Singer Eydie Gormé dies at age 84.

LOS ANGELES, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Eydie Gorme, a pop singer who, along with her husband Steve Lawrence, formed a successful duo in US nightclubs and on television, and also found recognition in a solo career with hits like "Blame it on the Bossa Nova," died on Saturday. She was 84 years old.

Grammy winner Eydie died in a Las Vegas hospital after a brief illness, said her public relations agent, Howard Bragman.

Born in New York to a Sephardic Jewish family, Gorme married Lawrence in 1957, and together they became recurring guests on American late-night and variety television programs. Their playful husband-and-wife act was a distinctive element of their performances, which spanned decades.

"Eydie has been my partner on stage and in life for over 55 years. I fell in love with her the moment I saw her and even more so when I heard her sing for the first time," Lawrence said in a statement.

"We Got Us," the first album by the duo known as Steve & Eydie, won a Grammy in 1960.

In his solo career, Eydie recorded his biggest hit in 1963, the danceable song "Blame It on the Bossa Nova," but won a Grammy in 1967 for "If He Walked into my Life."

Eydie also became a star in the Spanish-speaking world in the mid-1960s, recording romantic ballads and boleros with the Mexican trio Los Panchos, including the album "Amor".

Lawrence and Eydie collaborated over the years with contemporaries such as Frank Sinatra and performed as a couple until recent years, with a repertoire mainly of American composers such as Irving Berlin and George and Ira Gershwin.

Eydie Gorme leaves behind her husband Lawrence and a son.

(By Mark Milliken)