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Edwyn Collins

A star of the 1980s as lead singer with Scottish indie band Orange Juice, Edwyn Collins made a heroic comeback as a solo act in the 2000s after suffering a brain haemorrhage. Born in Edinburgh, he formed his first band Nu-Sonics in 1976 (with Alan Duncan, James Kirk and Steven Daly) which, three years later, transmuted into Orange Juice, struck it big in 1983 with the Top 10 UK single "Rip It Up" and had best-selling albums with You Can't Hide Your Love Forever and Rip It Up. They were noted for their kitsch lyrics and insistent melodies, but internal disputes meant that by 1984,...