Love Affair’s lead singer Steve Ellis died surrounded by his loved ones after a chronic illness (Picture: Spartacus103uk/Wikimedia Commons)
Steve Ellis, the frontman of the iconic Lover Affair has died at the age of 76.
Tributes have poured in after news of his death emerged yesterday.
Ellis was known as the lead singer of the 1960s pop group Love Affair.
The London-based band climbed to the top of the UK charts with the tune Everlasting Love, followed by more hits in the late 1960s.
The musician succumbed to complications linked to a chronic illness, a statement on his Facebook account said.
The Love Affair (L-R) Rex Brayley, Michael Jackson, Maurice Bacon, Lynton Guest and Steve Ellis (Picture: Monty Fresco/ANL/Shutterstock)
The statement said: ‘Dear Friends,
‘It’s with a heavy heart that we share the news of Steve’s passing.
‘After complications from a chronic illness, Steve peacefully left the world on the evening of October 30, 2026, in the presence of his loved ones.
‘Please feel free to leave your thoughts, memories, or condolences for the family in the comments below.
‘Everlasting Love.’
Musician Norman Beaker and a friend of Ellis’s wrote on Facebook: ‘Very sad to have learned that Steve Ellis singer with Love Affair on hits like Everlasting Love, and many others has passed away.
‘He was a good friend and a great voice.’
‘I recently performed a track on his new album, one of my songs “She heals my soul”. He was a legend with the mod movement, a great character, he will be sadly missed.’
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