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Wayne Fontana was born on 28 October 1945 in Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Something to Talk About (1995) and Femme Fatales (2011). He was married to Susan Davis. He died on 6 August 2020 in Stockport, England, UK.
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Glyn Geoffrey Ellis (28 October 1945 – 6 August 2020), [1] known professionally as Wayne Fontana, was an English rock and pop singer best known for fronting the beat group the Mindbenders, with whom he recorded the hit singles "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" (1964) and "The Game of Love" (1965).
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Career. Wayne Fontana founded the band in June 1963 with Bob Lang, Ric Rothwell, and Eric Stewart. The name of the group was inspired by the title of a 1963 UK feature film, starring the British actor Dirk Bogarde, called The Mind Benders. Before that Fontana had a group called Wayne Fontana and the Jets (from July 1962).
Aug 7, 2020 · 7 August 2020. BBC. Wayne Fontana, who found pop stardom in the 1960s with songs including Game Of Love, has died at the age of 74. With his band The Mindbenders, the Manchester-born singer...
Aug 10, 2020 · By Julia Carmel. Published Aug. 10, 2020 Updated Aug. 12, 2020. Wayne Fontana, a British Invasion-era singer best known for his 1965 hit song “The Game of Love,” died on Thursday at a hospital...
