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Bailey Rae's Husband Found Dead

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Posted: 2008-03-24 09:12:47

Filed Under: Star Obituaries, Music News

LONDON (March 24) - The husband of Grammy-nominated British singer Corinne Bailey Rae has been found dead.

Police say Jason Rae was found in an apartment in the northern English city of Leeds on Saturday. Officers are awaiting results of toxicology tests to determine the cause of death.

Bjork's Shanghai Concert

Icelandic singer Bjork performs at a concert in Shanghai on March 2, 2008. Bjork caused a controversy in China when she finished her concert and a performance of her song Declare Independence at the Shanghai International Gymnastics Center by shouting, Tibet Tibet. CHINA OUT GETTY OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Icelandic singer Bjork performs at a concert in Shanghai on March 2, 2008. Bjork caused a controversy in China when she finished her concert and a performance of her song Declare Independence at the Shanghai International Gymnastics Center by shouting, Tibet Tibet. CHINA OUT GETTY OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Pop singer Bjork, of Iceland, performs at her solo concert in Shanghai Sunday, March 2, 2008. Icelandic singer Bjork has ignited criticism from Chinese fans after she declared "Tibet Tibet" to end a passionate performance of her song "Declare Independence" during a concert in China. The outburst, at the finale of Bjork's Sunday night concert in Shanghai, made audience members uneasy, by publicly touching on Tibetan resistance to Chinese rule, and set off complaints online. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **
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Pop singer Bjork, of Iceland, performs at her solo concert in Shanghai Sunday, March 2, 2008. Icelandic singer Bjork has ignited criticism from Chinese fans after she declared "Tibet Tibet" to end a passionate performance of her song "Declare Independence" during a concert in China. The outburst, at the finale of Bjork's Sunday night concert in Shanghai, made audience members uneasy, by publicly touching on Tibetan resistance to Chinese rule, and set off complaints online. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **
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Icelandic singer Bjork performs during her concert the Volta Tour in Tokyo February 22, 2008. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN)
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Icelandic singer Bjork performs during her concert the Volta Tour in Tokyo February 22, 2008. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN)
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Icelandic singer Bjork performs during her concert the Volta Tour in Tokyo February 22, 2008. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN)
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Icelandic singer Bjork performs during her concert the Volta Tour in Tokyo February 22, 2008. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN)
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Icelandic singer Bjork performs during her concert the Volta Tour in Tokyo February 22, 2008. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN)
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Icelandic singer Bjork performs during a concert in Jakarta February 12, 2008. REUTERS/Dadang Tri (INDONESIA)
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A 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of supplying him with drugs but has been released on bail, officials said.

Thirty-one-year-old Jason Rae was a saxophonist with a funk band, the Haggis Horns.

Bailey Rae's self-titled debut album sold more than 1 million copies in the U.S. after its release in 2006.

The 29-year-old was nominated for song of the year at the Grammy Awards in both 2007 and 2008.

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2008-03-23 16:40:04

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