Mike Peters, lead singer of The Alarm, passes away at 66 due to blood cancer.
Mike Peters has died just months after starting cancer treatment again (Picture: WireImage)
The frontman of Welsh rock band The Alarm, Mike Peters, has died aged 66. A spokesperson for his charity, Love Strength Hope Foundation (LHS), confirmed he died from blood cancer. He was diagnosed with leukaemia 30 years ago and told fans he was in remission after taking part in a clinical trial in September last year. In October, his Richter syndrome – an aggressive form of lymphoma – returned, prompting him to start treatment once again. He planned to undergo Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy (CART).
The Alarm has sold more than five million albums and had several top 50 UK singles.
In a message on the LHS website, founded in 2006, the charity’s co-founder Jules wrote about the mission. He said: ‘We wanted to help spread love, hope and strength because that’s what had got us through our own experiences of dealing with a cancer diagnosis. We were ambitious and were determined to actually save lives. We agreed we’d harness the support of family and friends, fans, and fantastic people within both the music industry and the medical world. And we’d achieve our mission one concert at a time.’
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