fire! — Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) April 22, 2016

So sad that soul singer Percy Sledge has died aged 74. My favourite song is 'When a man loves a woman'...classic https://t.co/vnYtOzfEPO — Floella Benjamin (@FloellaBenjamin) April 21, 2016

And for anyone who dont know he was an american soul ,R&B singer ✨✌🏼️ #percysledge #Restinpeace — Nαncy~mαy Turnعr♬ (@nancymayturner) April 21, 2016

And now Percy Sledge and gone too RIP #WhenAManLovesAWoman — ElegantAgelessBeauty (@E_A_BEAUTY) April 22, 2016

RIP Prince and RIP Percy Sledge, awful 2016 so far — Charlie Wall (@cwallpaper99) April 22, 2016

Rest in peace great Percy sledge..You were a fucking amazing singer..they say it comes in threes I'm Really starting to hate death.. — uncleRuckus (@RhiiDyer) April 22, 2016

And R.I.P Prince and Mr. Percy Sledge. One of my favourite songs of all time is by Sledge, When A Man Loves A Woman. X — Tyger Drew-Honey (@tyger) April 21, 2016

NO! PERCY SLEDGE HAS DIED, TOO! https://t.co/Lj3OcjVvkb — Les Floyd (@Lesism) April 21, 2016

It went on in that vein for several hours. Thankfully, some people were quick to point out that Sledge has, in fact, been dead for a year.

People tweeting 'Percy Sledge has died today too :( ' and you're thinking 'You liked him that much that you didn't notice he died in 2015' — Renzo Soprano (@Renzo_Soprano) April 21, 2016

Percy Sledge - dying in 2015 is unlucky but doing it again in 2016? That's just reckless! Be more careful! — Honest Headlines (@Joeythistime) April 21, 2016

Percy Sledge has died two years in a row. Fingers crossed that 2017 is a better year for him — JG (@TheInitialsJG) April 21, 2016