Singer Wayne Fontana has died at the age of 74.
The 60s music icon was most well-known for his tune Game of Love with group The Mindbenders.
He passed away at Stepping Hill hospital in Stockport.
Wayne’s long-term partner was by his side at the time of his death.
A representative for his family confirmed the news of his passing on Thursday, August 6.
“On behalf of the family of Wayne Fontana regret to announce he passed away this afternoon at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport,” Diane Hinds of the entertainment agency Chimes Int’l wrote on social media.
Wayne was part of the band The Mindbenders (Image: Mirrorpix via Getty Images)
She continued: “His long-term partner was by his side. Known for his 1965 hit Game of Love. Family asks for privacy at this time.”
Wayne was born in Levenshulme, Manchester, by the real name of Glyn Geoffrey Ellis.
He shot to fame in the 1960s with the band The Mindbenders.
The group, founded in 1963, consisted of Wayne and band mates Bob Lang, Ric Rothwell, and Eric Stewart.
The musician has died aged 74 (Image: Getty Images)
Fontana remained under contract to the label after parting way with The Mindbenders and went solo.
Instead, he used musicians working under the name of the Opposition, notably Frank Renshaw (lead guitar) (born 22 June 1943, Wythenshawe, Manchester), Bernie Burns (drums), Stuart Sirret (bass), and Phil Keen (drums), among others.
Sometimes the band was billed as The Mindbenders, sometimes just as the Wayne Fontana Band.
In 1973, while trying to re-launch his career, Wayne recorded yet another Gouldman song, Together.
It was backed with an original song, One-Man Woman, that was co-produced with Eric Stewart, an ex-bandmate from The Mindbenders, however the single failed to chart.
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