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Steve Harley, Cockney Rebel and ‘Make Me Smile’ Singer, Dead at 73

Steve Harley, singer for the British glam rock act Cockney Rebel and their 1975 hit "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)," has died at the age of 73.

Steve Harley, singer for the British glam rock act Cockney Rebel and their 1975 hit “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” has died at the age of 73. While cause of death wasn’t revealed, Harley died just a month after he announced that he would step away from touring in 2024 “due to on-going treatment for cancer.” Although not a hit in the U.S. — it only peaked at Number 96 on the Hot 100 stateside, the only time the band touched the American charts — “Make Me Smile” was a Number One smash in the U.K., and over the ensuing decades was covered upwards of 100 times by artists like Duran Duran (as the B-side on their “The Reflex” single), Erasure, the Wedding Present and Suzy Quatro.

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