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Absolute Radio
Coordinates: 51°30′44″N 0°08′13″W / 51.512248°N 0.136937°W / 51.512248; -0.136937
Absolute Radio is one of the UK's three Independent National Radio stations. The station rebranded to its current name at 7:45 am on 29 September 2008.
The station is based in London and plays popular rock music. It currently broadcasts on mediumwave and DAB across the UK, on 105.8 FM in London, Sky (channel 0107), Virgin Media (channel 915), Freeview (channel 727), Freesat (channel 724) and TalkTalk TV (channel 620). It is also available in other parts of the world via satellite, cable, and on the Internet. Absolute Radio is a patron of The Radio Academy.
The 1990 Broadcasting Act allowed for the launch of independent national radio (INR) stations in the United Kingdom. The Radio Authority was mandated to award three INR licences, one of which (INR1) had to be for a 'non-pop' station (which was awarded to Classic FM), and one of which had to be for a predominantly speech-based service (this would be advertised later as INR3 and would be awarded to Talk Radio). The remaining licence was to be open to 'all-comers'. The licences were to be awarded to the highest cash bidder, providing that the applicant met criteria set down in the Broadcasting Act.
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Bang Radio
BANG Radio or BANG FM is a non-profit community radio station based in and covering Harlesden, north west London, broadcasting on 103.6 FM.
It began broadcasting on 16 April 2007 under the name Life FM, having previously been awarded a community radio licence by Ofcom in March 2006. It is based at 89-93 High Street, Harlesden.
BANG Radio can be streamed live from the station's official website www.wearebang.com, or via the 'TuneIn' mobile application.
Coordinates: 51°32′10.5″N 0°14′44.5″W / 51.53625°N 0.245694°W / 51.53625; -0.245694
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Birmingham
Birmingham (
i/ˈbɜrmɪŋəm/ BUR-ming-əm, locally /ˈbɜrmɪŋɡəm/ BUR-ming-gəm) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 (2010 estimate), and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a population of 2,284,093 (2001 census). Birmingham's metropolitan area is also the United Kingdom's second most populous with a population of 3,683,000.
A medium-sized market town during the medieval period, Birmingham grew to international prominence in the 18th century at the heart of the Midlands Enlightenment and subsequent Industrial Revolution, which saw the town at the forefront of worldwide developments in science, technology and economic organisation, producing a series of innovations that laid many of the foundations of modern industrial society. By 1791 it was being hailed as "the first manufacturing town in the world". Birmingham's distinctive economic profile, with thousands of small workshops practising a wide variety of specialised and highly-skilled trades, encouraged exceptional levels of creativity and innovation and provided a diverse and resilient economic base for industrial prosperity that was to last into the final quarter of the 20th century. Its resulting high level of social mobility also fostered a culture of broad-based political radicalism, that under leaders from Thomas Attwood to Joseph Chamberlain was to give it a political influence unparalleled in Britain outside London and a pivotal role in the development of British democracy.
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Brixton
Coordinates: 51°27′47″N 0°06′22″W / 51.463°N 0.106°W / 51.463; -0.106
Brixton is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London, England. It is 3.8 miles (6.1 km) south south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
Brixton is mainly residential with a prominent street market and substantial retail sector. It is a multiethnic community, with around 24 percent of its population being of African and Caribbean descent,. It lies within Inner South London and is bordered by Stockwell, Clapham, Streatham, Camberwell, Tulse Hill and Herne Hill. The district houses the main offices of the London Borough of Lambeth.
The name Brixton is thought to originate from Brixistance, meaning the stone of Brixi, a Saxon lord. Brixi is thought to have erected a boundary stone to mark the meeting place of the ancient hundred court of Surrey. The location is unknown but is thought to be at the top of Brixton Hill, at a road known at the time as Bristow or Brixton Causeway, long before any settlement in the area. Brixton marks the rise from the marshes of North Lambeth up to the hills of Upper Norwood and Streatham. At the time the River Effra flowed from its source in Upper Norwood through Herne Hill to Brixton. At Brixton the river was crossed by low bridges for Roman roads to the south coast of Britain, now Brixton Road and Clapham Road. The main roads were connected through a network of medieval country lanes, such as Acre Lane, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton Water Lane and Lyham Road, formerly Black Lane. It was only at the end of the 18th century that villages and settlements formed around Brixton, as the original woodland was gradually reduced until the area was covered in farmland and market gardens known for game and strawberries.
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Capital London
Capital London is a London based radio station which launched on 16 October 1973 and is owned by Global Radio. On 3 January 2011 it formed part of the nine station Capital radio network.
Following the 1964–68 offshore radio boom, the Conservative Party, under Edward Heath promised in its 1970 General Election Manifesto that should it win, it would introduce local commercial radio in addition to the commercial television which had started in 1955. This was a result of much lobbying from a particular pressure group, the Local Radio Association, who felt that commercial radio should be introduced following the launch of Associated Rediffusion and ITV. The Tories won and swiftly introduced the Sound Broadcasting Act 1972 which allowed for the introduction of Independent Local Radio and the newly-renamed Independent Broadcasting Authority from the Independent Television Authority.
The Independent Broadcasting Authority advertised local radio licences in certain locations in the United Kingdom under the umbrella term of Independent Local Radio. London was due to receive two ILR licences: one for news and another for general entertainment. Radio Capital, later to become Capital Radio, was formed in early 1970 by David Maule-ffinch with the intent to apply for the general entertainment license. In late 1970, David's future father-in-law, Barclay Barclay-White became involved. The Radio Capital team that was finally in place at the time of application to the IBA included Sir Richard Attenborough, Sir George Martin, Bryan Forbes, Sir Peter Saunders, David Maule-ffinch and Barclay Barclay-White. David Maule-Ffinch was a member of the board of Capital Radio and its largest stockholder until 1994, when he sold his controlling interest to Information et Publicite, a subsidiary of Havas, the French media conglomerate.
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Capital Manchester
Capital Manchester is a Manchester, England radio station owned by the Global Radio as part of the nine-station Capital network specialising in mainstream music. The station broadcasts from studios at Exchange Quay, Salford.
The transmitter is on top of the City Tower (the former Sunley Building) in Piccadilly in Manchester, the same place as 106.1 Real Radio XS and Xfm's transmitter and all 3 services share the same broadcast antenna system which is located on the centre tower and is illuminated with red Aircraft warning lights at night.
The 102 MHz frequency in Manchester has a chequered background, initially it was occupied by Sunset 102 which included regular shows from house music innovators 808 state and a Saturday evening rave show from Sammy B; both were cited by Dave Haslam in City Life to have been instrumental in reflecting and developing the early rave culture in the city. However, due to occasional threats of violence on air and other breaches of the licence the station was closed.
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Capital North East
Capital North East is an English regional radio station specialising in modern pop music, dance and R&B.
The station is based in Wallsend, North Tyneside at the Silverlink Business Park, near the junction of the A1058 and the A19, 6 miles east of Newcastle City Centre. It broadcasts to North East England. It is owned by the Global Radio as part of the nine-station Capital network. The station launched in 1 June 1999 as Galaxy 105-106, renamed in 2006 as Galaxy North East and rebranded on 3 January 2011 as 105-106 Capital.
There are two advertising sub-regions, for the Teesside and Tyne & Wear areas, airing localised commercials.
Originally called Galaxy 105-106, presenter Steve Furnell launched the station on Tuesday 1 June 1999, with "What You Need" by Powerhouse feating Duane Harden being the first record played.
The name was changed to Galaxy North East in 2006, in line with other Galaxy stations. This year also saw a change in demographic from 15-29 to 15-34 and a new strapline of "passion for music, passion for life". In 2008, their strapline was changed from "passion for music, passion for life" to "Love Music". In 2008, they also changed their output format to include a more mainstream playlist. It broadcasts on 105.3 at a power of 10KW from the Burnhope Transmitter, on 105.6 at a power of 0.5KW from the Fenham Transmitter for West Newcastle, 105.8 at a possible power of 0.1KW from the Newton Transmitter for the Hexham area and on 106.4 at a power of 8.9KW from the Bilsdale Transmitter. The Bilsdale Transmitter covers Teesside and areas of North Yorkshire, however is also receivable beyond the Derbyshire Dales. During late 2010, the strapline changed to The North East's No.1 Hit Music Station.
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Capital Scotland
Capital Scotland (formerly known as Beat 106, Xfm Scotland as part of the XFM franchise and then as Galaxy Scotland) is a regional radio station broadcasting to Scotland's Central Belt, an area surrounding the two cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, and the kingdom of Fife. The station launched as part of the Galaxy Network on Friday 7 November 2008. It is owned by Global Radio and operates under the nine-station Capital network from 3 January 2011.
The station originally began on 19 November 1999 as Beat 106, a new rock and dance station. The first presenter on-air, at 1:06 pm on launch day, was Matt Finlay, who stayed at the station until late 2005. His first words were "Is this thing on?". The first song on the station was 'Revolution No.9' by The Beatles followed by Fatboy Slim's 'Right Here, Right Now'. Other presenters at launch included George Bowie, Gina McKie, Graham Stewart and Jim Gellatly. Beat 106 closed on 1 January 2006, playing a countdown of the top 1000 tracks voted for by visitors to its website, entitled "The X-List".
