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Billy Fury
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Fury had rheumatic fever as a child and suffered from heart disease all of his life, which led to his early death.
The most successful artist in British chart history never to have had a #1 record.
Enjoyed many big hit records in the UK, including "Halfway to Paradise" (1961), "Jealousy" (1961) and "Last Night Was Made For Love" (1962).
One of his last television screen appearances was as a surprise guest on
This Is Your Life (1955)
. He came on with his guitar.
Between 1959 and 1967, lived with
Lee Middleton
before she married
Kenny Everett
.
From 1971 until his death in 1983 he lived with Lisa Rosen
Discovered by pop manager
Larry Parnes
who changed his name from Ronald Wycherly to Billy Fury and guided him on the road to stardom in the early 60's.
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