Showbiz I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice . Colin Gibb, the longest-standing member of pop band Black Lace, has died at the age of 70, his wife has confirmed.
Taking to social media, Sue Kelly told fans that her “dearest husband” died on Sunday, just days after revealing his retirement. She wrote: "I love you Colin, spent 22 years living your Agadoo dream, we were due to retire to Spain on Thursday, you were so happy, so looking forward to our new life, now you're gone. "As we used to say, always love you forever.
" In a follow-up post, she thanked people for their support and shared that she and Gibb had both spoken about their desires and wishes for their funerals, before he unexpectedly passed. She said he wanted his fans and friends to wear “s*** shirts” or the iconic floral pineapple T-shirts from Black Lace's hit song Agadoo and wanted people to donate to a cat charity. Black Lace were known for novelty songs such as Do the Conga, Superman, Hokey Cokey, Wig-Wam Bam and I Am the Music Man.
Their biggest hit however was 1984’s Agadoo, which reached number two in the UK singles chart. The track sold more than a million copies worldwide and went on to become a staple of school discos and wedding parties. The group also represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979, finishing in seventh place with the song Mary Ann.
The band's official Facebook page posted: "It is with great sadness .