Game Of Love singer Wayne Fontana passes away aged 74 with his partner by his side  

Game Of Love singer Wayne Fontana has passed away aged 74. 

The Mindbenders frontman, real name Glyn Geoffrey Ellis, passed away at Stockport’s Stepping Hill Hospital with his partner by his side.

A representative for his family said: ‘On behalf of the family of Wayne Fontana regret to announce he passed away this afternoon at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport.

‘His long term partner was by his side. Known for his 1965 hit Game of Love. Family asks for privacy at this time.’

Tributes flooded in from the 1960s icon from fans and celebrity friends.   

The rocker found fame in 1964 when he and his band, the Mindbenders, had hits like Game of Love – a US number one – and Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um.

After he quit the group the next year – walking off in mid-concert – the Mindbenders enjoyed their biggest success, A Groovy Kind of Love.

Following his stint in the spotlight, Wayne became embroiled in legal troubles in 2007, when he became locked in a shock battle with HM Revenue & Customs. 

In November 2007, Wayne was given a jail term for 11 months after setting fire to a bailiff’s car in a row over an unpaid congestion charge.

A judge said the troubled singer deserved prison after carrying out the attack in the bizarre belief he was the victim of an Establishment conspiracy.

Yet he was allowed to walk free from court immediately after already serving the equivalent of his term while held under the Mental Heath Act.