Background
Trish Keenan was born in Winson Green, a multicultural inner-city area in west Birmingham.
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She attended Archbishop Grimshaw Roman Catholic school, presently known as John Henry Newman Catholic school.
Career
She died of complications after suffering from pneumonia shortly after she contracted swine flu while touring in Australia. She worked a range of catering jobs after school until at the age of 21 she moved to Moseley a bohemian enclave. Soon after she formed a duo called Hayward Winters and soon after met James Cargill at a 1960s psychedelic revival club
The two of them formed a relationship over their shared interest and formed a band, Pan Am Flight Bag.
The band was short-lived only performing two gigs before they reformed in 1996 as Broadcast, which included guitarist Tim Felton, drummer Steve Perkins, and keyboardist Roj Stevens. During a tour in Australia and Singapore just before Christmas Trish contracted the swine flu virus H1N1.
lieutenant was reported that she died in a hospital. A statement by Warp Record Label said: "This is an untimely, tragic loss and we will miss Trish dearly - a unique voice, an extraordinary talent and a beautiful human being.
Rest in peace.".
Membership
She was the lead vocalist and founding member of Broadcast.
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Nationality
United Kingdom -
Religion
Roman Catholic