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Australian soul singer Renee Geyer dies aged 69

Australian soul singer Renee Geyer — who shot to fame in the 1970s and became known for her husky vocals — has died, aged 69.

Key points:​

• Renee Geyer was born in Melbourne in 1953 and began a career in the 1970s that spanned more than five decades
• She is known for her husky vocals, and worked with international stars including Sting, Chaka Khan and Joe Cocker
• Geyer was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2005

In a statement, Geyer's family said the singer passed away from complications following hip surgery.

"While in hospital, it was discovered that Renee also had inoperable lung cancer," the statement, issued on behalf of Geyer's family by the Mushroom Group, read.

"She was in no pain and died peacefully amongst family and friends.

"Naturally we are all utterly devastated."

 

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BRIAN MANNIX v RENEE GEYER

Brian Mannix had a 20 year feud with the soul singer over a rogue jacket at the Oz For Africa concert in 1985 with INXS, the Angels, Little River Band, Mondo Rock, Australian Crawl, Dragon, Goanna, I’m Talking performing, as well as Uncanny X-Men and Renee Geyer.

“There was a big jam at the end,” Mannix recalls. “All the superstars were in the middle, I was right at the end. I couldn’t even get near a microphone so I just started doing all these Billy Idol moves. I threw my jacket on the floor, when the song finished, I’d walked off and left it there. So I went back to get it and what an upstaging little prick I was! Glenn Shorrock reportedly called me the most hated man in rock at that point. Renee Geyer came up to me at the Jump Club and said `Listen Brian Mannix, I just want to say you’re not as good as you think you are’. If I’d been on my game I should have said ‘OK Renee, how good do you think I think I am?’ But I wasn’t, the best I could come up with was ‘At least I’m not old’. That went down like a bag of sh--. I’d have to avoid her a lot after that. She’s one scary woman. We finally cleared it up at the Countdown Spectacular in 2006.”

https://www.news.com.au/entertainme...y/news-story/4379ae5060b3553ef431b7d80ac402f3

 

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Renee Geyer apparently liked to do things her way and as a result she had differences with many people in Australian showbiz throughout a notable career. She was undoubtedly a talent and her death comes as a shock. Not many people die as the result of what was supposed to be routine hip surgery. If death comes after an illness we are forewarned but to go in for routine surgery and not make is a complete shock.

Another piece of our past goes.