Errol brown beverage, beverage lead singer Errol Brown has died aged seventy one, his manager has same.
Brown had carcinoma and died at his aim the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, same Phil vale.
Hot Chocolate had hits in additional than fifty countries worldwide, as well as You horny factor - that Brown co-wrote - It Started with a Kiss and each 1's a Winner.
Brown was created associate MBE by the Queen in 2003 associated received an Ivor Novello award for his outstanding contribution to British music in 2004.
You horny factor, Hot Chocolate's known hit and a high ten single within the Nineteen Seventies and '80s, charted once more within the United Kingdom once it absolutely was featured within the Full Monty in 1997.A statement from Brown's manager on Wed confirmed the singer's death.
"Errol Brown MBE gave up the ghost within the Commonwealth of the Bahamas this morning together with his adult female Ginette and daughters Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette and Leonie by his facet of carcinoma," he said.
"Errol was a friend of life and clearly 'music!' I ne'er went into his home, automotive or a chamber while not music enjoying.
"Errol was a 'Gentle Man' and was a private friend of mine WHO are sadly incomprehensible by everybody WHO knew him," Phil vale continuing.
"His greatest inheritance is that his music can live on!"
Fellow artists as well as Chic's Nile Rodgers have paid tribute on Twitter.
Rodgers wrote: "We had some smart times back within the day. #ErrolBrown RIP".
Singer Beverley Knight tweeted: "I am therefore gutted. Errol Brown was such a attractive entertainer."
Brown was born in Jamaica however affected to the united kingdom together with his mother once he was twelve.
His musical career began in 1969 once he and a few friends sent their own popular music genre version of offer Peace an opportunity to its author rock star.
"We all laughed concerning it," Brown told BBC Breakfast in 2009.
"Amazingly, we have a tendency toek|every week|per week} later I got a decision to mention rock star approved it and wished to sign the band to the Apple record label - and that is however we began."
Brown same they were originally named by a lady engaging at the company because the beverage Band, that was later shortened.
Late record producer and hitmaker Mickie Most signed up Brown and his friend Tony Wilson as songwriters towards the tip of 1969, championing Brown's writing and singing.
He recorded their songs with Madonna Hopkins, Julie Felix and Herman's Hermits.
Hot Chocolate free their initial single Love is Life in 1970 and also the song visited variety six within the charts.
The cluster had a minimum of one hit per annum between 1970 and 1984, creating beverage the sole cluster within the United Kingdom to possess successful for fifteen consecutive years.
In 1985, Brown left the band to pay longer together with his family. however he created a comeback within the Nineties with 2 solo United Kingdom tours.
Farewell tour
Brown began a farewell tour in 2009, telling BBC Breakfast he had "done all [he] wished to do".
"I'm obtaining somewhat older currently, you know," he went on. "It's laborious to pack the baggage and obtain back on the road once more.
"But the music are there, in order that will not escape."
In a message on his web site once the tour, he thanked fans for commencing in giant numbers to indicate their love and support.
"The atmosphere at the concerts were the most effective ever," he wrote, "and you vie your half in creating Maine realise simply however wrong it'd are to possess simply drifted away and not say bye-bye.
Brown had carcinoma and died at his aim the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, same Phil vale.
Hot Chocolate had hits in additional than fifty countries worldwide, as well as You horny factor - that Brown co-wrote - It Started with a Kiss and each 1's a Winner.
Brown was created associate MBE by the Queen in 2003 associated received an Ivor Novello award for his outstanding contribution to British music in 2004.
You horny factor, Hot Chocolate's known hit and a high ten single within the Nineteen Seventies and '80s, charted once more within the United Kingdom once it absolutely was featured within the Full Monty in 1997.A statement from Brown's manager on Wed confirmed the singer's death.
"Errol Brown MBE gave up the ghost within the Commonwealth of the Bahamas this morning together with his adult female Ginette and daughters Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette and Leonie by his facet of carcinoma," he said.
"Errol was a friend of life and clearly 'music!' I ne'er went into his home, automotive or a chamber while not music enjoying.
"Errol was a 'Gentle Man' and was a private friend of mine WHO are sadly incomprehensible by everybody WHO knew him," Phil vale continuing.
"His greatest inheritance is that his music can live on!"
Fellow artists as well as Chic's Nile Rodgers have paid tribute on Twitter.
Rodgers wrote: "We had some smart times back within the day. #ErrolBrown RIP".
Singer Beverley Knight tweeted: "I am therefore gutted. Errol Brown was such a attractive entertainer."
Brown was born in Jamaica however affected to the united kingdom together with his mother once he was twelve.
His musical career began in 1969 once he and a few friends sent their own popular music genre version of offer Peace an opportunity to its author rock star.
"We all laughed concerning it," Brown told BBC Breakfast in 2009.
"Amazingly, we have a tendency toek|every week|per week} later I got a decision to mention rock star approved it and wished to sign the band to the Apple record label - and that is however we began."
Brown same they were originally named by a lady engaging at the company because the beverage Band, that was later shortened.
Late record producer and hitmaker Mickie Most signed up Brown and his friend Tony Wilson as songwriters towards the tip of 1969, championing Brown's writing and singing.
He recorded their songs with Madonna Hopkins, Julie Felix and Herman's Hermits.
Hot Chocolate free their initial single Love is Life in 1970 and also the song visited variety six within the charts.
The cluster had a minimum of one hit per annum between 1970 and 1984, creating beverage the sole cluster within the United Kingdom to possess successful for fifteen consecutive years.
In 1985, Brown left the band to pay longer together with his family. however he created a comeback within the Nineties with 2 solo United Kingdom tours.
Farewell tour
Brown began a farewell tour in 2009, telling BBC Breakfast he had "done all [he] wished to do".
"I'm obtaining somewhat older currently, you know," he went on. "It's laborious to pack the baggage and obtain back on the road once more.
"But the music are there, in order that will not escape."
In a message on his web site once the tour, he thanked fans for commencing in giant numbers to indicate their love and support.
"The atmosphere at the concerts were the most effective ever," he wrote, "and you vie your half in creating Maine realise simply however wrong it'd are to possess simply drifted away and not say bye-bye.
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