Adele is hot favourite to become the first ever singer to pick up an Oscar for a Bond theme with her hit Skyfall.

FIVE-TIME Oscar-winning composer John Barry, who wrote music for a dozen James Bond films, including You Only Live Twice and Goldfinger — but couldn’t persuade a jury that he composed the suave spy’s theme music — has died. He was 77.

John Barry has died of a heart attack.

Susan Boyle is being tipped to record the next James Bond theme song.