Steve Ellis, the singer whose voice carried Love Affair's Everlasting Love to number one, has died aged 76. His family announced his death, saying he died on 30 October 2026 after complications from a chronic illness.
A number one in February 1968
Love Affair's recording of Everlasting Love, a cover of a song first made by Robert Knight, entered the Official Singles Chart at number 36 on the chart dated 9 January 1968. It reached number one on the chart dated 6 February 1968, spent two weeks at the top and stayed on the chart for 12 weeks in all, according to the Official Charts Company.
Ellis was the group's lead vocalist. Its other hits included A Day Without Love, Rainbow Valley and Bringing On Back the Good Times.
From Soul Survivors to Love Affair
Stephen John Ellis was born on 7 April 1950 in Edgware, Middlesex. He was lead singer of a band called the Soul Survivors from the age of 15, and Love Affair grew out of that group in 1966. He left Love Affair in December 1969 to build a solo career.
Later bands and records
In the 1970s he formed a band called Ellis with the keyboard player Zoot Money, releasing Riding on the Crest of a Slump in 1972 and Why Not? in 1973. He was also the singer with the rock band Widowmaker, whose self-titled album came out in 1976.
His later work included The Best of Days, released by Demon Records in 2008 and featuring Paul Weller and Roger Daltrey, and the album Boom Bang Twang in 2018.
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