Harry Potter fans have flooded social media with tributes to late Dumbledore star Sir Michael Gambon/ A statement issued by his publicist said the Irish actor died peacefully in hospital aged 82.
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Roger Whittaker, one of the UK’s most celebrated folk music singers, has died aged 87. A family statement, reported by German media outlet Bild, confirmed he died on September 13 in a hospital in southern France. Roger was best known for hits including Durham Town, New World In The Morning and a version of Wind Beneath My Wings – and being an expert whistler.
“Roger was an iconic artist, a wonderful husband and father. He touched so many hearts with his music throughout his life and will always live on in our memories,” the family statement said. Born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1936 to English parents, Roger enrolled at university in South Africa after two years of national military service.
He arrived in Britain in 1959 to study zoology, biochemistry and marine biology at the University of Bangor in Wales, with his first major release, Steel Men, entering the British charts as he sat his final degree exams. Previously, he has explained how his professors helped guide him into the industry. He said that the advice from them was: "Have a try in show business, and if you haven't made it in ten years, come back here and teach.
I shall always have a place at the university for you." He did take the chance, and Roger went on to sell close to 50 million records and receive 250 platinum, gold and silver awards during his career, before retiring to France in 2012. Germany afforded the artist particularly high levels of fame and reputation as he could sing and record his songs in German.
Tributes from across the English and German-speaking world were led by comedian and TV presenter Matt Lucas, who tweeted: “The great Roger Whittaker has passed away. I adored Durham Town and The Last Farewell.
Harry Potter fans have flooded social media with tributes to late Dumbledore star Sir Michael Gambon/ A statement issued by his publicist said the Irish actor died peacefully in hospital aged 82.
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) and King George V in Oscar-winning drama The King’s Speech in 2010.A statement issued on behalf of his family said: “We are devastated to announce the loss of Sir Michael Gambon.“Beloved husband and father, Michael died peacefully in hospital with his wife Anne and son Fergus at his bedside, following a bout of pneumonia.”This is a breaking news story. More to follow
Actor Sir Michael Gambon has died peacefully in hospital aged 82, his family said.
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Roger Whittaker has passed away.
Roger Whittaker, the gentle-voiced British easy-listening singer who had an unlikely pop hit in 1975 with the song “The Last Farewell,” died Sept. 13 in Toulouse, France, following a lengthy illness. He was 87.
Bild, confirmed that Whittaker passed on Wednesday, September 13 in a hospital in the south of France.It is with great sadness we share the news of Roger's passing at age 87. His life, artistry and legacy has meant so…Posted by Roger Whittaker on Monday, September 18, 2023“Roger was an iconic artist, a wonderful husband and father.
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