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Can't find any other confirmation at the moment but it looks like actress Leila Hayes, best known as Beryl Palmer in 'Sons And Daughers' has died aged 85.

Mort? *Gallic shrug*

I wouldn't want to be a wildebeest if he was filming anywhere near me...

Seeing as he's touring this year Florent Pagny seems a wise choice to drop. Any reason for Jean-Pierre Léaud being on the list other than he's beginning to get on a bit?

And there was me about to celebrate the quickest death since Lou Rawls

I dunno. I think we all want to see him get his century. After that he's fair game. As for King Prince Charles, I reckon Camilla is a better bet, especially as she's had to pull out of engagements, etc. Though I like both, and reckon Camilla would be a right laugh on a piss up so I wish neither no harm. Tom Baker MBE (is that all? Better than nowt I suppose) looks really frail and thin but as he's one of my immortals then I wish him a good few more years with us. Glad to see no other of my personal immortals on The List.

I still think Yoko will outlive Macca and Ringo out of sheer bloody mindedness but I said that about about David Crosby so... *shrug*

Yeah. Not massively different to my own so can't really complain. Our idols/heroes/people we grew up with are getting older.

Voted for Chomsky purely because of his premature death notice on Twitter a couple of months ago. Plus I don't agree with him re Israel v Palestine - he should stick to linguistics IMHO.

Murdoch? Really? Like my DDP nemesis Ken Bates he's immortal.

Literally seconds away from submitting the main team DDP entry and... cheers mate, great timing. Nah, great DJ. He will be missed. RIP.

Ken Effing Bates mainly

No 'Alice doesn't live anymore' puns? Shame on you! RIP. Loved 'Alice' when I was younger.

Alice doesn't live anymore. RIP.

Due to post-Eurovision comedown after Saturday night I had a look at past contestants who may be going to the great Song Contest in the sky sooner rather than later. Of course, most probably won't get an obit over here but there are a few that I'd be surprised won't be mentioned in the press when God decides their douze points are up and may be worth a look: Lys Assia (b. 1926). First winner of Eurovision 50 years and 1 day ago exactly. Despite her age she's in fine fettle and pops up occasionally on ESC-related programmes, most recently the 'Congratulations' programme that the Beeb didn't decide to show here in the UK. Survived a vicious attack when her apartmernt was burgled a few years ago so is obviously made of stern stuff. Pearl Carr (b. 1923). Of 'Sing Little Birdie' fame. Could possibly already be dead but don't recall hearing anything. Corry Brokken (b. 1932). One for our Dutch Deathlisters. Won once, and might get a UK obit because she hosted the Contest in 1976 when Brotherhood Of Man won. Nana Mouskouri (b. 1934). Getting on a bit but looked in rude health last Saturday so I can't imagine we'll be wiping the tears off our oversized glasses just yet. Udo Jurgens (b. 1934). Still recording and touring but is getting on a bit. Kenneth McKellar (b. 1927). In 1966 when the rest of Europe were sending cutesy France Gall clones, the UK decided to enter... a man in a kilt. Will certainly get an obit due to being a major man of Scottish song rather than any Eurovision 'achievements'. Rudi Carrell (b. 1934). Already mentioned on here I believe. Suffering from lung cancer and prognosis not good. Not sure he'd get a UK obit but if Monica Zetterlund can then I can't see why not. Freddy Quinn (b. 1931). One of the first German-language pop stars. Massive in the 50s and early 60s, he's sort of the equivalent of the Austrian-Germanic Cliff Richard (only without the 'edginess' *cough*). Katie Boyle (b. 1926). Getting on a bit and we don't see her much on TV these days. She hasn't even popped up in a Eurovision-related programme for a while. Perhaps she's never got over being manhandled by Guildo Horn back in Brum in '98. News of a few others who probably won't get a UK obit but maybe of interest to some anyway: Riki Sorsa (Finnish Rod Stewart lookalike from 1981 who wore a nasty yellow and pink jumpsuit and sang a crap reggae song) has been diagnosed with cancer. Vice Vukov (b. 1936) - represented Yugoslavia in 1963/1965. Was elected to the Croatian parliament and became ambassador to Switzerland, so his political stature might just give him an obit. Last November he fell down the parliamentary building stairs and sustained a serious head injury. Apparently his chances of recovery are even slimmer than Ariel Sharon's, being in a persistive vegatative state.

Is that the sound of deadpoolers shouting "FFS" in unison? RIP to the first US president I properly remember. He seemed a good man. I mainly associate him with wishing Mickey Mouse a happy 50th birthday on a TV special in 1978.

Deffo going on my list. Good of him to tell us at this time of the year and not the second week of January. He'll always be Ted Douglas from "the Department" to me.

RIP and sad for her family etc. Couldn't stand the unfunny attention-seeking gobshite personally, I found her about as funny as, well, you fill in the ironic ailment here. Too soon?

Sad news but he was 84 - this generation of rock stars are *old*. Always an interesting and thoughtful interviewee, Lesh's autobiography is a really good read ,(though I don't agree with him on not playing open bass string notes). RIP.

Inger Lorre of The Nymphs dead from recently diagnosed cancer at 61. Mucho hype and notoriety in the early 90s but the band probably gained the most publicity after Inger pissed on a record company exec's desk. After The Nymphs imploded she co-wrote (actually added a verse but anyway) 'Yard Of Blonde Girls' with Audrey Clark of one of my favourite bands of the 90s the 360s, covered by Jeff Buckley. Sad news. Only found out via Kathy Valentine's Instagram.

Sad news. He had a lovely soft, calm and reassuring voice. Treated quite badly by the Beeb imho when they got rid of him. RIP. (And yes, I did once work with him )

Sad news, just Harry and Snowy left now. Interesting news though as Diamonde had pretty much disappeared from sight and there'd been rumours floating around that he'd died years ago.

Not that it will come as any surprise but I have a Herbie Flowers anecdote after meeting him when he was playing in Sam Brown's band in the early 90s. It'll have to wait as I'm on holiday at the mo and have borderline heatstroke, but he was a nice, gracious bloke. RIP.

Quite the legend, but I know him best for telling Phil Daniels where to go in 'Breaking Glass'. RIP.

Ooh, that's sad news. Was rather partial to ZuZu's Petals back in the day, and saw them supporting Nova Mob at Leeds Duchess. Have got her autobiography but not read it yet. Their version of 'Brand New Key' is worth checking out.