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Pop singer Dave Dee dies aged 65 Pop singer Dave Dee dies aged 65
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British pop star Dave Dee has died at the age of 65, following a three-year battle with cancer.British pop star Dave Dee has died at the age of 65, following a three-year battle with cancer.
The singer continued playing gigs with his band - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich - until near to the end of his life, record plugger Sean Cooney said. The singer continued playing gigs with band members Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich until close to the end of his life, record plugger Sean Cooney said.
"He didn't let it get him down. He was defying it," Mr Cooney added."He didn't let it get him down. He was defying it," Mr Cooney added.
The group had eight top 10 hits, including a UK number one single in 1968 with The Legend of Xanadu, in which Dee famously cracked a whip.The group had eight top 10 hits, including a UK number one single in 1968 with The Legend of Xanadu, in which Dee famously cracked a whip.
They first entered the UK chart in December 1965 with You Make it Move, which peaked at number 26. A spokeswoman for the family said that Dee died in Kingston Hospital in Surrey on Friday morning following "a long and courageous battle" with cancer.
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich - named after the five friends' nicknames - first entered the UK chart in December 1965 with You Make it Move, which peaked at number 26.
Subsequent singles included Hold Tight!, Bend It! and Save Me.Subsequent singles included Hold Tight!, Bend It! and Save Me.
Two of their albums charted - their eponymous debut, in 1966, followed a year later by If Music Be the Food of Love... Prepare for Indigestion. Between 1965 and 1969 they spent more weeks in the UK singles charts than any other band.
The group had been performing dates in the UK and Germany and were due to play another eight concerts before the end of April. The Legend of Xanadu helped the group to find success in the USTwo of their albums charted - their eponymous debut, in 1966, followed a year later by If Music Be the Food of Love... Prepare for Indigestion.
Dee, whose real name was David Harman, came from Wiltshire and was originally a police officer. In 1969 Dee left the group for a short-lived solo career, but they reformed in the 1990s with Dee as lead vocalist once again.
They had recently been performing dates in the UK and Germany and were due to play another eight concerts before the end of April.
Dee performed his last gig in Eisenburg, Germany on 20 September last year.
He is survived by his wife Joanne, daughter Olivia, twin sons Ashley and Elliot, and by Lesley, his partner during his final two years.