singer

27Aug

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Profiles, Sad But True, United States

Eric Wagner, Singer

The American singer Eric Wagner, who was frontman with the doom metal bands The Skull and Trouble and a guest vocalist on Dave Grohl's Probot side project, has died. He was 62 and had been admitted to hospital in the US last week with Covid-19-related pneumonia. His passing was confirmed by his family and The Skull bandmates on social media. Wagner formed Illinois band Trouble in 1979 and they went on to release the seminal albums Psalm 9 (1984), The Skull (1985) and Trouble (1990). Having left the band in the late 1990s, he rejoined in 2000. Wagner left Trouble again in 2008 and went on to form The Skull. Their most recent album, The Endless Road Turns Dark, was released in 2018. When the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl enlisted some of his favourite singers to perform on his 200...

26Jul

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Bangladesh, Profiles

Fakir Alamgir, Singer

Bangladesh's legendary folk singer Fakir Alamgir has died due to complications from COVID-19. He was 71. According to Dhaka Tribune, the singer breathed his last at the United Hospital on Friday night and was laid to rest with state honours at Khilgaon's Taltola Graveyard. His son Mashuque Alamgir Rajeeb said that Alamgir suffered a cardiac arrest while undergoing treatment at the hospital. The veteran singer tested positive for the coronavirus after suffering from fever and cough for several days. After he complained of breathing issues, Alamgir was admitted to a local hospital. The singer was later shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at United Hospital. Born on February 21, 1950 in Faridpur, Alamgir began his music career in 1966. The singer was a key member of cu...

3Jun

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Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Chris Trousdale, singer & actor

Chris Trousdale ‑ an American singer and actor – passed away on June 2, 2020 due to coronavirus. He was a member of the boyband Dream Street, working with Jesse McCartney, Frankie Galasso, Greg Raposo, and Matt Ballinger. Trousdale began his Broadway career when he was eight years old, touring with the production of Les Misérables, where he starred alongside Ashley Tisdale and after a successful run, moved to New York City at the age of ten, to join the Broadway production of the play with Ricky Martin and Lea Michele of Glee. While in New York, he joined the well known children's group The Broadway Kids (past members include Christy Carlson Romano, Jenna Ushkowitz, and Lacey Chabert) and performed in popular plays such as Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz...

14May

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Mexico, Noteworthy, Profiles

Gustavo Nakatani Ávila, singer

Gustavo Nakatani Ávila ‑ a Mexican singer of Japanese descent whose greatest hits were in the 1970s and 1980s ‑ died in the hospital on May 13, at 16:50. Son of Yoshigei Nakatani, entrepreneur and creator of Japanese-style peanuts in Mexico, and Emma Ávila, and the youngest of 8 siblings, including artist Carlos Nakatani. As a young child, he was given the nickname of "Yoshio" by his father, after not only showing his talent as a singer, but also because of his big heart and passion for life. Soon after, the family started calling Gustavo by the nickname. Yoshio means noble man in Japanese. Yoshio continued helping out in his father's business, at the same time as he was training his voice for singing His great hits are a reflection of his heritage and style, such as the song Samurai....

13May

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Canada, Noteworthy, Profiles

Renée Claude CM, actress & singer

Renée Claude CM ‑ a Canadian actress and singer from Quebec ‑ died on May 12, 2020 due to COVID-19. She was best known as an interpretive singer, particularly of songs by Stéphane Venne, Michel Conte, Georges Brassens and Léo Ferré. She was born Renée Bélanger, in Montreal. She studied piano at the École de musique Vincent-d'Indy, took singing lessons from Alphonse Ledoux, and won a music competition on CKVL radio program Découvertes de Billy Munro in 1955. In 1960 she made her first major television appearance on Clémence DesRochers's Télévision de Radio-Canada variety show Chez Clémence. Around the same era she began performing in Quebec City's boîtes à chanson, specializing in the songs of Ferré, Brassens and Jean-Pierre Ferland. She released her self-titled first album on Distribut...

