Kirsty MacColl Musical artist

Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was an English singer-songwriter who wrote and recorded several pop hits between the early 1980s and the 1990s. In addition, she sang on hit recordings produced by her then-husband Steve Lillywhite, notably on tracks by The Smiths and "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues. MacColl was killed by a power boat while swimming with her children at Cozumel, Mexico. She was the daughter of songwriter Ewan MacColl.

Personal facts

Kirsty MacColl
Birth dateOctober 10, 1959
Date of deathDecember 18, 2000
Place of death
Cozumel , Mexico

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Musical artist

Career started1979
Career ended2000
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Country music
Folk music
New wave music
Pop music
Rock music
World music
Alternative rock
record label
I.R.S. Records
V2 Records
Stiff Records
Polydor Records
ZTT Records

Kirsty MacColl on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1078192.stm
  2. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Kirsty+MacColl
  3. http://www.justiceforkirsty.org
  4. http://www.kirstymaccoll.com