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Capital South Coast
Power FM redirects here and refers to the former UK radio station. For the Australian radio station network of the same name, see Power FM Network. For the English-language broadcaster based in the Canary Islands see Power FM Canary Islands. For the Christian rock station in Dallas, Texas USA, see KVRK-FM.
Capital South Coast is a regional radio station station based in South Hampshire, England, UK, and is part of the nine-station Capital radio network owned by Global Radio. The station broadcasts on 103.2 MHz FM. The station's studios are in Segensworth, near Fareham in Hampshire, along with Heart South Coast and Gold Radio (Hampshire). Capital also broadcasts on DAB Digital Radio, online and via Smartphone application.
Radio Victory launched as the first local radio service in the South of England in 1975, transmitting to a small area around Portsmouth. The licence was re-advertised by the Independent Broadcasting Authority The extended license, now to include Southampton and Winchester, was won by Ocean Sound Ltd. Radio Victory ceased operations in June 1986, a couple of weeks earlier than the expiry date of its franchise, with a test transmission informing listeners of the closure.
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Capital Yorkshire
Capital Yorkshire is an Independent Local Radio station owned by Global Radio as part of the nine-station Capital radio network which specialises in mainstream music. It is based at Josephs Well near Park Lane in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
The licence held makes Capital Yorkshire the largest regional British radio station outside of London.
There are two advertising sub-regions, known as for East Yorkshire and South & West Yorkshire, which air localised commercials.
Capital Yorkshire broadcasts on 105.8 MHz FM at a power of 9.6 kW from High Hunsley, which covers East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire and on 105.1 MHz FM at a power of 2.4 kW from Emley Moor, which covers West Yorkshire. It also has two filler transmitters, both on 105.6 MHz FM, one from Idle at 0.5 kW which covers Bradford and the other from Tapton Hill at 0.24 kW covering Sheffield.
Although only supposed to cover Yorkshire, Capital FM Yorkshire covers a much larger area and can be heard as far as Derbyshire, South Lincolnshire and even Manchester.
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Choice FM
Choice FM, branded on-air as London's Choice, is a brand used by the UK's biggest radio company, Global Radio for its urban music radio station. It is anchored by an FM operation in London, and is also broadcast via DAB Digital Radio, Sky, TalkTalk TV, Virgin Media and online.
Choice 96.9 began as an independent company in March 1990, broadcasting from studios in Trinity Gardens, Brixton. It was Britain’s first 24 hour black music radio station with a licence, covering South London. The group won a second licence (see Buzz FM) in 1995, bringing a local version of their London offering to Birmingham, on 102.2 FM - in place of Buzz FM.
The advent of digital radio in the UK saw Choice, which already had an active webstream, joining the new MXR consortium and launching a DAB service which anchored London output with news inserts produced by the consortium's news service DNN.
The Birmingham licence was sold to Chrysalis Radio in 1999 and became Galaxy Birmingham, but Choice expanded within the capital in May 2000 when a largely independent North London licence was awarded for Choice 107.1, with the intention of reaching a larger Afro-Caribbean audience outside the limited range of the coverage from Brixton. The station was now broadcasting from Borough High Street, Borough, London.
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England
Englandi/ˈɪŋɡlənd/ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, while the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separate it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic. The country also includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but it takes its name from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in AD 927, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law—the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world—developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation. England's Royal Society laid the foundations of modern experimental science.
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Gem 106
Gem 106 is a regional radio station broadcasting to the East Midlands, owned and operated by Orion Media.
Based in Nottingham on the City link in the Sneinton area of the city centre, the station was launched on 23 September 1997 as Radio 106. In April 1998, station owners, Border Radio Holdings felt a change was needed, so in April 1998, John Myers took control over the station and it was rebranded as Century 106.
In May 2000, Century 106 was sold to Capital Radio, who then merged with GWR Group in 2004 forming GCap Media. GCap were required to sell the East Midlands station (as the combined firm also owned a number of other stations in the region), and thus Century 106 was sold to Chrysalis, owners of Heart in London and the West Midlands. As such, the station was relaunched as Heart 106 on 29 August 2005. A further, more subtle rebrand was applied in September 2006 which saw the dropping of the frequencies from station names across the Heart Network.
On the 25 June 2007 it was announced that Heart 106 along with its sister stations were to be sold for £170 million to Global Radio. Following Global Radio's takeover of GCap Media, the Office of Fair Trading ordered Global to sell five of its Midlands stations. In May 2009, the stations were sold to Orion Media, a company backed by Lloyds TSB Development Capital and Phil Riley.
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Heart Four Counties
Heart Four Counties is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire. The station began broadcasting at 4pm on Friday 16 July 2010 as a result of a merger between Heart Milton Keynes (formerly Horizon Radio), Heart Northants (formerly Northants 96), Heart Dunstable (formerly 97.6 Chiltern FM) and Heart Bedford (formerly 96.9 Chiltern Radio).
The regional station originally broadcast as four separate stations - Chiltern Radio began broadcasting to Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire in October 1981 and launched a separate Bedford station in June 1982. Northants 96 began broadcasting to Northamptonshire in November 1986 and Horizon Radio launched in north Buckinghamshire in October 1989.
These stations were owned and operated by the Chiltern Radio Group, which was sold off to the GWR Group in 1995. Subsequently, the GWR Group merged with Capital Radio in 2005 to form GCap Media, which was subsequently bought out by Global Radio in 2008.
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Heart Hertfordshire
Heart Hertfordshire (previously known as Hertfordshire's Mercury 96.6) is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to southern Hertfordshire in the East of England.
In 2005, it was sold by former owners GCap Media to the Adventure Radio Company although it still carries programming from GCap's successors Global Radio as well as having its website maintained by Global. The station was rebranded on Monday 26 July 2010, but as it is not owned outright by Global Radio, it operates as a franchise.
The Radio Authority in 1993 advertised thirteen new local radio licences across the UK, one being awarded to the St Albans and Watford Broadcasting Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the former Chiltern Radio Network. Based in Hatfield Road, St Albans and promising "classic and contemporary hits, sport, local and national news", Oasis Radio went on-air on 22 October 1994 as a complementary sister station to Chiltern Radio (Herts, Beds and Bucks)- both stations being receivable in its target area; Oasis played softer Adult contemporary music than "The Hot FM" format from Chiltern.
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Heart Solent
Heart Solent is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to southern and western parts of Hampshire, West Sussex, east Dorset and the Isle of Wight. The station began broadcasting on 30 July 2010 as a result of a merger between Heart Hampshire (formerly Ocean Sound) and Heart Dorset & New Forest) (formerly 2CR).
The regional station originally broadcast as two separate stations - Two Counties Radio (2CR) began broadcasting to east Dorset and west Hampshire in September 1980. Ocean Sound served south Hampshire, West Sussex and the Isle of Wight from October 1986 onwards.
At first, Ocean broadcast two distinct services for the east and west of its service area with a further service for the Winchester area launching in December 1987. The West service was relaunched as Power FM (later Galaxy South Coast) a year later while the north and east services (The Light FM and Ocean Sound) merged in 1992.
Both 2CR and Ocean underwent various ownership changes until its current owners Global Radio rebranded the stations as Heart on 22 June 2009.
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Heart Thames Valley
Heart Thames Valley is an Independent Local Radio Station serving Berkshire, Oxfordshire, north Hampshire and parts of west Buckinghamshire from studios in Reading, southern England. The station is the result of a merger between Heart Oxfordshire (formerly Fox FM) and Heart Berkshire (formerly 2-Ten FM) and is owned and operated by Global Radio.
The station originally broadcast as two separate stations. Fox FM served Oxfordshire and West Buckinghamshire and was latterly owned by Capital Radio. Radio 210, later 2-Ten FM served Berkshire and North Hampshire and was eventually acquired by the GWR Group forming part of GWR's Mix Network. This later merged with Capital's equivalent Capital FM network (comprising the former Invicta FM, the former Southern FM, BRMB, Red Dragon FM and the former Power FM) to form The One Network, after the GWR Group plc and Capital Radio Group plc merged in May 2005. Global Radio acquired GCap Media in 2008 and rebranded most of the One Network stations to Heart, in phases by area, from January 2009.
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Heart West Country
Heart West Country is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Bristol and Somerset. The station began broadcasting on 16 July 2010 as a result of a merger between Heart Bristol (formerly GWR FM), Heart Bath (formerly GWR FM Bath) and Heart Somerset (formerly Orchard FM).
The regional station originally broadcast as three separate stations - GWR FM began broadcasting to Bristol in October 1985, following a merger between Radio West and Swindon's Wiltshire Radio. Two years later, GWR launched a separate service for the Bath area (although some local programming was simulcast with GWR Bristol). Meanwhile, Orchard FM began broadcasting to Somerset in November 1989 - the station was bought out by GWR Group as part of its acquisition of the Orchard Media Group ten years later.
