A PLAQUE has been placed on a bench in a Glasgow park in tribute to a singer who died at just 33 from a rare form of cancer.

The tribute to Carey Lander, who was the singer and keyboardist with Glasgow indie pop band Camera Obscura, can be seen by fans on a bench in Kelvingrove Park facing the Stewart Memorial Fountain.

The band posted on Facebook: "Glasgow folks may be interested to know there is a bench dedicated to Carey in Kelvingrove Park, facing the Stewart Memorial Fountain. The poem on the plaque is by Raymond Carver."

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The plaque reads: "And did you get what you wanted from this life, even so? I did. And what did you want? To call myself beloved, to feel myself beloved on earth."

The poem is by American short story writer and poet Raymond Carver. 

Fans offered their support to the tribute. Elyza Bleas said: "This is lovely. Will pass by on Friday when I'm in Kelvingrove Park.

"My sister lives in one of the townhouses in the right of this picture, I'll make sure to pass whenever I'm around. Poor Carey."

A fan from Chile Tania Carolina Vergara Ulloa added: "Someday, I'll travel to Glasgow (I really love Scotland and the Celtic culture) and sit on that bench to see the day go by while I'm listening your music. Kisses from Chile."

Carey, who joined the band in 2002, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer in 2011. She had raised nearly £60,000 to help fund research into the illness.

She died last October and thousands was raised for the cancer charity she supported following her death. 

The four remaining full-time members of the band Tracyanne Campbell, Gavin Dunbar, Kenny McKeeve and Lee Thomson had previously said they were "touched" by fans' support of Lander's fundraising campaign for Sarcoma UK.