Alice Katherine Martineau (8 June 1972 – 6 March 2003) was an English pop singer and songwriter. == Early life == Martineau was born in Merton to parents David Nicholas Nettlefold Martineau (a retired judge) and Elizabeth Allom. Her older brother, Luke, is an artist and painter. Martineau played both the piano and the flute as a child, developing a passion for songwriting and performing after taking singing lessons. Martineau was born with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that causes... [more on Wikipedia]