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    1. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 24 Oct 2016

      Dead Or Alive singer Pete Burns has died aged 57 after suffering a cardiac arrest, his management sayshttp://bbc.in/2eocJeQ 

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      BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 24 Oct 2016

      Family, friends and management pay tribute to @PeteBurnsICON, who has died aged 57 http://bbc.in/2e4wnta pic.twitter.com/pSnCBhXDPp

      11:30 AM - 24 Oct 2016
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      • LST2 B¡ll Chapman めぐろざりん Natalie Parise Mastropaolo Emilio Navas たれちゃん Pete Burns DR.TANVIR AHMED,Ph•D
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        1. Anthony Gervus Blair‏ @BlairGervus 24 Oct 2016
          Replying to @BBCBreaking @PeteBurnsICON

          @BlairGervus Shocking news about Peter Burns's death, he was only 57...RIP💋💋💋

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        1. Susan Wood‏ @vpi75wood 24 Oct 2016
          Replying to @BBCBreaking @PeteBurnsICON

          Are you sure you could call him a He? Doesn't look like a He to me.

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        1. Barby‏ @barbycottontail 24 Oct 2016
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          2016 strikes again. Very sad

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        1. Brit Bird‏ @DeeBeeTheFirst 24 Oct 2016
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          am I the only one who glanced at this pic and thought it was Kylie Minogue?

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        1. ipkw‏ @ipkw 24 Oct 2016
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          oh dear! RIP

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        1. Lord Gaston StPierre‏ @Justgayenough 24 Oct 2016
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          what did he die of

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        1. Claire Malone‏ @ClaireMalone20 24 Oct 2016
          Replying to @BBCBreaking @PeteBurnsICON

          A wonderful intelligent human being who never realised his true worth.

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        1. Jeannydijkstra‏ @jeannydijkstra 24 Oct 2016
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          ⚘

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        1. Sarah Young‏ @thedigbys 24 Oct 2016
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          very sad to read this

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        1. chica‏ @chica4country 24 Oct 2016
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          I'm confused...is this "Pete Burns"

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        1. shellsy shell 😍 🌈‏ @mason01_mason 24 Oct 2016
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          no way my heart hurting

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        1. Esteban‏ @EstebanEsq 24 Oct 2016
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          I remember Pete Burns from Nevermind the Buzzcocks. That's about all really.

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