Fans petition God to send David Bowie back

Italians have started a petition demanding that God bring pop legend David Bowie back from the dead.

The petition, started by Andrea Natella on change.org, was started with just a single signature, and now has 3,941 supporters.

The statement on her change.org petition is simple: "Latter to God or whom it may concern. Say NO to David Bowie dead."

People have been tweeting in support of her petition and her “letter to God” is picking up worldwide support.

Ms Natella, whose favourite Bowie song is "Life on Mars", explained that she started the petition for several reasons: "It's a way to think about the way that David Bowie, like other famous people, died like a fictional character.

“I suppose it's also a way we can highlight how ineffective most web petitioning can be!"

David Bowie died on January 11, just two-day after he released his latest album Blackstar on his birthday.

He died at the age of 69 following a battle with cancer. There had been rumours about Bowie's health for years.

His last live performance was at a New York charity concert in 2006.

Bowie's breakthrough came with 1972's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars.

His hits include Let's Dance, Space Oddity, Heroes, Under Pressure, Rebel, Rebel, Life on Mars and Suffragette City.