The stars we lost in 2022: Part I

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The stars we lost in 2022.
Part one.
1) Sidney Poitier. Date of death: 6 January 2022. Age: 94. Sidney Poitier was the first Black and Bahamian man to win a best actor Oscar, with his award-winning role in 1963's Lilies of the Field paving the way for generations of Black actors after him.
2) Meat Loaf. Date of death: 20 January 2022. Age: 74. Meat Loaf was best known for his album Bat Out of Hell, which is among the top best-selling albums in US history, selling more than 14 million copies, and his career spanning six decades also included a 1993 Grammy Award for his song I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That).
3) Barry Cryer. Date of death: 25 January 2022. Age: 86. Barry Cryer war a Writer, comedian and actor Barry Cryer was known for contributing to long-running Radio 4 comedy gameshow I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.
4) Jamal Edwards. Date of death: 20 February 2022. Age: 31. Jamal Edwards was the founder of music platform SBTV that gave a voice to emerging artists and featured some huge names before they were stars, including Stormzy, Jessie J, Ed Sheeran, Rita Ora and Emeli Sande.
5) Shane Warne. Date of death: 4 March2022. Age: 52. Australian cricketer Shane Warne was regarded as one of the sport's best bowlers in history, and as well as representing his country he played for teams in Australia, England and India

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