— -- Pete Burns, the gender-bending lead singer of '80s British new wave band Dead or Alive, has died. According to a statement posted to his Twitter page, Burns passed away on Sunday from a ...

LONDON (AP) — Pete Burns, singer with the British band Dead or Alive that had success in the 1980s, has died after suffering a heart attack. He was 57. The singer's management and family said in ...

British new wave group Dead of Alive, led by the late queer singer Pete Burns, released "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" 40 years ago this month, in November 1984.

Pete Burns is not happy about the re-release of single You Spin Me Round (Like A Record), according to NME.com. The single has already been re-released once, back in 2003, but only reached 23.