obituary
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Johnny Halliday – the French ‘Elvis’ dies aged 74
The handsome heartthrob singer Johnny Hallyday, often referred to as the French Elvis because he was the first one who sang rock’n’roll in French, has died at the age of 74. Hallyday had 18 platinum albums, and sold more than 110 million records worldwide, making him one of the world’s best-selling artists of all time. He…
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Christine Keeler : ‘Nothing Has Been Proved’
Christine Keeler the ‘model’ who single-handedly almost brought down the British Government in 1963 when she was dating the married Secretary of State for War John Profumo at the same time she was stepping out with a ‘Cultural Attache’ cum spy at the Russian Embassy , has died aged 75. Just a teenager at the…
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R.I.P. David Cassidy …… and thank you
The actor, singer and 1970’s teen pop idol David Cassidy died today in Fort Lauderdale aged 67. His breakthrough came with his role in The Partridge Family where he played alongside his step mother Shirley Jones, and his solo singing career that followed made him one of the most successful stars of that decade.…
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Legendary UK entertainer Sir Bruce Forsyth dies.
The legendary British entertainer Bruce Forsyth who died today aged 89 may not have much name recognition in the rest of the world, but in the UK where his career lasted a staggering 75 years, he was regarded as a national treasure. Forsyth’s stage act had him playing the Variety Theaters for years until…
