Stars pay emotional tributes to ‘musical giant’ Gibb

The entertainment world has led tributes to Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, after the “musical giant” lost a lengthy battle with cancer at the age of 62.

Gibb, who sold over 200m records and notched up dozens of hits with brothers Maurice and Barry, had recently undergone intestinal surgery.

They began performing together when twins Robin and Maurice were just six and Barry was nine, singing cover versions of hit songs at their local cinema in Manchester.