Singer Chris Rea – famous for Driving Home For Christmas – has died | UK News

Chris Rea, known for hits including Driving Home For Christmas and The Road To Hell, has died, according to a family spokesperson.

The Middlesbrough-born musician was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had his pancreas removed in 2001, and in 2016 he suffered a stroke.

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