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Police in Malaga said Priscilla White, her real name, had
died in Estapona in the Costa del Sol region. The death was
discovered overnight and appeared to be due to natural causes,
but this had not yet been confirmed by tests, police said.
Black, born in the northern English city of Liverpool, once
worked as a cloakroom assistant in the city's Cavern Club -
birthplace of the band The Beatles - before embarking on her own
career as an entertainer.
Beatles members John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote her first
single which launched a music career which included two number
one singles in 1964 and spanned several decades.
Known affectionately as 'Cilla' to generations of Britons, Black
later moved into television hosting a string of prime-time
shows. One of her most popular shows was dating program 'Blind
Date' which ran for 18 years between 1985 and 2003.
(Reporting by William James in London and Paul Day in Madrid,
editing by William Hardy)
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