Biography
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Born
12 June 1941
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Born In
Andover, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
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Died
4 February 2013 (aged 71)
Reg Presley (born Reginald Maurice Ball, 12 June 1941 in Andover, England) is an English singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer with prominent 1960s rock and roll band The Troggs, whose best known hit was "Wild Thing" (though their only UK number one single was "With A Girl Like You"). His most famous composition is "Love Is All Around". When this song was covered by Wet Wet Wet in 1994, it remained at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for fifteen weeks. Reg Presley died 4th february 2013.
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