Chris Rea, the singer behind the mammoth festive hit Driving House For Christmas, has died. He was 74.
The musician died on Monday following a brief sickness, simply three days earlier than Christmas.
His household confirmed the information in a press release, writing: “It’s with immense disappointment that we announce the loss of life of our beloved Chris.
“He handed away peacefully in hospital earlier at the moment following a brief sickness, surrounded by his household.”
An accompanying submit on his official social media channels added: “Chris’s music has created the soundtrack to many lives, and his legacy will stay on via the songs he leaves behind.”
Rea leaves behind his spouse Joan and the couple’s daughters, Josephine and Julia Christina.
In a touching transfer, Rea shared a social media submit within the hours earlier than his loss of life.
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He posted a photograph of a automotive on a snowy street, alongside a street signal that learn: “Driving dwelling for Christmas with a thousand reminiscences.”
Rea added the caption: “High to toe in tailbacks. If it is a white Christmas, let’s hope the journey is a easy one.”
The English musician had suffered a myriad of well being situations up to now.
He was recognized with pancreatic most cancers and had his pancreas eliminated in 2001, and in 2016 he suffered from a stroke.
Rea was a gifted musician, recording 25 solo albums throughout his profession – two of which topped the UK albums chart.
He offered over 40 million information worldwide.
When he wrote his largest anthem, ‘Driving House for Christmas’, the singer was satirically serving a driving ban.
His spouse needed to decide him up from London to drive him dwelling to Middlesbrough, and it was throughout that point he started writing the tune.
The tune grew to become one of the crucial well-liked Christmas songs of all time after its launch in 1986.
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