Eurovision prima and Black Lace vocalist Colin Gibb has died aged 70 conscionable days aft helium announced his status to fans.
His heartbroken woman Sue Kelly paid a heartfelt tribute to her beloved hubby arsenic she shared the quality with followers.
She said Colin was 'so blessed and looking guardant to his caller life', arsenic they were owed to alert to Spain connected Thursday and commencement his status unneurotic aft 1 past show at Villa Adeje Beach Hotel, successful San Eugeneo.
She wrote connected Facebook: 'I emotion you Colin, spent 22 years surviving your Agadoo dream, we were owed to discontinue to Spain connected Thursday, you were truthful happy, truthful looking guardant to our caller life, present you're gone. As we utilized to say, ever emotion you forever.'
Sue besides shared Colin wanted his fans and friends to deterioration 's*** shirts' oregon the iconic floral pineapple T-shirts from Black Lace's deed opus Agadoo to his ceremonial - which is yet to person a day announced.
Colin seemingly besides wanted radical to donate to a feline foundation alternatively than buying flowers.
While the erstwhile guitarist and pb vocalist stuck with the set for galore decades - from 1976 to 2024 - the novelty popular set had a fig of changes to their radical implicit the years and plentifulness of varying fortunes successful the decades since illustration success.
Here, MailOnline looks astatine however bandmates person fared since Black Lace recovered fame.
Black Lace vocalist Colin Gibb tragically died aged 70 connected June 2, conscionable days aft helium announced his status with fans
Pictured: Colin Gibb with Alan Barton (left), who fronted the set unneurotic arsenic a duo done its astir palmy years
Alan Barton
Though Gibb was a founding subordinate of Black Lace successful their nonrecreational form, a fewer set members predated him.
Alan Barton was among the earliest members of a radical who went by The Impact, Penny Arcade and Love oregon Confiusion from 1969.
After they adopted their last sanction successful 1975, it took until 1979 for them to merchandise their archetypal single, Mary Ann, for which Barton took connected the relation of pb vocalist due to the fact that of his 'throatier' vocals.
Mary Ann won the close to correspond the UK astatine that year's Eurovision Song Contest - wherever it finished seventh. It reached fig 42 successful the UK singles chart.
In 1981, Black Lace divided with Barton and Gibb yet retaining the Black Lace sanction aft a quality and taking the set to its biggest illustration successes - but lone aft years utilizing alternate titles specified arsenic Lace and Buzby.
Three years aft becoming a two-piece, Black Lace had their astir fashionable deed with Agadoo, which reached fig 2 successful the UK charts and besides had occurrence crossed the globe.
However, Barton near the set successful 1986 to articulation stone outfit Smokie, with whom helium recorded six albums arsenic pb vocalist and bushed guitarist.
With Smokie, and comedian Roy Chubby Brown, Barton deed fig 3 with Living Next Door To Alice (Who The F*** Is Alice) successful 1994.
Tragically, the group's circuit autobus crashed successful Cologne the pursuing twelvemonth and Barton died of the injuries helium sustained, aged conscionable 41.
Ian Howarth
Pictured: Gibb's predecessor Ian Howarth, who had started the radical with a schoolhouse friend
Gibb's predecessor successful Black Lace was Ian Howarth, who started the archetypal five-piece with his schoolhouse person Terry Dobson. They were joined by Barton, Steve Scholey and Nigel Scott.
The Wakefield autochthonal had a little spell retired the set earlier leaving for bully successful 1976.
He did, however, signifier portion of the 'reunion' set successful June 2020 for the 25th day of Barton's death. With Dobson, Gibb, and Dean Barton, Howarth mixed a remake of the band's Eurovision 1979 hit.
Despite the strict lockdown rules of the time, the 4 members recorded their sections individually earlier Howarth pulled things unneurotic - making their contributions from homes successful the UK, Gozo and Tenerife.
In his years distant from Black Lace, Howarth has built up 'many years of acquisition connected the pub and nine circuit' arsenic a solo performer - according to his agency.
The radical is famed for their show of Mary Ann astatine Eurovision successful 1979 (pictured)
Terry Dobson
Despite being different founding member, Dobson near Black Lace successful 1981 to articulation Stormer - a stone set who had a declaration with Beatles icon Ringo Starr.
Even with that backing, the set lone lasted 3 years from Dobson joining arsenic drummer.
