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Singer Pete Burns has died at the age of 57

Published 18:58 24 Oct 2016 BST

Conor Heneghan
Singer Pete Burns has died at the age of 57

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Very sad news.

Pete Burns, the founding member of the band Dead or Alive, has died at the age of 57. A statement on behalf of the band was released on Burns’ official Twitter account on Monday evening confirming that the singer had died of “a massive cardiac arrest” on Sunday. https://twitter.com/PeteBurnsICON/status/790602340751540224 The band are best known for the song ‘You Spin Me Round,’ which was a number one hit and achieved huge success worldwide in 1985. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGNiXGX2nLU Clip via DeadOrAliveVEVO Burns subsequently had a solo career and appeared on a series of TV programmes, including Celebrity Big Brother, Celebrity Wife Swap and Come Dine with Me. May he rest in peace.

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Singer Pete Burns has died at the age of 57