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Subject: Singer Edwyn Collins 'very ill'
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Singer Edwyn Collins 'very ill'
from bbc.co.uk
Singer Edwyn Collins, known for fronting 1980s band Orange Juice and his
1990s solo success, is seriously ill after a brain haemorrhage.
He was taken ill on Sunday night, his wife Grace wrote on his website.
"He is being well looked after in hospital. When there is more to report,
I'll let you all know," she wrote.
Edinburgh-born Collins, 45, led Orange Juice to a number three UK hit with
Rip It Up in 1983. Solo single A Girl Like You reached number four in 1995.
Global hit
A spokesperson added that doctors were trying to stabilise his condition.
Collins was a leading figure on the alternative Scottish scene in the late
1970s and 1980s, forming his first band, Nu-Sonics, aged 17.
They became Orange Juice, who were independent favourites and briefly broke
into the mainstream with Rip It Up.
He pursued a solo career with mixed results until A Girl Like You, at the
height of Britpop, which was a top 10 hit in seven countries and reached the
top 40 in the US.
In 1999, he created and starred in Channel 4 sitcom West Heath Yard, which
featured cameo performances from Jarvis Cocker, Natalie Imbruglia and Alan
McGee.
He surfaced again as a guest on Rolf Harris' album after being impressed by
the Australian icon's rendition of A Girl Like You.
He had recently turned to producing new bands including Sons and Daughters,
The Cribs and Little Barrie.
A compilation of his early songs, The Glasgow School, is due to be released
in May.
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