BRITAIN: British rock singer Robert Palmer, best known for his hit videos in the 1980s featuring leggy models in short black dresses and electric guitars, died of a heart attack yesterday. He was 54.
Palmer's record company said the Yorkshire-born singer, who lived in Switzerland, died while on a trip to Paris where was taking a break with his girlfriend after recording a documentary.
The father of two had his biggest success with the 1985 single Addicted to Love and its accompanying video which featured a line-up of sexy backing singers. The clip was voted the eighth best of all time by MTV viewers.
Palmer frequently peaked in the charts in the 1980s with such songs as Some Guys Have All The Luck, I Didn't Mean To Turn You On and Simply Irresistible, often accompanied by testosterone-fuelled videos.
Accused of being a male chauvinist after the Addicted To Love video, Palmer protested in a recent newspaper interview that it was not his idea to include the women in the clips.