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Singer Lynsey de Paul dies at 64         

 
Lynsey de Paul's biggest hit Sugar Me got to number five in the singles chart in 1972
Lynsey de Paul's biggest hit Sugar Me got to number five in the singles chart in 1972             

Singer-songwriter Lynsey de Paul, who scored top 10 hits, wrote TV themes and represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest, has died at the age of 64.

The star, whose biggest hit Sugar Me got to number five in the singles chart in 1972 just a year after she had launched her music career, died in hospital yesterday, her agent confirmed.

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She had complained of severe headaches and it is understood she might have suffered a brain haemorrhage.

De Paul teamed up with Mike Moran as the UK entry for Eurovision in 1977, staged at Wembley Conference Centre, and finished in second place with Rock Bottom.

Her five top 20 hits also included the theme tune she composed for ITV sitcom No Honestly, which starred Pauline Collins and John Alderton.

Vegetarian de Paul had been seen in recent years in celebrity editions of TV shows such as Come Dine With Me and Cash In The Attic, and she also acted in the Stephen Fry drama Kingdom.

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