BRONSKI Beat star Steve Bronski has tragically died aged 61, his former bandmate Jimmy Somerville has announced. The musician enjoyed hits with Smalltown Boy and Why?
as part of the 1980s synthpop group. He formed the band with Somerville and Larry Steinbachek in 1983. Somerville, who left the group to form The Communards, paid tribute to his ex-bandmate today.
He said: "Sad to hear Steve Bronski has died. He was a talented and a very melodic man. "Working with him on songs and the one song that changed our lives and touched so many other lives, was a fun and exciting time. "Thanks for the melody Steve." Steve's death is the second to hit Bronski Beat after Steinbachek died from cancer in 2016 aged 56.
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