In 2005, the GWR Group merged with Capital Radio to form GCap Media - shortly afterwards, Orchard FM and ten other stations (outside of the company's primary target area) were put on sale. The sale was called off a few months later because of lower than expected bids. In November 2008, GCap was taken over by Global Radio.
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Heart West Midlands
Heart West Midlands is a radio station forming part of the Heart Network, with a regional license to broadcast to the West Midlands. It is aimed primarily at people aged 25 – 44, which makes the station just about enter the Hot AC format.
Heart began broadcasting on the 6 September 1994, as 100.7 Heart FM being the UK's third Independent Regional Radio station, five days after Century Radio and Jazz FM North West. The first song to be played on 100.7 Heart fm was "Something Got Me Started", by Simply Red. Its original format of "soft adult contemporary" music included artists such as Lionel Richie, Simply Red and Tina Turner. Reflecting this, its early slogan described the station as being "100.7 degrees cooler".
Its programming format was modified in 1996, a year after Chrysalis launched Heart 106.2 in London. The new format saw the "soft" AC music replaced with a generally more neutral Hot AC music playlist. This saw radio audience listening figures grow to equal that of local rival BRMB, which was for a long time undisputed number one commercial radio in the West Midlands. New disc-jockeys were brought in from other stations; Daryl Denham arrived in 2000 from Hallam FM's breakfast show in a high-profile move. Ian Danter and Carlos also arrived from BRMB.
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Kismat Radio
Kismat Radio is a radio station broadcasting from the Crystal Palace Transmitter in south-east London.
The target audience is British Asians and South Asian expats aged 30+, with programme formats comprising Asian Talk and music.
The station can be heard on 1035 AM in London, DAB Digital Radio across Bradford and Huddersfield, and on Sky satellite channel 0173 across Europe. It also broadcasts a live web stream from its website.
Kismat Radio is a part of the Sunrise Radio Group.
Coordinates: 51°30′18″N 0°22′29″W / 51.5049°N 0.3746°W / 51.5049; -0.3746
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Leicester Square
Coordinates: 51°30′37″N 0°7′49″W / 51.51028°N 0.13028°W / 51.51028; -0.13028
Leicester Squarei/ˈlɛstər/ is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England. The Square lies within an area bound by Lisle Street , to the north; Charing Cross Road, to the east; Orange Street, to the south; and Whitcomb Street, to the west. The park at the centre of the Square is bound by Cranbourn Street, to the north; Leicester Street, to the east; Irving Street, to the south; and a section of road designated simply as Leicester Square, to the west. It is within the City of Westminster, and about equal distances (about 400 yards / 370 metres) north of Trafalgar Square, east of Piccadilly Circus, west of Covent Garden, and south of Cambridge Circus.
The Square is named after Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester, who purchased four acres (1.6 hectares) in St. Martin's Field in 1630; by 1635, he had built himself a large house, Leicester House, at the northern end. The area in front of the house was then enclosed, depriving inhabitants of St Martin in the Fields parish of their right to use the previously common land. The parishioners appealed to King Charles I, and he appointed three members of the Privy Council to arbitrate. Lord Leicester was ordered to keep part of his land (thereafter known as Leicester Field and later as Leicester Square) open for the parishioners.
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London
Londoni/ˈlʌndən/ is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who named it Londinium. London's ancient core, the City of London, largely retains its square-mile mediaeval boundaries. Since at least the 19th century, the name London has also referred to the metropolis developed around this core. The bulk of this conurbation forms the London region and the Greater London administrative area, governed by the elected Mayor of London and the London Assembly.
London is a leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transport all contributing to its prominence. It is the world's leading financial centre alongside New York City and has the fifth-largest city GDP in the world (and the largest in Europe). London has been described as a world cultural capital. It was the world's most visited city during 2011 and London Heathrow is the world's busiest airport by number of international passengers. London's 43 universities form the largest concentration of higher education in Europe. In 2012 London will become the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic Games three times.
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London Greek Radio
London Greek Radio (LGR) is an Independent Local Radio station established by London's sizeable Greek community, most of which forms part of the ethnically diverse Cypriot community. It broadcasts in both Greek and English and includes news from the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC).
LGR started as a pirate radio station in 1983 for its predominantly Greek Cypriot audience, even featuring in national newspapers on the pirate radio revival. In 1985, one raid was broadcast on air with the police shouting racist abuse live on air.[citation needed]
It is currently based in the North London suburb of Finchley. LGR has also recently increased its English air-time due to a lack of Greek-speaking young Londoners listening, particularly in the evenings as part of their New Generation scheme.
Its audience today consists mainly of Greek Cypriots and other Greeks, as well as Turkish, Armenian and Maronite Cypriots. Listeners also include other people of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean ancestry, especially Arabs and Jews, and Italians.
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London Turkish Radio
London Turkish Radio (LTR) is a Turkish radio station broadcasting to London on 1584 kHz AM specialising in music, news, and politics.
The radio station was launched in 1990 and was called the Turkish Radio, broadcasting to the Turkish and Turkish speaking Communities for the first time under the name of Turkish Radio, for only one hour per day between the hours of 12 midnight to 1am. Because the response to the small broadcast was so successful, a license to broadcast 24 hours a day was granted.
The name of the radio station changed in 1994 to London Turkish Radio (LTR), and has since grown in popularity, and is the only fully licensed radio station broadcasting in Turkish for a full 24hr period outside Turkey and Northern Cyprus.
Coverage extends over most of the London Boroughs where large numbers of Turkish and Turkish speaking communities reside. According to Ofcom (Office of Communications), LTR has over 80,000 listeners in the London Borough of Haringey alone. LTR's licence was re-awarded in November 2002 and commenced running in August 2003 until 2011.
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North London
North London is the northern part of London, England. It is an imprecise description and the area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes. Common to these definitions is that it includes districts located north of the River Thames and is used in comparison with South London. However, it is also often used in comparisons with Central London, East London and West London.
The River Thames divides Greater London into two parts. The northern part includes most of the historic central areas including the City, the East End and the West End; and the majority of the London Underground network.
This area is made up of the City of London and the London boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, and Westminster. This definition is used by the Boundary Commission for England. The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames includes sections on both sides of the River Thames. The boundary commission class the entire district as part of South London.
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Ram FM
Coordinates: 52°55′26″N 1°28′40″W / 52.923812°N 1.477901°W / 52.923812; -1.477901
Ram FM was an Independent Local Radio station, which broadcast to central and southern parts of Derbyshire on 102.8 FM. The station merged with two other East Midlands stations, Trent FM and Leicester Sound to form Capital FM East Midlands (part of Global's Capital FM Network) on Monday 3 January 2011.
The station began life in 1987 as "Trent 945", also broadcasting on AM 945khz. In October 1988, the AM frequency was launched as a separate oldies service called GEM AM; that service also continues today now known as "GOLD".
In March 1994 the FM service was rebranded "Ram FM" by new owners GWR Group plc, and continued to broadcast from studios under the Assembly Rooms in Derby Market Place. The station moved premises in 1999 to offices at Norwich Union House on nearby Iron Gate.
Ram FM broadcast its very last local programme on Friday 31st December 2010 ahead of the station's merger with Trent FM and Leicester Sound to form Capital FM East Midlands as part of Global Radio's launch of The Capital FM Network. The new station officially began broadcasting at 10am on Monday 3rd January 2011. Former Ram FM weekday breakfast presenters Dean 'Dino' Weatherbed & Pete Allen presented weekday drivetime shows for the regional station before becoming presenters of Capital Breakfast in April 2012.
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Resonance FM
Resonance 104.4 FM is a London based non-profit community radio station run by the London Musicians' Collective (LMC).
The station is staffed by four permanent staff members, including programme controller Ed Baxter and over 300 volunteer technical and production staff.
Until September 2007, ResonanceFM was based in Denmark Street. The studios are now next to Borough High Street, the station has a coverage area designated as a 5 kilometres (3 mi) radius from the transmitter in London Bridge.
ResonanceFM describes itself as 'the world’s first radio art station' with a brief to provide a radical alternative to the universal formulae of mainstream broadcasting. Resonance 104.4 fm features programmes made by musicians, artists and critics who represent the diversity of London’s arts scenes, with regular weekly contributions from nearly two hundred musicians, artists, thinkers, critics, activists and instigators; plus numerous unique broadcasts by artists on the weekday “Clear Spot”.
The station presents material ranging from a programme presented by the staff of the experimental music magazine The Wire to Calling All Pensioners[2], which aims to inform the elderly about local events and benefits entitlement. Live music sessions are featured on shows such as Hello Goodbye, You Are Hear, Hooting Yard on the Air, and Glass Shrimp. Other shows include foreign-language programmes aimed at communities in London who are not served by other broadcasters.
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South London
South London is the southern part of London, England, United Kingdom.
According to the 2011 official Boundary Commission for England definition, South London includes the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Sutton and Wandsworth.
