Thursday, February 12, 2015

Visage Lead Singer Steve Strange Dies, Aged 55

Steve Strange, the renowned Blitz Kid and Welsh pop singer who fronted '80s new wave group Visage, has died, his record label says.

Strange's death has been confirmed by the Visage Facebook page revealing that he had died in Egypt. The statement reads:

We are extremely saddened to announce that Steve Strange died at 11.15 local time on Thursday 12th February, in Sharm El Sheik International Hospital, Egypt. Steve died in his sleep, of Heart Failure. Steve’s family, band members and friends are all distraught at this sudden news of his untimely death. Steve’s family request privacy at this extremely difficult time.

The Welsh pop singer found fame in the 1980s as frontman for Visage whose best known hit was "Fade To Grey" and released Visage's fourth studio album (and their first is 29 years) 'Hearts And Knives' in 2013.

R.I.P. Steve Strange, you will be missed.