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joeybee12

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Mon Apr 22, 2013, 11:55 AM Apr 2013

'I Touch Myself' singer Chrissy Amphlett dead at 53

CANBERRA, Australia -- Chrissy Amphlett, who fronted the Australian group the Divinyls best known for the worldwide hit "I Touch Myself", has died in New York at the age of 53 after battling breast cancer and multiple sclerosis.

Her husband and former Divinyls drummer Charley Drayton said Amphlett died in her sleep, surrounded by close friends and family.

"Chrissy's light burns so very brightly," Drayton said in a statement posted on the Australian Recording Industry Association's website.

"Hers was a life of passion and creativity; she always lived it to the fullest. With her force of character and vocal strength she paved the way for strong, sexy, outspoken women."

http://entertainment.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/22/17858936-i-touch-myself-singer-chrissy-amphlett-dead-at-53?lite

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'I Touch Myself' singer Chrissy Amphlett dead at 53 (Original Post) joeybee12 Apr 2013 OP
RIP, Chrissy. nt OnyxCollie Apr 2013 #1
RIP bigwillq Apr 2013 #2
Saw her debute on SNL many years ago ...went out and bought the album. L0oniX Apr 2013 #3
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