Kirsty MacColl was a British singer/songwriter (born October 10, 1959, Croydon, South London, UK – died December 18, 2000 in Cozumel, Mexico). She had her first solo hit with “There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis” in 1981.
She was killed tragically whilst swimming with her children in Cozumel, Mexico after being hit by a speedboat. Please read the wiki for more details.
MacColl’s collaboration with the Pogues, the song “Fairytale of New York”, was re-released in the UK in December 2005 and reached number 3 on the UK charts. It charted again for XMas in subsequent years, and had by 2012 spent more time in the top 20 than any other song (not to be confused with “best-selling”).