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January 13, 2006
Mylo hit by loss of hearing
Dance star Mylo has been forced to pull out of an influential Australian music festival after losing his hearing in one ear. The Scottish DJ picked up a virus in South Africa and has cancelled his six gigs on the touring Big Day Out Festival in New Zealand and Australia, which were due to kick off on January 20, as well as two solo concerts. The virus is so severe that he has lost all hearing in one ear and all but partial hearing in the other, but he has been told by doctors that his hearing should return after a few days rest.
A representative for Mylo, whose hits include 'Destroy Rock & Roll' and 'Drop The Pressure', said: "Myles contracted a virus over the New Year which resulted in partial hearing loss in one ear.
"Unfortunately the situation has since worsened and he has lost hearing in one ear completely, and has only partial hearing in his other ear.
"He was hoping that a couple of days rest would help regain his hearing. However, since his arrival in Cape Town for a show and receiving specialist medical treatment, unfortunately no progress has been made.
"As a result of this, he is grounded in Cape Town and unable to move at the moment. As you can probably imagine it is impossible for him to perform right now and therefore we regretfully have to cancel the Big Day Out shows."
By Virgin.net
http://musicnews.virgin.net/Virgin/Lifestyle/Music/virginMusicNewsDetail/0,13556,941916_music,00.html
Posted by 4HL on January 13, 2006 8:43 AM
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