( CNN ) -- Jimi Jamison , who belted out the hits `` The Search is Over '' and `` Burning Heart '' for 1980s rock band Survivor , has died . He was 63 . `` The entire Survivor family is very shocked and saddened by the passing of our brother Jimi Jamison , '' the band 's official Facebook page said . `` Our thoughts , love and prayers go out to his family and friends . '' Jamison joined the band in 1984 after Survivor scored the No . 1 hit `` Eye of the Tiger , '' from the `` Rocky III '' soundtrack . Original lead singer Dave Bickler left the band for medical reasons . Jamison sang on five Top 20 singles . In addition to `` The Search is Over , '' which peaked at No . 4 , and `` Burning Heart , '' which made it to No . 2 on the charts and was on the `` Rocky IV '' soundtrack , Jamison provided vocals for `` I Ca n't Hold Back , '' `` High on You , '' and `` Is This Love . '' Survivor disbanded in 1989 , according to the band 's biography on AllMusic.com . Survivor returned to the studio in 1993 with Bickler back on lead vocals to record a couple of new songs for a greatest hits package . Jamison later rejoined the lineup in 2000 . Fans of TV 's `` Baywatch '' might also recognize his voice . He sang and helped pen the show 's theme song , `` I 'm Always Here . '' `` I 'm Always Here '' by Jimi Jamison . People we lost in 2014 .
Jimi Jamison sang on five Top 20 singles . He joined Survivor after the No . 1 hit `` Eye of the Tiger '' Original lead singer Dave Bickler left the band for medical reasons . He was 63 .