Leo Leo

The Deaths in 2016 site lists under December 18:

Léo Marjane, 104, French singer.

Another addition to the recent "Leo/Big Cat Theme" pattern cluster.  Note from her wiki page:

• Léo Marjane (26 August 1912 – 18 December 2016) 
• ...in 1936 was signed to a contract with the Pathé-Marconi label

Note from the wiki page of the Pathetic-Marconi founder:

• Charles Pathé ( 26 December 1863 – 25 December 1957)

He died one day before his birthday!!  Note this next excerpt from Leo Marjane's wiki page:

• Her early recordings – a mixture of original songs and standards of the era such as "Begin the Beguine" and "Night and Day" 

 Note from the wiki page of the second song, Night and Day:

• Fred Astaire introduced "Night and Day" on stage, and his recording of the song with the Leo Reisman orchestra was a #1 hit

Another Leo!!  Note from his wiki page:

• Leo (F.) Reisman (October 11, 1897 - December 18, 1961)  

Both Leo's died on December 18... which is also my sisters birthday.  So let's investigate the December 18 wiki page, applying the formula:

2000 – Kirsty MacColl, British singer-songwriter (b. 1959)

Note from her wiki page:

• Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) 
• cover versions of Billy Bragg's "A New England" 

• Stephen William "Billy" Bragg (born 20 December 1957) 

How "timely", TODAY is Bragg's birthday!!