The River Thames divides Greater London into two parts. The southern part includes the historic central areas of Southwark, Lambeth and Bankside and also maritime Greenwich. The area has only a small section of the London Underground network, but has a much more extensive suburban railway system than North London and is the location of all of London's tram services.
This area is made up of the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Richmond, Southwark, Sutton and Wandsworth. This definition is used by the Boundary Commission for England. The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames includes sections on both sides of the River Thames and the boundary commission class the entire district as part of South London, pairing it with Kingston upon Thames for the purposes of devising constituencies.
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Spectrum Radio
Spectrum Radio is a multi-ethnic radio station based in London, which covers over 20 different ethnic communities.
Spectrum Radio broadcasts multicultural ethnic programming on three different broadcast platforms: on 558 kHz from the Crystal Palace transmitting station, on SKY Digital Channel 0185 and DAB Digital Radio. Programmes are also available to download as Podcasts through iTunes. An online Schedule Page lists the running order of programmes. Each Ethnic group broadcaster designs programmes to suit the needs of its own audiences, which may be in English or the relevant community language.
Spectrum Radio is distinguished by its multiethnic, foreign language programmes, many of which have been on air since its launch in 1989. Some programmes broadcast on Spectrum via the World Radio Network but many of the station's in-house broadcasts are available to Listen Again on the Spectrum Media Player (provided by London Ethnic Radio) or to download as Podcasts via ITunes. These include Tikkun Spectrum (Jewish) Radio Fatima (Muslim) IBC Tamil, Chinese Spectrum (Cantonese, Mandarin, English), Irish Spectrum, The London Ceilidh (Scottish), Somali on Air, Radio Focus (Ghanaian), Amrit Vela Radio (Sikh), Negat Ethiopia Radio, Arabic Spectrum, Brazil News & Paradise Club (Mauritian)
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Sunrise Radio
Sunrise Radio is the United Kingdom's first Independent Local Radio station to cater specifically for the Asian community. Dr Avtar Lit is the chairman and chief executive of this media group which also operates Kismat Radio, Buzz Asia, Punjabi Radio as well as Sunrise TV.
It initially broadcast in west London on 1413 kHz. Now on 1458 kHz from the Brookmans Park Transmitter north of London.
Sunrise also broadcasts to Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Edinburgh and Glasgow and is also available Sky, Virgin Media and on DAB nationally.
It is also available online through Windows Media Player at mms://193.218.160.20/sunrise
Sunrise describes itself as "the Greatest Asian Radio Station in the World", a slogan that features prominently on the station's jingles. By limiting itself on the AM frequency instead of higher quality stereo FM and also only limiting access on the internet to a Windows Player, this self asserted claim as the "greatest" is vastly exaggerated. These limitations to access for a greater listening audience give some the impression that the station is a dinosaur in terms of technological progress and consequently its listening footprint is mainly limited to the UK.
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Wales
Walesi/ˈweɪlz/ (Welsh: Cymru;Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkəm.rɨ] (
listen)) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain,bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km2 (8,023 sq mi). Wales has over 1,200 km (750 mi) of coastline, including its offshore islands; the largest, Anglesey (Ynys Môn), is also the largest island in the Irish Sea. Wales is largely mountainous, with its highest peaks in the north and central areas, especially in Snowdonia (Eryri), which contains Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), its highest summit.
During the Iron Age and early medieval period, Wales was inhabited by the Celtic Britons. A distinct Welsh national identity emerged in the centuries after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales is regarded as one of the modern Celtic nations today. Gruffydd ap Llywelyn was recognised as King of Wales in 1057. Llywelyn ap Gruffydd's death in 1282 marked the completion of Edward I of England's conquest of Wales. The castles and town walls erected to ensure its permanence are now UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Owain Glyndŵr briefly restored independence to what was to become modern Wales, in the early 15th century. Wales was subsequently annexed by England under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542 since when, excluding those matters now devolved to Wales, English law has been the legal system of Wales and England. Distinctive Welsh politics developed in the 19th century. Welsh Liberalism, exemplified in the early 20th century by Lloyd George, was displaced by the growth of socialism and the Labour Party. Welsh national feeling grew over the century; Plaid Cymru was formed in 1925 and The Welsh Language Society in 1962. The National Assembly for Wales, created in 1999 following a referendum, holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters.
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Brixton
Coordinates: 51°27′47″N 0°06′22″W / 51.463°N 0.106°W / 51.463; -0.106
Brixton is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London, England. It is 3.8 miles (6.1 km) south south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
Brixton is mainly residential with a prominent street market and substantial retail sector. It is a multiethnic community, with around 24 percent of its population being of African and Caribbean descent,. It lies within Inner South London and is bordered by Stockwell, Clapham, Streatham, Camberwell, Tulse Hill and Herne Hill. The district houses the main offices of the London Borough of Lambeth.
The name Brixton is thought to originate from Brixistance, meaning the stone of Brixi, a Saxon lord. Brixi is thought to have erected a boundary stone to mark the meeting place of the ancient hundred court of Surrey. The location is unknown but is thought to be at the top of Brixton Hill, at a road known at the time as Bristow or Brixton Causeway, long before any settlement in the area. Brixton marks the rise from the marshes of North Lambeth up to the hills of Upper Norwood and Streatham. At the time the River Effra flowed from its source in Upper Norwood through Herne Hill to Brixton. At Brixton the river was crossed by low bridges for Roman roads to the south coast of Britain, now Brixton Road and Clapham Road. The main roads were connected through a network of medieval country lanes, such as Acre Lane, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton Water Lane and Lyham Road, formerly Black Lane. It was only at the end of the 18th century that villages and settlements formed around Brixton, as the original woodland was gradually reduced until the area was covered in farmland and market gardens known for game and strawberries.
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Eddie Kadi
Eddie Kadi (born 18 May 1983 in Kinshasa) is a UK comedian, presenter, actor and MC.
A resident of Little Ilford School, West London since 1992, he is a past student of Fulham Primary School, Henry Compton Secondary School, William Morris Academy and Kingston University from which he graduated with BSc Honours in Media Technology. Kadi served as President of the Afro-Caribbean Society at the University.
In 2006 Eddie Kadi won the BECA Award for Best Comedy Newcomer. He went on to stage a series of sold-out solo concerts – two of those during 2009 at the indigO2. In September 2010, he performed at London's O2 Arena where he sold out the 13,000 arena according to his numerous (2) appearances on Fighting Talk. He has also released a 4 disc DVD collection, and completed numerous radio, television and film projects.
Kadi is a presenter on BBC 1Xtra and co-presents the OHTV series It’s All Good. He has fronted documentaries with Current TV in France and MTV Base in Mali as well as station idents for MTV and the BBC. He appeared on Fighting Talk on 27 November 2010, where he finished in the traditional debutant's position of last. He made his second appearance on 22nd January 2011 and was involved in provoking Tom Watt to produce the immortal line “I’m not here to talk about real-estate”
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Ortis Deley
Ortis Deley (
/ˈoʊtɪs/ OH-tis; born 1973) is a British television presenter, radio DJ and actor of Ghanaian and Nigerian descent. He went to Ernest Bevin College in Tooting Bec, London. He currently presents on Choice FM in London on Sunday mornings.
Deley studied for a degree in Pharmacy at the University of Sunderland and graduated in 1995. It was an appearance on LWT's Blind Date as a contestant that put him in the public eye having been spotted by leading industry Manager at the time Jan Simmonds.
Deley has a cameo in the 2006 feature film Derailed alongside Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston. He has starred in the BBC drama serial Doctors, and taken part in a production of Alan Ayckbourn's Confusions at The Leatherhead Theatre. He has also played a lead role in the critically acclaimed fringe theatre production of Talkin' Loud at The Latchmere Theatre. In 2005, he played Tom in the Doctor Who spin-off audio plays Wildthyme at Large and The Devil in Ms Wildthyme. In 2006, he appeared as Derek, the brother of Moony, in the low-budget British movie Kidulthood. On the 3rd May 2007, he played the part of a drug dealer on the The Bill. He also played a policeman in CBBC's children's show 'SCOOP'.
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(Nigerian) prank on choice FM 96.9 Radio UK, Jokes, laughs
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- Duration: 3:10
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
Radio Host playing Nigerian pranks on unsuspecting member of the public in the UK
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Radio Host playing Nigerian pranks on unsuspecting member of the public in the UK
Nicki Minaj On Choice FM Breakfast With Kojo - choicefm.com (Part 1)
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- Duration: 6:22
- Updated: 21 Jan 2013
'Starships' singer Nicki Minaj joined Kojo on Choice Breakfast to celebrate her 2nd trip to the UK! Nicki talked to us about how she got into Hip Hop and her huge success collaborating with the likes of Jay-Z and Kanye West. Check out the full interviews at www.choicefm.com
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'Starships' singer Nicki Minaj joined Kojo on Choice Breakfast to celebrate her 2nd trip to the UK! Nicki talked to us about how she got into Hip Hop and her huge success collaborating with the likes of Jay-Z and Kanye West. Check out the full interviews at www.choicefm.com
- published: 23 Apr 2012
- views: 16876
- author: OfficialChoiceFM
[@KKokeTV] Ep 5 Season 2 - Choice FM with Max @KokeUSG [Lips, Wifey or Leave it lol]
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- Duration: 9:53
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
Koke pops into the Choice Fm studios for a interesting interview with Max for her Sunday Sessions.
