“My Sharona” Singer Dies – Doug Fieger, leader of the power pop band The Knack who hit it big with “‘My Sharona” died from brain cancer at age 57.
Fieger battled the deadly cancer for six years before succumbing on Valentine’s Day at his home in Los Angeles, said The Knack’s manager, Jake Hooker. Fieger battled cancer for six years.
In 2006, he underwent surgery to remove two tumors from his brain and underwent extensive chemotherapy, but the cancer returned.
He is survived by his brother, Geoffrey Fieger. who was also in The Knack, and a sister, Beth Falkenstein.
Fieger formed The Knack in Los Angeles way back in 1978, and the group quickly became a staple of Sunset Strip rock clubs.
A year later he co-wrote and sang lead vocals on their irresistibly catchy Number One hit “‘My Sharona.”
The success of “My Sharona” led the press to dub them the next Beatles and that excessive hype dogged their followup efforts.
The Kanck’s songs about young love and teenage lust also included hits like “Good Girls Don’t,” “She’s So Selfish” and “Frustrated.”
The Knack continued to release albums and tour through the mid-2000s but they never replicated the success they enjoyed with their first two albums, “Get the Knack” and “… But the Little Girls Understand.”
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