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Angry Anderson, rock star who soundtracked Kylie's wedding in Neighbours, dies aged 79

Rock star Gary "Angry" Anderson, frontman of the band Rose Tattoo, has died at the age of 79. Anderson gained widespread recognition when his solo song "Suddenly" was featured in a pivotal wedding scene between Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan's characters on the Australian soap opera *Neighbours*.

42 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSteven McIntoshEntertainment reporterBBC News - WorldFiled 2026-09-23 · 11:18 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
Angry Anderson, rock star who soundtracked Kylie's wedding in Neighbours, dies aged 79
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Rock star Gary "Angry" Anderson, frontman of the band Rose Tattoo, has died at the age of 79. Anderson gained widespread recognition when his solo song "Suddenly" was featured in a pivotal wedding scene between Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan's characters on the Australian soap opera *Neighbours*. This episode, broadcast in 1988, was a significant cultural moment, drawing an audience of 20 million viewers in the UK. Anderson had previously suffered a cardiac arrest during Rose Tattoo's farewell tour in Europe last month, leading to the cancellation of several dates. His family and bandmates remembered him as a devoted father and beloved bandmate, noting his loss will be deeply felt internationally.

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A statement remembered him as a 'devoted father, and much-loved bandmate'.

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Anderson had a cardiac arrest on Rose Tattoo's farewell tour in Europe last month.

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The Neighbours wedding episode was watched by 20 million people in the UK in 1988.

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His song 'Suddenly' soundtracked the wedding of Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan's characters in Neighbours.

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Rock star Angry Anderson has died at the age of 79.

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Rock star Angry Anderson, whose music famously soundtracked the wedding of Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan's characters in Australian TV soap Neighbours, has died at the age of 79.The musician, whose real name was Gary Anderson, rose to fame with rock band Rose Tattoo, which he fronted from 1976.His solo song Suddenly became a global hit after it was played during the wedding of Minogue and Donovan's characters Scott and Charlene in Neighbours. The wedding episode was watched by 20 million people in the UK alone in 1988.Anderson said Minogue had been "adamant" that the track was used for the scene, and he later declared that Suddenly was the best song he had ever written.Before his death, Anderson had a cardiac arrest while on Rose Tattoo's farewell tour in Europe last month.He was treated in hospital before going home to Australia, and the band cancelled nine live dates.A joint statement from Anderson's family and Rose Tattoo remembered him as a "devoted father, and much-loved bandmate"."His loss will be deeply felt by all those who knew and loved him both here in Australia and overseas," it said.
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