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Kelly Burke

Renée Geyer, Australian jazz and soul singer, dies aged 69

Renée Geyer
Australian jazz and soul singer Renée Geyer, who died in Geelong on Tuesday. Photograph: Joe Castro/AAP

Australian jazz and soul icon Renée Geyer, known for songs including It’s A Man’s Man’s World and Say I Love You, has died at the age of 69.

The singer was in hospital for hip surgery in Geelong, but died from complications after surgery, her record label, the Mushroom Group, said in a statement on Tuesday. While in hospital, she was also diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer.

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