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Actor and ex-Flying Pickets singer Brian Hibbard dies
Published: 18th Jun 2012 11:30:19
The actor and performer Brian Hibbard has died at the age of 65.
He became famous as the lead singer of the chart-topping Flying Pickets but moved into acting.
He had parts in the films Twin Town and Rancid Aluminium and appeared in Emmerdale, Coronation Street, EastEnders and the Welsh language soap Pobl Y Cwm.
Hibbard was born in Ebbw Vale. His agents confirmed his death but had no more details.
He came to prominence after forming the a cappella band Flying Pickets with a group of other actors who used to sing in a coach on the way to appearances.
Their hit, Only You, took them to number one in the charts in 1983.
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