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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n Save this article for later<\/p>\n Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n Got it<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Bernie Lynch \u2013 guitarist, songwriter and vocalist with the Australian band Eurogliders \u2013 has died in Perth after a battle with throat cancer. He was 65.<\/p>\n Lynch, who wrote the group\u2019s biggest hit Heaven (Must Be There) \u2013 which reached No. 2 in Australia in 1984 while also cracking the charts in the US and Canada \u2013 was remembered by fellow band member Grace Knight in an emotional Facebook post.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI am heartbroken and don\u2019t know how to proceed without him,\u201d Knight wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cI arrived in Australia as a 21-year-old in 1977 and met Bernie not too long after; we\u2019ve been in each other\u2019s lives ever since. I can\u2019t imagine what our lives would have looked like had we not crossed paths with each other. I don\u2019t know how many shows Eurogliders have done over the years \u2013 it must be thousands, and for every single one of them, I\u2019ve had Bernie there, standing beside me. It\u2019s been such a wonderful, wonderful journey and I\u2019m so very proud and honoured to have shared it with him.\u201d<\/p>\n Lynch also wrote the Eurogliders\u2019 1985 hit We Will Together, which reached No. 7 in Australia.<\/p>\n \u201cWithout Bernie\u2019s songs there would be no Eurogliders,\u201d Knight said.<\/p>\n \u201cSongs he wrote as a young man that are still being listened to; songs that 40 years later still get played on the radio, songs that people still sing along to at our shows. Songs that have brought so much joy to so many people. What a great legacy and such a fantastic contribution to the cultural landscape of this country.\u201d<\/p>\n Lynch was diagnosed with cancer in 2024 and underwent treatment, which had been deemed successful and allowed him to resume working. But late last year, he discovered the cancer had metastasised. While he hoped that chemotherapy might extend his life expectancy, he became too unwell to continue the treatment. Lynch died on March 12 in palliative care in Perth.<\/p>\n \u201cBernie was an incredibly kind and caring person and generous to a fault,\u201d Knight said.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019d fuss about making sure the band were happy and had after-show cheese and biscuits, and a refreshing beverage. He\u2019d come to stay at my house and turn up with bags of food and take over the kitchen. He was funny and intelligent and engaging. If you weren\u2019t well, or life had thrown you a curveball, he\u2019d be the first one on the phone to see how you were going. He was a people person and loved a chat.\u201d<\/p>\n Eurogliders, a new wave pop band formed in Perth, released their debut album Pink Suit Blue Day in 1982, which was nominated in the best new album category at the Countdown Music Awards.<\/p>\n In 1983, as the band\u2019s line-up evolved, they signed to major label CBS and recorded their second album, This Island, which peaked at No. 4 in Australia, No. 65 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 21 on its Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.<\/p>\n The group released two more albums in the 1980s, Absolutely and Groove, before disbanding. They re-formed briefly in the mid-2000s and again in 2013. They have released seven studio albums and 16 singles in total.<\/p>\n In 2017, Knight told this masthead<\/a> that she and Lynch were together for six years before marrying in 1985. Although the marriage lasted one year, their friendship endured.<\/p>\n \u201cMy dear friend: we soared high, we grappled in the mud,\u201d Knight said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat an incredible life we shared. I feel immense gratitude. I can\u2019t let you go; I won\u2019t let you go. My heartfelt condolences go to his family, loved ones and musical family … we\u2019ll all miss him very much,\u201d Knight said in her tribute.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n![\"Bernie](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3bc844764fbdca887f9dea07a6dfa39f24a7264b.jpeg\")
Bernie Lynch in 2002.Dallas Kilponen <\/p>\n![\"Bernie](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fe84f1057216c552fe2da4cc9b1edcfc9ba02b2e.jpeg\")
Bernie Lynch with Grace Knight in 1988.CBS<\/p>\n![\"Michael](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771820353_497_8b93b8be212a928ceee12fce92a35c6ee193fdec.png\")
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