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Welsh singer Ricky Valance has died at the age of 84, his agent has confirmed.
Valance, who was born David Spencer, became the first Welshman to have a solo UK Number One hit with the song Tell Laura I Love Her in 1960.
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The singer was born in Ynysddu, now in Caerphilly county, and joined the RAF aged 17 before going into the music business.
His agent said he had been diagnosed with dementia and had been in hospital since before the start of lockdown.
Valance was lead soprano in his local church choir as a child, before joining the air force, where he saw active service in north Africa before returning three years later.
It was then he started performing in clubs in the north of England, before being signed and recording Tell Laura I Love Her.
The song tells the tragic story of a boy called Tommy and his love for a girl called Laura.
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