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Shane MacGowan, the singer-songwriter and frontman of The Pogues, best known for the Christmas ballad "Fairytale of New York," has died. He was 65.

The musician had been hospitalized in Dublin for several months after being diagnosed with viral encephalitis in late 2022.

Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65

By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) - Shane MacGowan, the London-Irish punk who transformed Irish traditional music with The Pogues and penned some of...

Shane MacGowan, the London-Irish punk who transformed Irish traditional music with The Pogues and penned some of the 1980s most haunting ballads before sinking into alcohol and drug addiction, died on Thursday. He was 65.MacGowan brought Irish traditional music to a huge new audience in the late 198

Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan died in November 2023 at age 65 after a bout with viral encephalitis.

Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan died in November 2023 at age 65 after a bout with viral encephalitis.

Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues, who infused traditional Irish music with the energy and spirit of punk, died Thursday, his family said. He was 65.

By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) - Shane MacGowan, the London-Irish punk who transformed Irish traditional music with The Pogues and penned some of...

The London-Irish punk who penned some of the 1980s' most haunting ballads before sinking into alcohol and drug addiction, has died.