Cilla Black: singer and television personality died in Spain – Trade

The well-known British TV presenter and singer Cilla Black Spain died Sunday at the age of 72, his agent.

The body of Black, whose real name was Priscilla White, was found dead at his home in Estepona, near Marbella (south), according to the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mirror, which quoted police Spanish.

It was one of the most popular faces on British television for over 50 years. In the early 1960s he began a successful career as a pop singer after meeting the Beatles in the club The Cavern , in his hometown of Liverpool.

The group sponsored a Black and submitted his manager Brian Epstein, who signed a contract

In 1963, released their first single and the following year placed two songs in the top of the charts. “ You’re My World “and” Anyone Who Had a Heart “.

In 1968 got its own television and began a successful career that led her to present some of the most popular British television spaces.

Among his biggest hits would highlight programs as “Surprise Surprise”, in which the guests received a surprise of his family or celebrities on the set, or “Blind date”, in which participants sought partner.

British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in 2014 awarded him a special prize, calling it “icon”.

According to Bafta he presented more than 500 TV shows and appeared in nearly 400 as a guest, often getting audience of nearly 18 million people.

(El Comercio / AFP)