Shane MacGowan: Pogues singer dies aged 65 - BBC News
The Irish singer-songwriter, whose hits include Fairytale of New York, was unwell for some time.
30 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Born in Kent, MacGowan was the son of Irish immigrants and fronted The Pogues from 1982 until their break-up in 2014By Steven McIntosh, Helen Bushby and Annabel RackhamEntertainment reportersThe Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has died aged 65, following a recent hospital stay after being diagnosed with encephalitis.
The singer-songwriter, whose hits include 1987's Fairytale of New York and A Pair of Brown Eyes, had been unwell for some time.
MacGowan also had well-documented problems with drugs and alcohol.
His wife Victoria Mary Clarke said on Instagram that MacGowan "meant the world to me".
She wrote: "I don't know how to say this so I am just going to say it. Shane... has gone to be with Jesus and Mary and his beautiful mother Therese."
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