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Nick Lester

Idol honoured for career he expected to last six months

British rocker Billy Idol has been honoured for a music career spanning 50 years that he thought would only last six months.

The Rebel Yell singer received the lifetime achievement accolade to a standing ovation at the American Music Awards (AMAs), held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Monday night.

The 70-year-old closed the glitzy star-studded ceremony with Eyes Without a Face, followed by Dancing with Myself, his first breakout solo hit back in 1981 after leaving his punk band Generation X.

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