French singer Sacha Distel (71) dies

French singer Sacha Distel, whose seductive good looks won him millions of female fans around the world, has died.

French singer Sacha Distel, whose seductive good looks won him millions of female fans around the world, has died.

Distel (71), who worked with some of the biggest names in music, including Liza Minelli, Quincy Jones and Dionne Warwick, had been ill for some time. Universal Music France said on its website Distel would be buried in private, in line with his last wishes.

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