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The Alarm's Mike Peters has died after a 30 year battle with blood cancer

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Mike Peters of The Alarm performs at O2 Academy Brixton on March 11, 2016 in London, England. .

Mike Peters, lead singer of The Alarm, has died aged 66. He had been battling cancer for three decades.

In 2019, Peters was awarded an MBE for services to cancer care. Since his diagnosis, he released 10 albums as The Alarm MM++, one as the singer for Big Country, played countless gigs and led several awareness-and-fundraising treks across the world.

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