US EditionDriving Home For Christmas singer Chris Rea dies aged 74
Chris Rea, known for 25 albums and the enduring hit Driving Home For Christmas, died peacefully after a short illness, leaving a lasting legacy in UK music.
- On Monday, Chris Rea, singer/songwriter and guitarist, died aged 74 in hospital after a short illness, his wife and two children said.
- Known for late Seventies and Eighties hits, Chris Rea found fame with Fool and his number-one albums The Road To Hell and Auberge .
- The Middlesbrough-born musician Chris Rea was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had his pancreas removed in 2001, then suffered a stroke in 2016.
- Media outlets are publishing tributes as 'Driving Home For Christmas' features in this year's M&S Food advert, following Rea's death, family said he 'passed away peacefully.'
- Early in his career, the 1978 debut album Whatever Happened To Benny Santini? referenced a record label dispute, while Fool earned a Grammy nomination.
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Chris Rea, the rock singer who was best known for hits including “Driving Home For Christmas” and “Fool (If You Think It’s Over)”, has died peacefully following a short illness. He was 74. “It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Chris,” a spokesperson for Rea’s wife and children told BBC News. “He passed away peacefully in hospital earlier today following a short illness, surrounded by his family.” Over a 50-yea…
British singer Chris Rea died at the age of 74 after a short illness in a clinic. His best-known work is the Christmas hit "Driving Home for Christmas". The family announced the death of the musician.
British musician Chris Rea has died, his family announced today, according to the British BBC. He died in hospital after a short illness, aged 74. He was a successful singer and guitarist, known, among other things, for the Christmas hit Driving Home for Christmas.
His hit "Driving Home for Christmas" made him world famous, but Chris Rea has been fighting life-threatening diseases for years. Now the British singer is dead.
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