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British Specials singer Terry Hall dies at 63

The singer of the British group The Specials, a ska group founded in the late 1970s, has died at the age of 63 after a brief illness.

Terry Hall, lead singer of British band The Specials, has died at the age of 63, the ska band, founded in the late 1970s and released a cover album last year, announced Monday.

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing, after a brief illness, of Terry, our wonderful friend, brother, and one of the greatest singer, songwriters, and lyricists this country has ever produced,” the group said on various social media. including Twitter and Facebook.

“Their music and performances embodied the very essence of life… joy, pain, humor, the fight for justice, but most of all love,” the band wrote, praising their “remarkable music and deep humanity.”

Collaborations with Gorillaz or Lily Allen

Born in 1959 and hailing from Coventry, Warwickshire (western England), Terry Hall rose to fame with the Specials in the late 1970s. In 1981, their title song dead city it ranks first in sales in the UK for several weeks.

Depressed, Hall had revealed in a song that he had been a victim of pedophilia during a school trip to France.

He had had other musical experiences outside of the Specials, before the group late reformed and performed on stage in various formats. Last year, these veterans of the British scene released an album of covers of their protest songs.

During his career, Terry Hall has also collaborated with other artists such as rapper Tricky, Gorillaz and Lily Allen.

Author: JL with AFP
Source: BFM TV

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