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World Celebration frontman and former The Waterboys member Karl Wallinger has died feeble 66.
The Welsh-born musician fashioned World Celebration in 1986 and wrote the song She’s The One which featured on the band’s 1997 album Egyptology.
She’s The One became as soon as lined by Robbie Williams in 1999 and reached amount 1 on the UK singles chart.
A assertion from Wallinger’s publicist says he died on Sunday 10 March but no cause of death is given.
The multi-instrumentalist recorded five albums with World Celebration between 1987 and 2000 – with debut picture Interior most Revolution in conjunction with the minor hit Ship Of Fools.
Wallinger became as soon as the totally fixed member of World Celebration and is supposed to like recorded vital of the act’s field topic as a one-man band.
He began his music profession as a keyboard player in a vary of bands sooner than becoming a member of British-Irish folks rock team The Waterboys in 1983.
He stayed with the band except 1985 and wrote the distinctive music for the band’s hit Don’t Bang The Drum.
Wallinger additionally contributed to slack Irish vital particular person Sinead O’Connor’s debut album The Lion And The Cobra which became as soon as launched in 1987.
He persisted to work with O’Connor for several years afterwards.
The Waterboys founder Mike Scott is among those like paid tribute to Wallinger, writing on X: “Commute on properly my ancient buddy. You are one amongst potentially the most attention-grabbing musicians I’ve ever acknowledged.”
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Curt Smith from pop band Tears For Fears said on X: “Very unhappy news, I became as soon as a astronomical fan of Karl’s.”
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Wallinger served as the musical director for the 1994 Ben Stiller-directed film Actuality Bites, starring Ethan Hawke and Winona Ryder, besides contributing to the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless with a version of David Bowie’s All The Young Dudes.
Wallinger became as soon as diagnosed with a mind aneurysm in 2001 and spent five years away from the highlight following surgical plot.
He is survived by his wife, sculptor Suzie Zamit, two children and two grandchildren.
