Pop legend dies just days after retiring
One of the founding members of British pop band Black Lace has passed away at the age of 70, just days after announcing his retirement.
Colin Gibb was best known as the longest-standing member of the band, famed for their tunes such as the Aussie hit Agadoo and Do the Conga.
Black Lace became a household name after finishing seventh for the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979 with their song, Mary Ann.
On Sunday, Gibb's wife Sue Kelly told fans her “dearest husband” had died in the afternoon, sharing the news on Facebook.
Alongside a photo of the couple, she wrote, “I love you Colin, spent 22 years living your Agadoo dream, we were due to retire to Spain on Thursday, you were so happy, so looking forward to our new life, now you’re gone."
“As we used to say, always love you forever.”
Just days before his passing, Gibb took to his social media page to tell fans he would be playing one final show that week as he thanked them for their support over the years.
He wrote, “Well all good things must come to an end. I have decided to retire."
Despite numerous line-up changes over the years, Gibb – born Colin Routh – stuck with Black Lace for decades, seeing them through the height of their success in the 1980s.
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