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Kirsty MacColl
Deceased

How Did Kirsty MacColl Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 41
Also known asKirsty Anna MacCollGenderFemaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn10/10/1959Born inCroydon, Surrey, EnglandDied18/12/2000Died inCozumel IslandCausedeath from scuba diving, maritime accidentWikidataQ444671Buried atMortlake CrematoriumTMDb#1226213

Kirsty Anna MacColl was a British singer and songwriter. The daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl, she recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" and cover versions of Billy Bragg's "A New England" and the Kinks' "Days". She also sang on a number of recordings produced by her husband Steve Lillywhite, most notably "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues.

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Filmography4 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2001Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacCollMovieSelf (archive footage)42
1996Never Mind the BuzzcocksSeriesSelf37
1982WoganSeriesSelf23
1964Top of the PopsSeriesSelf5