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Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Five Star band member Stedman Pearson tragically dies aged 60
Five Star musician Stedman Pearson has died aged 60. The news of his passing was revealed by several of his friends who paid tribute on Facebook. One friend wrote: 'Very sad to hear about the passing of my friend Stedman Pearson. Gonna miss our chats dude. I have no words. I'm in complete shock." Another shared: 'Woke up to learn of my friends passing.... HE was one of the gentlest and lovely people I knew.. an awesome dancer with just a childlike zest for life.... You made a huge difference to my life and will be missed muchly!' 'Rest in peace bro Stedman Pearson too young man,' another lamented. Prior to his death, Stedman had not been active on social media and last posted on his Instagram page in July 2020. Pearson was born in 1964 in Islington, London, and was the oldest of five siblings who would go on to form the group Five Star. He studied dance and fashion in college before his focused turned to music. Pearson was 19 when his father, musician Buster Pearson, devised a plan in 1983 to put the siblings into a band. Five Star would famously practice in their living room in the early days of their music career, with Pearson devising the dance routines for his younger brothers and sisters. Their father's vision was to have them be a British version of The Jackson Five and with their synchronised routines, costumes, and family links, it worked. They became breakout stars in the mid-80s after managing to reach number 15 on the UK Singles Chart in 1985. The group climbed up the charts from there, with their debut album Luxury of Life soon being certified platinum. Five Star won BRIT Award for Best British Group in 1987, but sadly their success was to be short-lived with their popularity waning in the 1990s following tension with their record label and reports of bankruptcy. A number of the siblings went on to forge solo careers with varying success, but a full five-piece reunion was never to be.
BBC News
13-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Five Star singer Stedman Pearson dies aged 60
Stedman Pearson from the British pop group Five Star has died at the age of 60, his family has who died on Monday, had diabetes and was on dialysis treatment, according to his sister and Deniece were part of the band along with their siblings Lorraine, Doris and matching outfits and in-synch dance routines meant they were seen by some as a British answer to The Jackson 5. In a statement his family said: "He was a gentleman to the very end – in every way and an amazing son/brother and uncle. "May the memories and love he gave to us and the world be our greatest comfort. He will be deeply missed."Five Star released their debut album Luxury of Life in 1985, followed by Silk and Steel in 1986, which went to number group had six top 10 singles in the UK charts, including System Addict, Can't Wait Another Minute and Rain or five siblings won a Brit Award in 1987 for best British group initially broke up in 1995 but began performing together again in came together for another reunion in 2012, and, after Lorraine's departure, continued as a four-piece until also made TV appearances in 2006 and 2008 - first on Channel 5's The All Star Talent Show and later on BBC Three's Celebrity singer, who was from Romford in Essex, was the eldest of his five band were formed by their dad Buster Pearson in 1983, who was also a singer.
