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Publish date: 13:20 GMT, 20 November 2020 | Updated: 15:00 GMT, November 20, 2020
Guys ‘n’ Dolls singer Dominic Grant passed away at the age of 71, his family said, with friends and fans praising the « shining star ».
His wife and bandmate Julie Forsyth said her « heart is broken » because of her grief over his death.
Julie Forsyth said in a statement: « It is with great sadness that I must tell you that I lost my lover Dominic, suddenly on Wednesday, November 18th..
Bruce Forsyth with his daughter Julie in her marriage to Guys ‘N’ Dolls star Dominic Grant
Guys ‘n’ Dolls singer Dominic Grant has passed away at the age of 71, his family says. Pictured: Band mates Julie Forsyth, Dominic Grant, Paul Griggs and Martin Richardson (left to right)
‘His distinct and beautiful voice will last forever – I wouldn’t have loved him more and not quite knowing what our family would do without him. . . It was our bright star.
With his wife – the daughter of artist Sir Bruce Forsyth who passed away in 2017 – Grant was part of the pop group Guys ‘n’ Dolls, which had a hit in the 1970s.
Their singles have arrived There is a lot to love and you don’t have to say you love me made it to the top ten in the UK.
Guys n ‘Dolls, who was filmed performing in 1974, had a string of hit songs in the 1970s with her singles « There’s a lot to love and you don’t have to say you love me » reached the top ten in the UK
The original members are Paul Griggs, David Van Dye, Dominic Grant, Julie Forsyth, Theresa Bazar and Martin Howard.
The group has had a string of hit songs and their singles « There is a lot of love and you don’t have to say you love me » have reached the top ten in the UK.
The group continued the role of the quartet when Van Dye and Bazar left in mid-1977, and left to play the role of the dollar duo, but the rest of the group split 11 years later in 1985..
Grant and Forsyth continued performing as a duo and achieved five more songs in the Netherlands.
Griggs focused on writing and production, released solo CD and won a song contest judged by Paul McCartney.
Van Dai joined the pop group Bucks Fizz and also had a short career as an actor. He appeared on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here in 2008.
Due to the group’s popularity in Europe, they participated in the Eurovision Song Contest, with Forsyth writing entering the Eurovision Song Contest in the UK in 1988.
After the group split, Grant and Forsyth both performed together and had successful runs in the country and west in continental Europe.
Forsyth also wrote one of the songs that were selected as entries to the Eurovision Song Contest in the UK.
According to their website, his work has been shown in Amsterdam, Marbella, Mayfair and Monte Carlo.
He also made the bronze statue of his father-in-law, Sir Bruce, which was placed in the Palladium London in 2005 to celebrate six decades of the veteran entertainment artist.. .
He said, “When it was shown to everyone, all the women in the family were saying, ‘His nose isn’t that big! And I had to say, ‘It is, you know.
Recently, Grant completed a statue of King George IV as a gift for the seaside town of Ramsgate in Kent, marking the King’s bicentennial, making it the only royal harbor in the UK. It is hoped that the statue will be installed in September 2021.
He also carved an actress-like portrait of Barbara Streisand for Sony and his sculptures have been exhibited in Amsterdam, Marbella, Mayfair, Monte Carlo and Portavino over the years.
Their daughter Sophia is a singer, while son Luke was the lead vocalist for the heavy metal band Voodoo Six..
British pop group Guys ‘n’ Dolls was founded in November 1974 after Ammo production group auditioned for three men and young women to present as a group.
It was here where Dominic and Jolie first met, and the group continued in the quartet when he left Van Dye and Bazaar in mid-1977..
In 1980, Gerard Stillard, record producer Martine Howard and Guys ‘n’ Dolls, married, and Dominic and Julie had their first child together that same year.
The group split after 11 years in 1985, with the pair performing the role of the duo & Forsyth.
Since the band was popular in Europe, their reunion was broadcast in 2008 on a major TV show in the Netherlands.
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