Karl Wallinger dies: World Party frontman and “She’s the One” songwriter dies at age 66

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Carl Wallinger, a singer-songwriter best known for his work with his band World Party, has died. He was 66 years old.

The Welsh musician is known for his time with folk rock group The Waterboys and for writing “She’s the One”, which was released by World Party in 1997. The song became a worldwide hit in 1999 when it was covered by Robbie Williams.

According to the report, people, Wallinger died on Sunday (March 10). His cause of death has not been disclosed.

Wallinger was born on October 19, 1957 in Prestatyn, Wales.

He began his career as a keyboard player for Pax in 1977, and went on to form the short-lived band Quasimodo with future Alarm members Dave Sharp and Nigel Twist.

In 1983, he joined Mike Scott’s folk-rock group, The Waterboys, toured with the band and played on their 1984 second and third albums. pagan place and in 1985 This is the sea.

He left the band in 1985 and formed his own group, World Party, which released their debut album. private revolution Featuring the hit single “Ship of Fools,” the song is an environmental protest song that has gone global. signboard Top 40.

He also worked on Sinead O’Connor’s debut album. lion and cobra (1987).

World Party released four more albums. Goodbye Jumbo (1990), Bang! (1993), egyptology (1997) and damping up (the year of 2000).Best album also released best of show In 2007.

The ballad “She’s The One” was included on the band’s fourth album. egyptology, Two years later, pop star Robbie Williams covered it on his second album. I’ve been waiting for you.

Although the song was a huge hit, Wallinger was angry that he had not been informed about the cover and that Williams sometimes claimed to have written the song before performing it live. A few years later, Wallinger suffered a near-fatal brain aneurysm.

“While I was at home eating water-soaked crackers, the song jumped out at the Brits, who had a much better time than I did,” Wallinger said. telegraph paper “But I was lucky that it was a hit. It saved me financially for a few years when I was holding on to the railing and wondering, ‘What just happened?’

Mr. Wallinger is survived by his wife Susie Zammit, son Louis Wallinger, daughter Nancy Zammit, and two grandchildren.

upon X/Twitter, Waterboys frontman Scott paid tribute to Wallinger with the following words: You are one of the greatest musicians I have ever known. ”