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Former
Double Member Felix Haug Dead at 52
 May
6, 2004 - Felix Haug who made up one half of the Swedish band
Double has died. Haug co-wrote and played piano on their biggest
hit that's still a Smooth Jazz mainstay 'The Captain Of Her
Heart.' Haug died Saturday (May 1) from a heart attack. He was
52. He and singer / guitarist Kurt Maloo were in the band Ping
Pong before forming Double in 1983. Though known mostly as 'one
hit wonders' in North America Double was a big band in their
homeland. 'Captain Of Her Heart' sold 1.5 million and was a
top ten hit in Europe and rose to 16th place on the Billboard
charts. After his work with Double, Haug was a drummer for the
band Yello and recently worked as an editor for a Swiss television
listings magazine. He leaves a wife, Vera, and three children.
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