Tributes as singer and entertainer dies at 68

The Northern Eire singer and entertainer Rose-Marie Kane has died.

She was 68.

Initially from County Down, the entertainer launched 19 albums.

She offered out the London Palladium on a number of events and appeared in The Royal Selection Present.

She was additionally a tv and radio character and was a former choose within the BBC expertise present Go For It.

Ms Kane grew up on a farm exterior Newry and was the eldest of six youngsters.

A submit on her Fb web page mentioned:

“It’s with heavy hearts and massive nice disappointment, that we’ve got to announce the sudden passing of our a lot cherished Rose-Marie, in her beloved second residence of Blackpool. Relaxation in Peace, expensive coronary heart.”

The Belfast based mostly radio and TV presenter Robin Elliott was buddies with Ms Kane.

He mentioned he was “completely devastated” in a submit on Fb.

“We will miss her terribly,” he mentioned.

The singer was attributable to host a night of music and leisure on the Joe Longthorne Theatre in Blackpool on the finish of June.

Singer-songwriterJaney Kirk mentioned she was “completely shocked” and “deeply saddened”.

“We spoke solely final week. I knew she had not been effectively however no approach was anticipating this terrible information. Will not ever overlook the reminiscences and laughs. No extra expensive hearts from the dearest coronary heart ever,” she added.

The NI director of LGBTQ+ journal GNI, Daniel Might, mentioned he was “fully shocked and devastated“.

“Going to overlook her. We have been as thick as thieves. At all times had a lot enjoyable. It’s an honour to have had you as a pal,” he mentioned.