DJ Alfredo, icon of Ibiza’s dance music scene, dies aged 71

Alfredo Fiorito, pictured at Ibiza’s Space nightclub in 2011, was a pioneering DJ who came to prominence in the late 1980s. Photograph: Future Music Magazine/Getty Images

DJ Alfredo, who had a significant influence on Ibiza becoming a global centre for dance music culture, has died aged 71.

Amnesia, the club where he held a residency during the 1980s, announced the news, writing on Instagram: “Thank you for the nights and beats we shared together. Your music and vision shaped the sound of Balearic Beat and the soul of Amnesia. So many memories were made through your energy, your legacy will live on our dancefloor forever. You will never be forgotten.”