The singer's death was confirmed this morning (April 26) to /NME/ by her
UK spokesperson.
The punk icon, real name *Marian Joan Elliott-Said*, revealed that she
was suffering from the illness in February this year.
X-Ray Spex <http://www.nme.com/artists/x-ray-spex> formed in 1976 in
*London* and released one studio album, 1978's *'Germ Free
Adolescents'*. *Poly* went on to have a solo career and her latest solo
album, *'Generation Indigo'*, was released on March 28 this year.
Boy George <http://www.nme.com/artists/boy-george> has paid tribute to
her, tweeting from Twitter.com/boygeorge
<http://twitter.com/#%21/boygeorge>: "I was a fan of *Poly* before I got
to know her, she was a *Krishna* follower too, oh bless you *Poly* you
will be missed! Legend!"
She is survived by her one daughter, *Celeste Bell-Dos Santos*.