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18/10/2004
'Tainted Love' singer seriously hurt in road smash
Marc Almond, the British popstar who topped the charts with Soft Cell in the early 1980s, has been seriously injured in a road smash.
Almond was riding pillion passenger on a motorcycle in central London last night when it was involved in a collision with a car. He and the rider, who has not yet been named, were both rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
The singer underwent emergency surgery last night and is now in intensive care. The BBC has reported that Mr Almond is now in a "stable condition".
Almond found lasting fame with Soft Cell when his remake of the Gloria Jones song 'Tainted Love' topped the charts in 1981.
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Almond was riding pillion passenger on a motorcycle in central London last night when it was involved in a collision with a car. He and the rider, who has not yet been named, were both rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
The singer underwent emergency surgery last night and is now in intensive care. The BBC has reported that Mr Almond is now in a "stable condition".
Almond found lasting fame with Soft Cell when his remake of the Gloria Jones song 'Tainted Love' topped the charts in 1981.
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