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.
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.
