Steve Ellis, frontman of Everlasting Love hitmakers Love Affair, dies aged 76
Summary
Steve Ellis, the singer who fronted Love Affair, died peacefully on 30 October at age 76 after complications from a chronic illness. He sang on the band’s 1968 UK No 1 hit “Everlasting Love” and later released solo albums and collaborated with Paul Weller.Key Facts
- A social media message announced Ellis’s death and said he had suffered complications from a chronic illness.
- Love Affair’s version of “Everlasting Love” spent two weeks at No 1 on the UK chart in 1968.
- Ellis formed Soul Survivors when he was 15; the group later became Love Affair.
- Love Affair had three more UK Top 10 hits in the two years after “Everlasting Love.”
- Ellis left Love Affair as its popularity waned and later formed the bands Ellis and Widowmaker.
- Ellis released solo albums including “The Last Angry Man” in 1977 and “Basement Days” in 1983.
- Ellis collaborated with Paul Weller on several later recordings, including his September album “Baby Faced Assassin.”
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