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Koke pops into the Choice Fm studios for a interesting interview with Max for her Sunday Sessions.
- published: 03 Dec 2012
- views: 31913
- author: kkoketv
SNEAKBO LIVE SHOW AND CHOICE FM HOTSTEPPA SHOW (PART 1)
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- Duration: 7:27
- Updated: 27 Nov 2012
BUY #SingForTomorrow FROM ITUNES NOW itunes.apple.com 1 DAYS WORK HERE THE LINK FOR THE SINGLE ITUNES BUY THAT itunes.apple.com SNEAKBO JETSKI WAVE MIXTAPE HERE THE LINK hoodtapes.co.uk
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BUY #SingForTomorrow FROM ITUNES NOW itunes.apple.com 1 DAYS WORK HERE THE LINK FOR THE SINGLE ITUNES BUY THAT itunes.apple.com SNEAKBO JETSKI WAVE MIXTAPE HERE THE LINK hoodtapes.co.uk
- published: 14 Mar 2011
- views: 52411
- author: jetskiwave
Mindless Behavior at Choice FM Part 1
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- Duration: 14:52
- Updated: 19 Jan 2013
PART 1. 19-02-12 I Won A Contest By Max (@THISISMAXONLINE) And After This I Got To Have A M&G; With MB Too! I Was Talking So Much Rubbish & My Voice Was Going So I Sounded Real Weird! Follow @YasminDan & ME: Precious - Jada: (New Twitter Name) @GoHard4MB Stay Mindless :) x
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PART 1. 19-02-12 I Won A Contest By Max (@THISISMAXONLINE) And After This I Got To Have A M&G; With MB Too! I Was Talking So Much Rubbish & My Voice Was Going So I Sounded Real Weird! Follow @YasminDan & ME: Precious - Jada: (New Twitter Name) @GoHard4MB Stay Mindless :) x
- published: 23 Feb 2012
- views: 63996
- author: jaydaROCKSTARjamino
MINDLESS BEHAVIOUR LIVE PERFORMANCE MAX'S SUNDAY SESSION CHOICE FM 'GIRLS TALKIN BOUT'
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- Duration: 4:27
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
Mindless Behaviour performing 'Girls Talking Bout' live in the Choice FM studios and practicing their English accents with Max. thisismax.net
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Mindless Behaviour performing 'Girls Talking Bout' live in the Choice FM studios and practicing their English accents with Max. thisismax.net
- published: 05 Mar 2012
- views: 56852
- author: thisismaxtv
SNEAKBO - CHOICE FM FREESTYLE PART 2
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- Duration: 4:28
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
BUY #SingForTomorrow FROM ITUNES NOW itunes.apple.com HERE THE LINK FOR THE SINGLE ITUNES BUY THAT itunes.apple.com SNEAKBO JETSKI WAVE MIXTAPE HERE THE LINK hoodtapes.co.uk
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BUY #SingForTomorrow FROM ITUNES NOW itunes.apple.com HERE THE LINK FOR THE SINGLE ITUNES BUY THAT itunes.apple.com SNEAKBO JETSKI WAVE MIXTAPE HERE THE LINK hoodtapes.co.uk
- published: 19 Mar 2011
- views: 45032
- author: jetskiwave
Maverick Sabre ' Sometimes ' Live on Choice FM Dj Hotsteppa
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- Duration: 8:22
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
Maverick Sabre Performs Sometimes Acoustic Live On Choice and interview watch the rest of the interview here . SUBSCRIBE NOW !!!
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Maverick Sabre Performs Sometimes Acoustic Live On Choice and interview watch the rest of the interview here . SUBSCRIBE NOW !!!
- published: 15 Feb 2010
- views: 18143
- author: therealzee
TCO & WORDZ - LIVE CHOICE FM FREESTYLE
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- Duration: 2:31
- Updated: 22 Dec 2012
@TCOmusic @_Wordz
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Abel Miller - No Gentleman (Choice Fm Rip)
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- Duration: 3:55
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
Jenny Francis Choice Fm Rip New Song Off Abel Millers upcoming Make you love me
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Jenny Francis Choice Fm Rip New Song Off Abel Millers upcoming Make you love me
- published: 05 Feb 2011
- views: 27790
- author: AbelMillerOfficial
Taskforce - Choice FM Freestyle
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- Duration: 9:51
- Updated: 21 Dec 2012
Taskforce - Choice FM Freestyle
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Dele FU Right Choice FM Rip
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- Duration: 4:02
- Updated: 09 Jan 2013
UK R&B; Singer Dele with his latest record 'FU Right'. Produced by B. Hanson. Taken from the forthcoming EP Guilty Pleazure! www.guiltypleazure.co.uk
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UK R&B; Singer Dele with his latest record 'FU Right'. Produced by B. Hanson. Taken from the forthcoming EP Guilty Pleazure! www.guiltypleazure.co.uk
- published: 15 Feb 2011
- views: 13096
- author: basilthegreatmusictv
![K Koke TV [@KokeUSG] Episode 2 Season 1 - Koke on Choice FM Exclusive Freestyle & Interview](http://web.archive.org./web/20130129012554im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/hmLsnCGHVe4/default.jpg "K Koke TV [@KokeUSG] Episode 2 Season 1 - Koke on Choice FM Exclusive Freestyle & Interview")
K Koke TV [@KokeUSG] Episode 2 Season 1 - Koke on Choice FM Exclusive Freestyle & Interview
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- Duration: 10:01
- Updated: 15 Jan 2013
Filmed & Edited; kritikalmedia@gmail.com www.twitter.com K KOKE TV Episode 2 - K Koke on Choice FM with DJ Hotsteppa (Exclusive Freestyle & Interview) Koke Vol. 2 out NOW on iTunes - bit.ly Pure Koke Vol. 2 out 18/04/11 - Pre-order - bit.ly K KOKE TWITTER twitter.com K KOKE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK FANPAGE facebook.com K KOKE MYSPACE myspace.com
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Filmed & Edited; kritikalmedia@gmail.com www.twitter.com K KOKE TV Episode 2 - K Koke on Choice FM with DJ Hotsteppa (Exclusive Freestyle & Interview) Koke Vol. 2 out NOW on iTunes - bit.ly Pure Koke Vol. 2 out 18/04/11 - Pre-order - bit.ly K KOKE TWITTER twitter.com K KOKE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK FANPAGE facebook.com K KOKE MYSPACE myspace.com
- published: 12 Mar 2011
- views: 68259
- author: kkoketv
Jin choice fm Freestyle
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- Duration: 6:29
- Updated: 04 Aug 2012
One of my favourite freestyles
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LittleMan @ Choice FM Comedy show
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- Duration: 6:06
- Updated: 01 Jan 2011
Little man's 2nd comedy performance.
