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YOU WONT BELIEVE: World party - What They Never Told You

Liam Payne, Sven-Goran Eriksson and Maggie Smith among those mourned in 2024

Here are some of the well-known people who died in 2024.

The Independent UK

Liam Payne, Dave Myers and Maggie Smith among those lost in 2024

Liam Payne, Michael Mosley, Alex Salmond and Maggie Smith were among the celebrities we lost in 2024 ...

The National (Scotland)

Punches, sweary protests and legendary voiceovers – take the Thursday quiz

Twenty questions on notable pop culture, sporting and political figures we lost this year. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

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Karl Wallinger obituary

Singer-songwriter who played with the Waterboys, created the band World Party and wrote the Robbie Williams hit She’s the One

The Guardian - UK

World Party Founder Karl Wallinger Dies At 66

Remembering the musical legacy of Karl Wallinger, the talented musician behind World Party and The Waterboys.

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World Party’s Karl Wallinger was a pick’n’mix songwriter with a total, titanic love of music

The World Party frontman, who has died aged 66, was not the 60s revivalist some critics dismissed him as – his work was extraordinary in its breadth and political bite

The Guardian - UK

World Party and The Waterboys star Karl Wallinger has died, aged 66

Waterboys' leader Mike Scott leads tributes, writing "You are one of the finest musicians I've ever known"

MusicRadar

Karl Wallinger, songwriter and frontman of World Party, dies at 66

Welsh-born musician and composer also played with the Waterboys and worked on Sinéad O’Connor’s debut album

The Guardian - UK

“One of the finest musicians I've ever known”: Karl Wallinger, guitarist and singer of World Party, dies at 66

A highly-regarded multi-instrumentalist and arranger, Wallinger was also a key early member of the Waterboys

Guitar World

Karl Wallinger of World Party has died, aged 66

Karl Wallinger of World Party, a former member of the Waterboys, died on Sunday, confirms publicist

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