Fountains of Wayne singer Adam Schlesinger hospitalized in critical condition after contracting coronavirus
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Fountains of Wayne co-frontman Adam Schlesinger has been hospitalized and is in critical condition after contracting the coronavirus, his girlfriend told Fox News.
"Adam has been hospitalized with COVID-19," Schlesinger's girlfriend, who wishes to remain anonymous, she said in a statement sent via his agent early Tuesday.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"He is in critical condition but his condition is improving slightly and we are cautiously optimistic," the statement continued.
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Musician/composer, Adam Schlesinger visits SiriusXM Studios on April 19, 2018 in New York City. (Mireya Acierto/Getty Images)
Concerns for Schlesinger's health circulated the Internet early Tuesday after a fan account for a band he co-founded named Ivy claimed the musician had been placed in a medically induced coma as a result of the virus.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Schlesinger's attorney, Josh Grier, told Variety the artist is not in a coma but confirmed he is being treated at an upstate New York hospital.
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"He's very sick and is heavily sedated, as are all people on ventilators," Grier told the outlet.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fountains of Wayne is known for its former smash hit "Stacy's Mom," which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Vocal Pop Performance in the early 2000s. In addition to Ivy, the musician co-founded the band Tinted Windows.
Schlesinger has been nominated for a number of awards, including Oscars, Tonys, Grammys and a total of 10 Emmy nominations.
In 2010, he took home a Grammy for best comedy album for his "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All." He also scored a primetime Emmy for outstanding original music and lyrics of the song "If I had the Time" in 2013, according to his IMDB page.
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Additionally, his work on "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" landed him, Rachel Bloom and Jack Dolgen an Emmy award in 2019 for the song "Anti-Depressants Are So Not a Big Deal."