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Mindless Behavior Performing Mrs Right at Choice FM (Part 2)
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- Duration: 23:53
- Updated: 26 Jan 2013
PART 2. 19-02-12 14:22 Was When Prodigy Pointed & Was Like "I See You Over There" TO MEEE! Lmao I Won A Contest By Max (@THISISMAXONLINE) I Was Talking So Much Rubbish & My Voice Was Going So I Sounded Real Weird!There Was A Part 3 But My iPod Was Dying So We Used Out Phones BUT We Didn't Bother Uploading It.. Sorry. I'll Be Back With More Stuff In Apri! Until Then... STAY MINDLESS :) 143 Follow @YasminDan and ME Precious - Jada: @GoHard4MB
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PART 2. 19-02-12 14:22 Was When Prodigy Pointed & Was Like "I See You Over There" TO MEEE! Lmao I Won A Contest By Max (@THISISMAXONLINE) I Was Talking So Much Rubbish & My Voice Was Going So I Sounded Real Weird!There Was A Part 3 But My iPod Was Dying So We Used Out Phones BUT We Didn't Bother Uploading It.. Sorry. I'll Be Back With More Stuff In Apri! Until Then... STAY MINDLESS :) 143 Follow @YasminDan and ME Precious - Jada: @GoHard4MB
- published: 23 Feb 2012
- views: 35429
- author: jaydaROCKSTARjamino
Live LinQ interview Coldsteps on Choice FM
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- Duration: 9:59
- Updated: 23 Mar 2012
Live LinQ interview with Coldsteps @ CHOICE FM "Madness Show Every Friday MIDNIGHT - 3AM" Friday 5th Dec 2008
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Live LinQ interview with Coldsteps @ CHOICE FM "Madness Show Every Friday MIDNIGHT - 3AM" Friday 5th Dec 2008
- published: 23 Dec 2008
- views: 5118
- author: livelinq
Split Prophets : Upfront, Datkid, Res : Choice FM 24/03/2012
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- Duration: 10:43
- Updated: 25 Jan 2013
splitprophets.bandcamp.com
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mindless behavior performing mrs right at choice fm London
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- Duration: 4:32
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
this is a video of mindless behavior performing mrs right to all the lucky fans in London that won VIP tickets to see and meet mindless behavior at choice fm
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this is a video of mindless behavior performing mrs right to all the lucky fans in London that won VIP tickets to see and meet mindless behavior at choice fm
- published: 20 Feb 2012
- views: 16411
- author: PYTcollection
Mindless Behavior on Choice FM London (Audio)
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- Duration: 4:23
- Updated: 08 Jan 2013
Mindless Behavior with DJ Max I could only record half of it sorry:( But other than that enjoy! *Note* It might be loud. 2-19-12
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Mindless Behavior with DJ Max I could only record half of it sorry:( But other than that enjoy! *Note* It might be loud. 2-19-12
- published: 19 Feb 2012
- views: 10877
- author: hsm3fangirl23
A SQUEEZY & Youngs Teflon - DJ Hotsteppa (Choice Fm) (Air-BornTV)
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- Duration: 12:14
- Updated: 24 Aug 2012
Hotsteppa's Bangers & Mash show - featuring (ASqueezy & Youngs Teflon) 19/03/2011 @ASQUEEZY @YoungsTeflon
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Hotsteppa's Bangers & Mash show - featuring (ASqueezy & Youngs Teflon) 19/03/2011 @ASQUEEZY @YoungsTeflon
- published: 20 Mar 2011
- views: 7453
- author: AirBornSquad
Team Starvin (Ayo Adesina) Choice Fm Hotsteppa Interview + Freestyle
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- Duration: 10:00
- Updated: 14 Feb 2012
Team Starvin Interview and Freestlyes on the Hotsteppa Show 11.12.10
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Team Starvin Interview and Freestlyes on the Hotsteppa Show 11.12.10
- published: 14 Dec 2010
- views: 5990
- author: teamstarvin
MINDLESS BEHAVIOUR LIVE PERFORMANCE MAX'S SUNDAY SESSION CHOICE FM 'MRS RIGHT'
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- Duration: 5:03
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
Mindless Behaviour performing 'Mrs Right' live in the Choice FM studios thisismax.net
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Mindless Behaviour performing 'Mrs Right' live in the Choice FM studios thisismax.net
- published: 10 Mar 2012
- views: 34357
- author: thisismaxtv
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| Broadcast area | England and Wales |
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| Slogan | Your Number One Urban Station |
| Frequency | 96.9, 107.1 MHz (London) Sky: 0114 Freesat: 720 TalkTalk TV: 622 Virgin Media: 969 DAB Digital Radio (MXR Regional Multiplexes) |
| First air date | March 31, 1990 |
| Format | Urban Contemporary |
| Audience share | 1.3% (September 2010, [1]) |
| Owner | Global Radio |
| Website | www.choicefm.com |
Choice FM, branded on-air as London's Choice, is a brand used by the UK's biggest radio company, Global Radio for its urban music radio station. It is anchored by an FM operation in London, and is also broadcast via DAB Digital Radio, Sky, TalkTalk TV, Virgin Media and online.
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Choice 96.9 began as an independent company in March 1990, broadcasting from studios in Trinity Gardens, Brixton. It was Britain’s first 24 hour black music radio station with a licence, covering South London. The group won a second licence (see Buzz FM) in 1995, bringing a local version of their London offering to Birmingham, on 102.2 FM - in place of Buzz FM.
The advent of digital radio in the UK saw Choice, which already had an active webstream, joining the new MXR consortium and launching a DAB service which anchored London output with news inserts produced by the consortium's news service DNN.
The Birmingham licence was sold to Chrysalis Radio in 1999 and became Galaxy Birmingham, but Choice expanded within the capital in May 2000 when a largely independent North London licence was awarded for Choice 107.1, with the intention of reaching a larger Afro-Caribbean audience outside the limited range of the coverage from Brixton. The station was now broadcasting from Borough High Street, Borough, London.
Having previously been a minority shareholder, Capital Radio Group took full control of the station in February 2004 and moved the station's base from the target service area to the group's central studios in London's Leicester Square. The move resulted in a community march from the coverage area and their studios.
By 12 October 2004, Capital had received and implemented a merger of their FM licences, operating a service across the capital on the two frequencies and cutting back on the North London-specific music requirements. [2]
The DAB service also became a simulcast of the London station, with the demise of local drop-ins.
Following their takeover of Choice, Capital Radio Group merged with GWR to form GCap Media in 2005. Choice was flagged up as one of the key brands of the new larger network, and the station was made available to digital TV viewers via its addition to Sky (and later to Virgin Media).
GCap were subsequently taken over by Global Radio, who already owned the Galaxy Network of dance/urban music stations. Despite the separate music format and branding, Choice was marketed to advertisers as part of the Galaxy network for package advertising deals. In 2010 Global Radio announced [3] that the Galaxy network stations would be networked with 95.8 Capital FM, leaving Choice as a standalone brand again.
Choice reaches 480,000 listeners in London alone. [4]
Supporting Global Radio's commitment to a Social Responsibility programme, Choice FM promotes social action campaigns, I Have a Choice and I Have a Choice - Music Potential.
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| Nicki Minaj | |
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 Minaj at 2010 MTV Music Awards |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Onika Tanya Maraj |
| Born | (1982-12-08) December 8, 1982 (age 29)[1] Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Origin | South Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop, R&B, pop |
| Occupations | Rapper, singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Cash Money Records, Young Money Entertainment, Universal Republic Records, Universal Motown |
| Associated acts | Young Money |
| Website | mypinkfriday.com |
Onika Tanya Maraj (born December 8, 1982), known by her stage name Nicki Minaj ( /mɪˈnɑːʒ/), is a Trinidadian-born American rapper and singer-songwriter. She was born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago and when she was 5 years of age she moved to the New York City borough of Queens, where she grew up.
After releasing three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009 and being signed to Young Money Entertainment in August 2009, Minaj released her debut album, Pink Friday, in November 2010. It quickly became a commercial success, peaking at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and being certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) a month after its release.[2][3] She became the first female solo artist to have seven singles on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time.[4] Her second single, "Your Love", reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart, making Minaj the first female artist to top the chart unaccompanied since 2002.[5] She also became the first female artist to be included on MTV's Annual Hottest MC List.[6] Minaj was named the 2011 Rising Star by Billboard.[7] Her second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded was released on April 3, 2012.
