R.I.P.: British Singer, TV Host Cilla Black

Cilla Black, born May 27 1943-died August 2 2015

UPDATE 8/4/15:  Cilla Black died after falling and hitting her head, the Spanish coroner confirmed today. The 72-year-old TV personality lost her balance and fell, hitting her head while sunbathing on the private terrace of her villa in Estepona on Saturday. The accident knocked her unconscious, and she subsequently died of a stroke.

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British singer/TVpersonality Cilla Black has died at the age of 72 in Spain, according to The Guardian.

Spanish police said on Sunday that British national Priscilla White her real name – had died.

“We are still awaiting autopsy results but everything at this stage is pointing towards her death being the result of natural causes,” a police spokesperson said.

She had been staying at her holiday home near the Spanish resort of Marbella.

The Liverpool-born entertainer had been suffering from arthritis and deafness and told the Daily Mail last December she was “falling apart”.

Black said she no longer felt able to work despite getting a series of offers following the ITV drama Cilla.

The singer began her career, which spanned five decades, in 1963 with two number one singles: Anyone Who Had a Heart and You’re My World.



She was managed by Brian Epstein, who also managed the Beatles, after being introduced by family friend Richard Starkey – better known as Ringo Starr.

Black’s presenting career began in 1984 with Surprise, Surprise, which ran until 2001. However, she is best known for Blind Date on ITV, which ran for 18 years from 1985.