X-Ray Spex singer Poly Styrene dead at 53
26 April 2011, 10:05
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Poly Styrene, singer with seminal punk band X-Ray Spex has died following a battle with breast cancer.
The singer released a new record, Generation Indigo, last month and revealed her illness during a recent Guardian interview. Her death was announced by close friends on her Facebook page and then confirmed by her publicist moments ago.
Here’s how we’ll remember her best:
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