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Early life[link]
Maraj was born in 1982[1][note 1] in Saint James, a suburb of Trinidad and Tobago's capital city Port of Spain.[8][9][10] Her parents are of mixed Indian and Afro-Trinidadian ancestry[11][12] and she lived in Saint James with her grandmother until age five, because her parents were looking for a place to live in the Queens borough of New York City at the time. Her mother would occasionally visit, and one day, when Minaj was five, her mother picked her up to move to Queens.[13] According to Minaj, her father drank heavily, took drugs, and once tried to kill her mother by setting the house on fire.[14]
She attended Elizabeth Blackwell Middle School 210, where she played the clarinet.[13] She graduated from LaGuardia High School.[15][16] At LaGuardia, a school specializing in music and the visual and performing arts, Minaj participated in the drama program.[15] She had initially planned to sing at LaGuardia but lost her voice on the day of the audition.[15]
Career[link]
2007–09: Mixtapes and Young Money[link]
Minaj released her first mixtape in 2007 after releasing Playtime Is Over with Dirty Money Records. She released another mixtape on July 7, 2008, titled Sucka Free, under the label Be. On April 18, 2009, Minaj released a third mixtape and appeared in XXL magazine.[17] She won the Female Artist of the Year award at the 2008 Underground Music Awards.[18] Minaj released Beam Me Up Scotty, another mixtape, in April 2009 under the label of Trapaholics Records; it received positive coverage on both BET and MTV.[19][20]
In August 2009, Minaj signed a record deal with Young Money Entertainment, with distribution from Universal Motown Records, after fellow American rapper Lil Wayne discovered her and secured the record deal.[17][21] She then had a solo rap verse in their single "BedRock," which became a commercial success, reaching number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Minaj also appeared on "Roger That", which charted at number 56. The song, and in particular Minaj, received positive reviews from critics.[22] Both songs were included in Young Money Entertainment's debut collaborative studio album We Are Young Money, which was released in December 2009. The album charted in the top ten on the Billboard 200, reaching number 9 and later receiving a Gold Certification by the RIAA. She was then chosen by Mariah Carey to be featured on her single and music video for "Up Out My Face". Critics praised her collaboration for helping to maintain Carey's feminine image and providing a polite track for the female R&B singer.[23]
[edit] 2010–11: Pink Friday
Main article: Pink Friday
After a major record label bidding war, Young Money Entertainment announced on August 31, 2009 that Minaj had been released from a 360 deal with the label in which she retains and owns all of her 360 rights – including merchandising, sponsorships, endorsements, touring and publishing.[24] In an interview with 95.8 Capital FM, Rihanna stated that after the two collaborated on "Raining Men" from her album Loud that the duo would be teaming up together for a possible second collaboration on Minaj's Pink Friday.[25] Hip-hop rap artist and producer Kanye West was also confirmed for the album.[26] On August 3, 2010 Minaj revealed on a Ustream.tv channel that the album's name would be Pink Friday, in reference to Black Friday.[27]
Pink Friday was released on November 19, 2010 in both standard and deluxe versions.[28][29] A buzz single, "Massive Attack", was released in April.[30] In August, Minaj released "Your Love" as the first official single from her debut album. The single peaked at 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, 7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and topped the Rap Songs chart. Minaj became the first female artist to be included on MTV's Annual Hottest MC List[6] and the first female artist to top the chart unaccompanied since 2002.[31] In October 2010, Minaj became the first artist to have seven songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart simultaneously.[4] Minaj released a joint single with The Black Eyed Peas front man, will.i.am titled, "Check It Out", which is Minaj's most successful single to date in Europe. "Right thru Me" was released September 24, 2010; the music video was released in late October. "Moment 4 Life" was released as the fourth single. The track featured Canadian rapper Drake and was released on December 7, 2010, becoming a success on the Billboard Hot 100. The single peaked at number 5 on the Hot Rap Songs.[32] The album gained a Platinum certification in the United States a month after the release.[3]
On January 29, 2011, Minaj appeared on Saturday Night Live as the musical guest, performing "Right Thru Me" and "Moment 4 Life". On February 9, 2011, it was announced that Pink Friday had reached number one on the Billboard 200 in its eleventh week on the chart.[33] It was hinted by Simon Cowell that Minaj would join the judging panel of the American version of the The X Factor.[34] Starting in June 2011, Minaj will be supporting Pink Friday by serving as an opening act along with Jessie and the Toy Boys and Nervo on Britney Spears' sixth concert tour, the Femme Fatale Tour, in support of her seventh studio album, Femme Fatale.[35] She also was featured on the official remix of Spears' track "Till the World Ends" along with Spears and singer Kesha, which charted at number 3 in the US in April 2011.[36] "Super Bass" was released from Pink Friday in May 2011, the single charted within the top 10 in many countries including; United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Canada and more.[37] The song gained positive reviews from critics.[38][39] Minaj will voice a character in the 3D animated film, Ice Age: Continental Drift, as an unknown character.[40][41] Minaj is also featured on French DJ David Guetta's 2011 album, Nothing but the Beat on "Where Them Girls At" and "Turn Me On".
[edit] 2011–present: Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Main article: Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Minaj's second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, was first announced through Twitter in November 2011 and was released on April 2, 2012 in the United Kingdom and April 3, 2012 in the United States. The album features collaborations with producers Hit-Boy, Dr. Luke, Rico Beats, Kenoe, RedOne and Oak. Cash Money A&R Joshua Berkman told HitQuarters that Minaj was extremely particular about the beats and music she used saying: "She wouldn't just rap or sing on anything – I could give her a thousand tracks and she may only like one or two."[42] Preceding the album's release, three promotional singles were released: Roman in Moscow (which didn't make the final cut of the album), "Stupid Hoe," and "Roman Reloaded." The album's first single, "Starships", was released on February 14.[43] "Starships" became Minaj's best-peaking single in the United Kingdom, when it reached a peak of 2. It has also peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it her second top 10 arrival following, "Super Bass" in 2011. The music video was released on April 26th, 2012.[44]
On February 12, 2012, Minaj debuted her song "Roman Holiday" at the 54th Grammy Awards. It was the first song ever performed on the Grammy stage by a solo female rapper.[45] The exorcism-themed performance drew a mixed response online.[46][47]
She was featured on Madonna's twelfth studio album, titled MDNA, alongside M.I.A. on its lead single "Give Me All Your Luvin'", for which a music video has been directed by Megaforce.[48] The trio performed the song for the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show.[49] She was also featured on a song called "I Don't Give A", another track from the album.
She released her second single, "Right by My Side", which features Chris Brown, on March 27, 2012, after premiering on Minaj's website on March 20, 2012.[50] Following the album's release, it peaked at number 24 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart. It also peaked in the lower regions of the UK singles chart, at position #101. The third single, "Beez in the Trap", which features 2 Chainz was released to U.S. Urban radio on April 24, 2012. It was premiered on DJ Flex's radio show at Hot 97 on March 20, 2012. It has peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard Rap Songs Chart.[51] The video was premiered on April 6, 2012 on Minaj's official VEVO account.[52]
Artistry[link]
Image[link]
Minaj has been noted by the media for her curvaceous figure.[53][54][55][56] In an interview with Vibe Minaj discussed her sexual image stating, "[w]hen I grew up I saw females doing certain things, and I thought I had to do that exactly. The female rappers of my day spoke about sex a lot... and I thought that to have the success they got, I would have to represent the same thing. When in fact I didn’t have to represent the same thing."[57] In an interview with Interview, Minaj commented on her sexual image again stating, "I made a conscious decision to try to tone down the sexiness, I want people—especially young girls—to know that in life, nothing is going to be based on sex appeal. You’ve got to have something else to go with that.”[58] Minaj has a tattoo in Chinese characters that reads "上帝與你常在" (shàngdì yǔ nǐ cháng zài)[59] on her left arm, meaning, "God is always with you."[60]
Alter egos[link]
While growing up, Minaj's home life was often chaotic, with her parents constantly fighting.[61] As a means of escape, she would create characters and live her life through them.[61] In an interview with New York she stated, "To get away from all their fighting, I would imagine being a new person. 'Cookie' was my first identity – that stayed with me for a while. I went on to 'Harajuku Barbie,' then 'Nicki Minaj'. Fantasy was my reality."[61]
On November 18, 2010, Minaj assumed a different alter-ego named "Nicki Teresa".[62] Wearing a colorful scarf around her head, she went around as the "healer to her fans" as she visited them at The Garden of Dreams Foundation at Fuse studios in New York City.[62] Minaj made an appearance on Lopez Tonight on December 6, 2010 and presented a different alter-ego for the Spanish-inspired occasion, named "Rosa" (pronounced Rrrrrosa).[63]
In April 2012, Minaj was asked if Roman, Martha and Rosa come out in the bedroom saying “No, they don’t come out in the bedroom, but other people come out in the bedroom,” she told Big Boy during his “Backstage Breakfast,” adding, “And there’s only one person that would know who that personality is". Minaj did not name her alter-ego.[64]
For her debut album, Minaj created another alter-ego named "Roman Zolanski".[65] She stated that in songs like "Bottoms Up" with Trey Songz it is not Minaj rapping, but instead Roman Zolanski, and claims that Roman is her "twin brother". She claims that he was born inside her, out of rage, and becomes him when she is angry. She has also said 'He is a demon inside her'. Roman has been compared to Eminem's alter ego Slim Shady, and on the song "Roman's Revenge" from Pink Friday, Minaj and Eminem collaborate, using these alter egos.[66] On the collaboration, she said "The new album is going to have a lot of Roman on it ... And if you're not familiar with Roman, then you will be familiar with him very soon. He’s the boy that lives inside of me. He's a lunatic and he's gay and he'll be on there a lot."[67] Roman also has a "mother" called "Martha Zolanski",[68] who also appeared on the song "Roman's Revenge", with a British accent,[69] and on "Roman Holiday", singing for the first time.[70][71] Martha appears in the video for "Moment 4 Life" where she appears to be Minaj's magical Godmother. In songs such as "All I Do Is Win (Remix)" it is Minaj rapping.[65] Minaj stated that on her debut album, fans will get to "meet" Nicki, Roman and Onika.[65]
Influences[link]
Minaj has stated that artists who have influenced her musical style include Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Lil Wayne, Lauryn Hill, Jadakiss, Natasha Bedingfield, Foxy Brown, Lil' Kim and Missy Elliott.[72][73] She was also inspired by Janet Jackson,[74] Madonna, Britney Spears, Marilyn Monroe, Grace Jones,[75] M.I.A. and Cyndi Lauper.[76][77][78]
Product and endorsements[link]
During her career, Minaj has signed contracts with a variety of corporate interests. Companies she contracted with include soft drink manufacturer Pepsi;[79] Mattel, which produced a custom a Nicki Minaj-themed Barbie;[80] and MAC Cosmetics, as part of an AIDS-awareness campaign in Latin America.[81]
Personal life[link]
Minaj is a Christian, and on Christmas Day in 2011, she indicated her faith in Jesus by tweeting John 3:16.[82][83] In addition, she states that after her father went to rehab and started attending church, "he got saved and started changing his life."[84] Minaj states that her heroes are "God. And my mother."[85][86]
While some songs and interviews have implied that Minaj is bisexual,[87][88] she has said that she does not date nor have sex with women,[15] but added in an interview with Out magazine, "I don’t date men either."[89] In an interview with Vibe she commented, "I just embrace all people of all lifestyles and I don’t tell them they are bad people. And I say girls are beautiful and girls are sexy and they need to be told that, and if they don’t have anyone to tell them that and mean it, I’m gonna tell them that. But I feel like people always wanna define me and I don’t wanna be defined."[90] She reiterated her dislike of being labeled in an interview with Out, saying: "The point is, everyone is not black and white. There are so many shades in the middle, and you’ve got to let people feel comfortable with saying what they want to say when they want to say it."[89]
During an interview in the May 2010 issue of Details, Minaj was asked if she felt hip-hop was becoming more gay-friendly. She responded, "I think the world is getting more gay-friendly, so hip-hop is too. But it's harder to imagine an openly gay male rapper being embraced, people view gay men as having no street credibility. But I think we'll see one in my lifetime."[88]
In July 2011, Minaj's cousin Nicholas Telemaque was murdered near his home in Brooklyn, New York City.[91] Telemaque was referenced in Minaj's song "Champion" in her second studio album.[92]
Discography[link]
Main article: Nicki Minaj discography
- Pink Friday (2010)
- Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012)
Touring[link]
- Pink Friday Tour (2012)
See also[link]
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- ^ Minaj's birthyear has been reported in various media outlets as being 1984. The most definitive source, however, is the official Dallas Police Report from July 2011 which states her birthdate is 12/08/1982.
