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French composer Hector Zazou passes away

Bjork collaborator was 60

French composer Hector Zazou died yesterday (September 8), aged 60.

Zazou, who fell seriously ill earlier this year, was a producer and collaborator who fused classical influences with electronic music.

He worked with the likes of Bjork, Siouxsie Sioux and Japan's David Sylvian during his thirty-two-year career.

His most recently completed album, 'In The House Of Mirrors', is due for release imminently.

A spokesperson from his label Crammed, said: "He will be hugely missed."

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