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Family pay tribute to Chris Rea

Liverpool Echo

December 23, 2025

SINGER Chris Rea, whose songs include the festive hit Driving Home For Christmas, has died at the age of 74, a spokesperson for his family said.

Chris Rea performing in 2013

The Middlesbrough-born musician was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had his pancreas removed in 2001, and in 2016 he suffered a stroke.

Rea found fame in the late Seventies and Eighties with hits such as Fool (If You Think It's Over), Let's Dance and The Road To Hell.

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