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| Maverick Sabre | |
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| Birth name | Michael Stafford |
| Born | (1990-07-12) 12 July 1990 (age 21) Hackney, London, England |
| Genres | Soul, Post-dubstep, Reggae fusion, Hip hop |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Mercury |
| Associated acts | Professor Green, Chase & Status, The Streets, Plan B, Terawrizt, Nu-centz, Johnny Boy, Chipmunk, Benny Banks, Logic, Akala |
| Website | mavericksabre.com |
Maverick Sabre (born Michael Stafford; 12 July 1990 in Hackney, London)[1] is an Irish-English singer-songwriter and rapper.[2] Associated with genres such as R&B and folk, Sabre is known for his eerie vocals and guitar playing. In January 2011, Sabre appeared on Professor Green's single "Jungle", which peaked at number 31 in the UK Singles Chart.[3] His debut EP, The Lost Words was released on 7 March 2011, with the single "Look What I've Done" preceding that release the week before.[4]
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Career[link]
Early history[link]
Maverick Sabre was born in Hackney, London.[2] At the age of four Sabre moved to Ireland, where he grew up in New Ross, County Wexford, but later - following the suggestion of UK singer/rapper Plan B - returned to London to pursue a musical career.[2][5][6]
2010: Breakthrough[link]
His career began in 2008 when he appeared on the album Sense The Terror by Irish rappers Terawrizt and Nu-Centz. Sabre appeared on two tracks: "Lucky" and "Used To Blame".[7] He also featured on rappers Johnnyboy and Intox's 'Propaganda EP' and released his own tracks such as "Lonely Side Of Life" and "Fade Away". Sabre furthered his career in 2009 when he featured on Jermicide & Danny Digg's album Middle Class, collaborating on three tracks: "Afraid", "Where We Go" and "Still With Me".[8] Maverick Sabre also performed on SB.TV with the song "They Found Him A Gun"[9] and featured in BBC 1Xtra 'Jail Tales' programme, performing "These Walls".[10] Sabre then returned to working with his earlier cohorts, featuring on Terawrizt's album Written in Stone and Terawrizt & Nu-Centz' album Sense The Terror 2, appearing on tracks such as "Life Fly By". On 25 November 2010, Sabre released his debut mixtape, The Travelling Man, in the United Kingdom. The release was a free digital download and featured the track "Sometimes" along with a promotional video to accompany the song. On 6 January 2011, "Sometimes" was released as a promotional single without rapper Wretch 32. Sabre guested on drum and bass duo Chase & Status's second studio album No More Idols, on "Fire In Your Eyes". He also features on "Sleepless", a song regularly performed live by Chase & Status, however no studio version has been released to date. Sabre featured on Professor Green’s fourth single "Jungle", released on 1 January 2010, which was featured on the album Alive Till I'm Dead.[11] The single debuted at number 34 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at 31 the following week.[3] On 28 February 2011, Maverick released his debut single "Look What I Done", taken from the extended play The Lost Words, released on 7 March 2011.[4] On 19 April 2011, Sabre performed with a live band on BBC Two's Later… with Jools Holland.[12] After his performance of Oasis's "Wonderwall" on Chris Moyles' BBC Radio 1 Comic Relief show, Maverick's extended play The Lost Words reached number 2 in the iTunes Store Top Ten Songs chart. In 2011, he also appeared on The Script's Science & Faith Tour supporting the Irish band, and performed his song "Let Me Go", which entered the UK Singles Chart at number 16 in August 2011.
[edit] 2011-present: Lonely Are the Brave
On 25 July 2011, Maverick Sabre's first single "Let Me Go" was released and entered the UK chart at number 16. He released his debut album, Lonely Are The Brave, on 6 February 2012.[13] He then released singles "I Need", "What Have I Done To You" and "No One" Maverick Sabre also featured on a remix of his song 'I Need' with rappers Chipmunk and Benny Banks. He then featured on the track 'We'll Never Know' alongside rappers Akala and Logic. On Sunday 29th January 2012, he appeared on the Sunday Night Sessions segment of The Late Show with Joanne Good on BBC London 94.9[14].
Discography[link]
Main article: Maverick Sabre discography
- Lonely Are the Brave (2012)
References[link]
- ^ "Music - Maverick Sabre". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/b0311291-19f9-4288-96be-e8a5da0a104a. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
- ^ a b c Ones to watch: 2011 - Maverick Sabre clashmusic.com, Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- ^ a b UK Singles Chart - Week Ending: 22 January 2011 The Official Charts Company, Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- ^ a b Maverick Sabre performs at Maida Vale Studios mavericksabre.com, Retrieved 2011-02-03.
- ^ Wexford singer nominated for BRIT Award. RTÉ. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ Maverick Sabre interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' May 2011
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- ^ Jermiside & Danny Diggs' 'Middle Class' Amazon.com, Retrieved 2011-01-31.
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- ^ Professor Green featuring Maverick Sabre 'Jungle' Amazon.com, Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- ^ 22:00 (2011-04-19). "Two Programmes - Later Live... with Jools Holland, Series 38, Episode 3". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010p0cn. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
- ^ "Maverick Sabre: Lonely Are The Brave (2012): CD". hmv.com. http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=8881. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
- ^ - Maverick Sabre on Jo Good's Sunday Night Sessions
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| Place of birth | Hackney, London, England |
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| K. Koke | |
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| Birth name | Kevin Georgiou |
| Born | (1985-05-22) 22 May 1985 (age 27) |
| Origin | Stonebridge, London, England |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | U.S.G., Roc Nation, RCA, Def Jam |
| Associated acts | U.S.G |
| Website | usgent.com RocNation.com/K Koke |
Kevin Georgiou (born 22 May 1985), better known by his stage name K. Koke, is an English rapper of Greek Cypriot descent from Stonebridge, North West London.
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Music career[link]
He is part of one of the United Kingdom's most popular underground rap crews U.S.G.
His first mixtape Pure Koke Volume One was an underground success. Volume 1 was given away for free on various online outlets, and can currently be downloaded for free from Mixtape Madness. Having gained considerable critical acclaim within the UK Rap scene, he has recently signed with Roc Nation of Sony Music EntertainmentRCA.[1][2][3]
Pure Koke Volume Two has been released. It includes 'Nobody But Us' and 'Mama'.
Attempted murder trial[link]
Koke was charged with the attempted murder of an unidentified 27-year-old football player at Harlesden train station on 9 March 2011 along with four teenagers, who were remanded in custody pending trial in October 2011.[4][5] The victim was shot in the back.[4] Koke's record deal with Roc Nation has not been affected by his arrest. Koke stood trial on October 4, 2011 and was acquitted of all charges on the 3rd November 2011 after 7 months on remand.[6]
Discography[link]
- Pure Koke Vol 1 (2010)
- Pure Koke Vol 2 (2011)
Extended plays[link]
- Koke Vol. II (2009)
Crew mixtapes[link]
- U.S.G - Unfortunate Souls Grieve
References[link]
- ^ Jay-Z Inks a Deal With UK Rapper K Koke. www.hiphopdx.com.
- ^ Jay-Z Adds Britain's K Koke To Roc Nation. RTTNews, www.rttnews.com.
- ^ Jay-Z Signs UK Rapper K Koke To Roc Nation. www.prefixmag.com.
- ^ a b "Stonebridge rapper K Koke charged with Harlesden shooting". Kilburn Times. 7 April 2011. http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/stonebridge_rapper_k_koke_charged_with_harlesden_shooting_1_857558. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ "Stonebridge rapper K Koke to stand trial for attempted murder in October". Kilburn Times. 26 April 2011. http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/stonebridge_rapper_k_koke_to_stand_trial_for_attempted_murder_in_october_1_876082. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
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