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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).
Aug 7, 2020 · 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 broke into the UK top...
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).
- 1963–1968
- Fontana Records
- Beat
- Manchester, England
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...
Wayne Fontana, a British Invasion-era singer best known for his 1965 hit song “The Game of Love,” died on Thursday at a hospital in Stockport, England. He was 74. Pam Dixon, his social media...
Aug 7, 2020 · Pop singer Wayne Fontana, who scored a major transatlantic hit with The Game of Love in 1965, has died aged 74 at hospital in Stockport “with his long-term partner by his side”, according to a...
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Aug 8, 2020 · Fontana is survived by his partner, daughter and two sons. Wayne Fontana, a pop singer best known for the 1965 hit "The Game of Love," died on Thursday, as reported by his family. He was 74.
