Tony Lewis, lead singer of The Outfield, dies at 62

Tony Lewis, lead singer of 1980s power pop band The Outfield, died on Monday at 62.

According to a statement from a spokesperson, Lewis died "suddenly and unexpectedly" near London. At press time, no cause of death had been announced, reported The Hollywood Reporter.

The Outfield, fronted by bassist and singer Lewis, guitarist and keyboardist John Spinks and drummer Alan Jackman, first formed in the late 1970s as Sirius B and The Baseball Boys, before landing on another baseball-inspired name, a conceit the British trio continued on the title of their hit 1985 debut album, Play Deep.

The multiplatinum debut reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200, spending 66 weeks on the chart.

That release featured their breakthrough hit -- the bouncy pop-rock smash Your Love, which reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

As per The Hollywood Reporter, Lewis released the solo album Out of the Darkness in 2018 and, according to the statement, he'd begun playing shows around the world in recent years and issued the Unplugged -- The Acoustic Sessions EP earlier this year.