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02 Oct 14
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2nd in Eurovision in 1977
She was the last 'established artist' UK sent to Eurovision. A run of not being out of the Top 4 in 10 years. The BBC followed a policy of unknowns for virtually a couple of decades, with poor results Bucks Fizz one of the only exceptions |
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good grief, sad news. Talented lady. RIP
Singer and songwriter Lynsey De Paul has died at the age of 64, following a suspected brain haemorrhage. De Paul, who represented the UK in the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Rock Bottom, had five top 20 UK chart hits, including 1972's Sugar Me. She became the first woman to win an Ivor Novello award for songwriting. "Although she was small in stature, she was very big in positive personality," said her agent Michael Joyce. "She was always so positive about everything." De Paul, who broke into the music scene in 1971, followed up her Sugar Me hit with Getting a Drag, reaching number 18 in the charts. Lynsey De Paul De Paul had a long relationship with actor James Coburn Her 1973 hit Won't Somebody Dance With Me won her her first Ivor Novello award. A second Ivor Novello Award followed a year later for No Honestly, which was also the theme tune to the ITV comedy of the same name starring Pauline Collins and John Alderton. She also wrote the theme to Esther Rantzen's BBC One series Hearts Of Gold. Paying tribute, Rantzen, who also fronted the show, called her "a renaissance woman". "She could do everything - she could sing, she could compose, she was an immensely talented artist," she said. "She became a huge star but she was also a loyal and generous friend. It's an absolutely tragic loss." De Paul never married but was romantically linked to a string of well-known men including Sean Connery, Dudley Moore and Ringo Starr. An interview with the Mail in 2007 revealed she had five offers of marriage, including one from James Coburn and another from Chas Chandler, bassist with The Animals. |
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De Paul, who represented the UK in the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Rock Bottom
Ahead of her time |
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Gosh, that's a shock....RIP beautiful..... xxx
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Best known for that charming little ditty " Vote Tory,Tory,Tory for election glory ".
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Just watched Sugar Me on YouTube. Something very endearing and natural about her performance.
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i would just like to put so sadxx
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Crisp77 02 Oct 14 10:30
De Paul, who represented the UK in the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Rock Bottom Ahead of her time  |
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That is sad news.
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She was only tiny but not to be messed with. P
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She was only tiny but not to be messed with. Black belt in Ju - Jitsu.
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Sad news indeed
 RIP |
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no age at all,fragile as sting once said about us all
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Linked with Prince Charles, I seem to remember.
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I only remember her for appearing on Blankety Blank.
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Sad news
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I thought the clinker on her face was quite attractive. They used to stick them on their pússes a while back. Male and female.
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