The music world is in mourning as news has emerged that Australian DJ and writer Ian Bell has tragically passed away while en route to the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool.
The beloved DJ, who was just 60 years old, suffered a heart attack on 2 May in the French capital of Paris during a vacation with his family ahead of the contest this coming weekend.
The DJ, who was also a music writer, photographer, and record store owner, is survived by his wife Jordan, their daughter Ruby, and his sisters Susan and Janet, as reported by the Daily Mail Australia.
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Ian began his music career back in the 1980s, regularly DJing at clubs including Limbo in the Adelaide West End.
He also played at Heaven and his own Pop! night on Gouger St in the 1990s, going on to become a pop culture expert.
Ian’s writing, interviews, and photographs were featured in several publications and websites over the years, and he was a regular performer at Big Day Out festival.
The late DJ is remembered as a “lovely and kind” man, who was often snapped alongside famous faces including Rita Ora and Spice Girls star Mel C.
Fellow writer Andrew P Street described Ian as one of the “loveliest” and “most endlessly enthusiastic” people he’d ever known.
In a tribute to the late DJ, Andrew penned: “So many friendships, so many relationships, began on the sticky floors of Bang! and Pop! and Ian’s many other club nights.”
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Meanwhile, nightclub owner Driller Jet Armstrong branded Ian a “true pioneer” in a touching Facebook tribute.
He also said: “Tried and trusted, from the Toucan club to Sugar and everything in between.” Former EMI and Sony records worker Deb Edwards said she was “blessed” to have worked with Ian and also wrote that there would “only ever be one Ian Bell”.
Fans and friends of the late DJ have flooded social media with tributes to the “true legend” of the Australian music scene.
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