11May

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Italy, Noteworthy, Profiles

Alberto Carpani, singer

Alberto Carpani an Italian singer, best known for his Italo disco releases in the late 1970's and early 1980's as Albert One, and his Eurodance release "Sing a Song Now Now" in 1999 as A.C. One – passed away on May 11, 2020. The 64-years old singer, who was also a DJ and music producer, had been hospitalized for a few days following a pneumonia. There were unconfirmed reports that his death was caused by Covid-19. Alberto Carpani was known in the 1980s. He released the singles "Yes No Family", "Turbo Diesel", "Heart on Fire", "Lady O", "For Your Love", "Secrets", "Hopes & Dreams", "Everybody", "Visions", and "Loverboy". They were released by ZYX Music and Baby Records (Italy). He was known as A1, Jock Hattle, Albert One, and A.C. One. He was involved in many Italo projects ...

5May

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Macedonia, Noteworthy, Profiles

Dragan Vučić, Composer and singer

Dragan Vučić ‑ a Macedonian composer, singer, philantropist and TV host – was suffering from lung cancer. His condition complicated after he had contracted COVID-19 in April 2020. The 65-year-old died on 4 May 2020 in the infectious clinic in Skopje. His most famous song is "Odlazim (Nikom nije nocas kao meni)", translation: "I'm going away (Nobody feels like me tonight)". Dragan was born in Skopje. Dragan composed numerous pop hits such as Svirete Ja Zajdi Zajdi, Angeli Me Nosat and Kaži Zvezdo. In the 1990s he was the lead singer of the pop-folk band Koda. He composed the song Make My Day, chosen to represent Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. Later in his career he started hosting various tv shows on Kanal 5.

1May

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Mexico, Noteworthy, Profiles

Óscar Chávez, singer

Óscar Chávez a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor died on 30 April 2020 of COVID-19. He was 85. He was the major proponent of the Nueva Trova movement in Mexico in the 1960s and 1970s. Chavez studied theatre at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and went on to produce and act in several plays, movies and telenovelas in Mexico. He achieved international fame through his music. His songs "Por Ti" and "Macondo" are particularly well-known in Latin America. In addition, Chavez recorded many Mexican folk songs. Chavez was noted for his strong commitment to social causes and the left-wing ideas expressed in his lyrics. His discography spanned four decades.

Enrique Castellón Vargas, Flamenco singer, actor and dancer

23Apr

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Noteworthy, Profiles, Spain

Enrique Castellón Vargas, Flamenco singer, actor and dancer

Enrique Castellón Vargas aka El Príncipe Gitano ("The Gypsy Prince") a Spanish flamenco singer, actor and dancer – died on 22 April 2020, due to Covid-19 complications. He was the brother of rumba singer Dolores Vargas "La Terremoto". At the age of 14 he made his debut at the Teatro Calderón in Madrid in the same show as Lola Flores and very soon after he performed his first show, “Pinceladas”, becoming a great figure in Spanish song in the 1950s, despite the fact that his real passion was bullfighting, but he did not have success in that field. His most famous song is "Obí, obá". He also made a peculiar version of the Elvis Presley song "In the Ghetto".

13Apr

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France, Noteworthy, Profiles

Maurice Barrier, actor & singer

Maurice Barrier– was a French actor and singer – died on 12 April 2020 after suffering from Covid-19. He was 87. Barrier was the son of a cabinetmaker, and had his first job working in his father's workshop. While in Rennes at age 28, he met several resident actors at the Théâtre National de Bretagne and made his stage debut in Caligula, written by Albert Camus. His first major role on television was in the film The Taking of Power by Louis XIV. His other major films included The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, Two Men in Town, Black and White in Color, Coup de tête, and Flic Story. He played alongside several actors, such as Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Pierre Richard, Gérard Depardieu, and G&eac...