British musician Wayne Fontana is dead. He was the singer in the band Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders. Her top hit: "The Game of Love".
Pop singer Wayne Fontana (1945-2020) died Thursday at the age of 74 at Stockport Hospital, Manchester. The "Guardian" reports this with reference to a press representative. The cause of death was not disclosed, but that his "long-term partner at his side" is said to have been.
Wayne Fontana, who was born in Manchester as Glyn Geoffrey Ellis, became internationally known in 1965 with his band Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders and the hit "The Game of Love". The song was covered by the Beach Boys and sampled by Eminem and De La Soul.
His musician colleagues say goodbye
Some musician colleagues already paid him tribute. British DJ Tony Blackburn (77) said: "He was a nice guy and gave us some great songs." The British singer, actor and presenter Peter Noone (72) is quoted with these words: "After 59 years of friendship, laughter, tears, prison cells and lost brain cells, we have our lovable lead singer Wayne Fontana to the big band in rock'n'roll- Passed heaven. "