Tony Wilson, Hot Chocolate’s bassist and co-writer of You Sexy Thing, has been reported dead in late April 2026. Several outlets confirmed his passing, with tributes from family noting he died at home in Trinidad and had left behind a substantial body of music. If you’d like, I can pull up the latest obituaries and provide a concise timeline of his career milestones and key songs.
Notes on sources: multiple outlets reported the death and tributes around April 27–28, 2026, including articles from BBC, People, and regional outlets. If you want, I can compile direct links to those reports.
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The singer co-founded Hot Chocolate in 1969
www.gbnews.comTony Wilson, Hot Chocolate cofounder and cowriter of 'You Sexy Thing,' has died at 89, according to posts shared by his family on Facebook.
people.comHot Chocolate bassist Tony Wilson has died aged 78, his daughter has confirmed, with the star passing away in Trinidad. He co-wrote the band's iconic 1975 hit You Sexy Thing.
www.walesonline.co.ukTony Wilson co-founder of British soul band Hot Chocolate dies at age of 89 at his home in Trinidad.
www.hindustantimes.comHot Chocolate Bassist Tony Wilson, co-writer of 'You Sexy Thing' and 'Emma,' died aged 89 at his home in Trinidad, and his family paid tribute.
www.el-balad.comHot Chocolate bassist and songwriter Tony Wilson has died in Trinidad, his family confirmed, leaving behind a legacy that helped shape British soul music.
www.inkl.comOne of the members of 1970s band Hot Chocolate has died after helping the band become one of the first predominantly Black british groups to have major success in America
www.mirror.co.ukTony Wilson, the bassist and co-founder of 1970s band Hot Chocolate, has died at the age of 78 in Trinidad - he is credited with co-writing the group's best-known hit 'You Sexy Thing'
www.liverpoolecho.co.ukThe Trinidad-born musician wrote soulful hits including You Sexy Thing and Emma in the 1970s.
www.bbc.comTony Wilson, the bassist and songwriter, has died.
www.express.co.uk