Doug Flett

Douglas Jackson Flett (13 October 1935 – 15 July 2019) was an Australian songwriter based in the UK, best known for his collaborations with longtime songwriting partner, Guy Fletcher. Collectively, the duo have also been known as Fletcher & Flett. Since the mid-1960s, they wrote and composed hit songs for many artists.

Doug Flett
Birth nameDouglas Jackson Flett
Born13 October 1935
Australia[1]
OriginLondon, England
Died15 July 2019 (aged 83)
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Songwriter
Years active1965–2019

Career

Before moving to London in the early 1960s, Flett had worked in Sydney as a TV cameraman and in advertising. While in London, he was introduced to Guy Fletcher in 1965 by Shadows drummer Tony Meehan through a phone call, and the two met up. Since then, the duo wrote many songs for a wide number of artists including Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Cliff Richard and Frankie Valli.[2]

In 2016, they were each awarded a Gold Disc for their song "Just Pretend" due to sales of the Elvis Presley & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra compilation album The Wonder of You; the song features twice on the album, including a duet version with Helene Fischer.[3]

It was announced that Flett had died on 15 July 2019 after a long illness.[4][5]

References
  1. "My Son John - THE REBELS (1969) - Pop Archives - Sources of Australian Pop Records from the 50s, 60s and 70s". Poparchives.com.au.
  2. "PRS Chairman Celebrates 50 Years of Songwriting". M-magazine.co.uk. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. "PRS Chairman Receives Gold Disc". M-magazine.co.uk. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  4. Academy, The Ivors (18 July 2019). ""With great sadness we share a tribute from our former Chair Guy Fletcher..."".
  5. Tributes paid to Doug Flett, News, 20 July 2019, Ivors Academy. Accessed 19 August 2019
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