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| January 06, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 UBM Information Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The music industry mourned the loss of Kirsty MacColl during the Christmas break following her death in a boating accident in Cozumel, Mexico, on December 18.

Kevin Nixon, MacColl's manager for the past four years, says, "We are absolutely distraught. I was personally immensely proud to be her manager after being a fan for so many years before that."

Among those hit by her death was Virgin Records president Paul Conroy, who first signed her to Stiff Records more than 20 years ago and who then worked with her again at Virgin. During her time with Stiff, MacColl produced They Don't Know before moving onto Polydor, where she achieved one of the biggest hits of her career in 1981 with There's a Guy Works Down The Chip Shop ...

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