His philharmonic vocation was successful specified a fallow play that Dobson got a occupation astatine Wakefield Metropolitan District Council arsenic a attraction joiner.
He became the drummer for semi-professional set Aircrew until 1993, since erstwhile helium has go the drummer for Wakefield set Mister Twister.
In 1999, Dobson organised a reunion for the set to observe 20 years since the band's Eurovision performance. Barton's son, Dean, took the spot of his begetter who had since died.
Now property 72, Dobson inactive plays for Mister Twister to this day.
Terry Dobson is pictured connected the close here, alongside (left to right) Colin Routh, Alan Barton and Steven Scholey astatine the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest wherever they finished seventh
Steve Scholey
Steve Scholey joined Black Lace arsenic a vocalist astatine its inception, but was different who near the radical successful 1981.
He near the remaining members - Gibb and Barton - to settee immense debts incurred by the set erstwhile they were connected tour.
Eighteen years later, helium declined to articulation his erstwhile bandmates for a Eurovision day reunion.
It appears that Scholey made nary attempts to revive his philharmonic vocation successful the years since leaving the band.
Dene Michael
Dene Michael was jailed for payment fraud successful 2016. He had claimed helium was severely disabled to the payment of £24,000, each the portion inactive performing his Black Lace classics
Dene Michael lone joined Black Lace successful 1986 - arsenic Gibb and Barton took steps backmost from the band. However, helium near again successful 1991 amid 'personal and nonrecreational issues'.
After agreeing not to usage the sanction Black Lace, Michael formed a caller set called Barracuda who disbanded soon aft their formation.
Michael reneged connected his statement with his erstwhile colleagues successful 2007 by performing nether the Black Lace name.
He besides spent clip performing nether the sanction 'Mr Agadoo' - antecedently utilized to notation to Gibb - adjacent though helium had thing to bash with the celebrated track.
By 2012, Michael had started releasing solo music, earlier 3 years aboriginal helium starred alongside Gary Lineker singing on to 'Agadoo' successful a Walker's Crisps advert.
His solo vocation landed him successful blistery h2o successful 2016, erstwhile he was jailed for payment fraud. He had claimed helium was severely disabled to the payment of £24,000, each the portion inactive performing his Black Lace classics.
Michael reportedly performed Agadoo down bars for different inmates.
After being released, helium teamed up with Britain's Got Talent contestant to signifier an alternate Black Lace called Black Lace's Conga Party.
He did find occurrence again arsenic a solo creator successful 2022 with his people album It's All Been Done Before. However, the pursuing twelvemonth helium was fired by his absorption institution over professional differences.
Dene Michael (middle) is seen appearing alongside erstwhile England shot skipper Gary Lineker successful a Walker's Crisps advert successful 2015 which featured the Black Lace opus 'Agadoo'
Rob Hopcraft
Rob Hopcraft replaced Michael successful Black Lace successful 1991 but near soon aft Black Lace became the archetypal set to play the Millennium Dome astatine the crook of the century
Rob Hopcraft replaced Michael successful Black Lace successful 1991 arsenic different vocalist.
This caused hostility the pursuing twelvemonth erstwhile Hopcraft was unhappy that a hits medium was released successful Australia with Michael's look connected the beforehand alternatively than his own.
Shortly aft Black Lace became the archetypal set to play the Millennium Dome astatine the crook of the century, Hopcraft near the band.
He died successful 2020 - thought to beryllium the effect of a fall.
Phil Temple and Craig Harper
Phil Temple and Craig Harper joined Michael successful Black Lace Conga Party successful 2023, but ne'er played with Gibb.
Craig antecedently appeared arsenic a contestant connected Britain's Got Talent successful 2008.
He told followers connected his Facebook leafage past November however the set would spell connected contempt Dene Michael's determination to measurement back.
He wrote: 'Dene Michael has retired from Black Lace owed to slowing down astatine the ripe aged property of 67. The travelling and sheer measurement of precocious vigor gigs we bash has yet taken its toll connected maine pal.
This is by acold not the extremity of Black Lace. Rest assured we volition beryllium appearing astatine festivals and different gigs adjacent you successful 2024. The amusement indispensable spell connected and we are acceptable to propulsion them pineapples.'
Phil Temple and Craig Harper (pictured) joined Michael successful Black Lace Conga Party successful 2023, but ne'er played with Gibb
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