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Wolfgang Boss

2018-08-21T16:09:04Z

83.244.137.162:

[[Datei:Wolfgang Boss.jpeg|thumbnail|Wolfgang Boss]]
'''Wolfgang Boss''' ist ein deutscher Musikmanager, Musikproduzent und Inhaber des Labels „B1 Recordings“, eines [[Joint Venture]]s mit der [[Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH]].<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-music-bestaetigt-vertrag-mit-wolfgang-boss/345399 Musikwoche Mar 28, 2014]</ref>
Außerdem arbeitet er mit dem Sony Music International Team in London zusammen und nimmt dort die Position des Executive Vice President A&R International ein. Zu seinen Erfolgen gehören über 100 [[Goldene Schallplatte|Gold- und Platin-Auszeichnungen]].

== Leben und musikalisches Schaffen ==
Den Einstieg in die Musikwelt fand Wolfgang Boss während seines Studiums. In dieser Zeit arbeitete er als [[DJ]], wurde Clubmanager und gründete seinen eigenen House-Music-Club MACH 1. Hier kam er in Kontakt mit internationalen DJs und Künstlern aus der House-Szene. 2004, ein Jahr nach dem Einstieg seiner eigenen Firma „Mach 1 Records GmbH“ (Berlin) als Partner bei dem neu gegründeten House-Label „Ministry of Sound Germany“, erreichte Boss mit dem jungen Label MACH 1 mit „[[Dragostea din tei]]“ ([[Haiducii]]) und „Obsessión“ ([[Aventura (Band)|Aventura]]) gleich zwei [[Liste der Nummer-eins-Hits in Deutschland (2004)|Nummer-eins-Hits]]. „Obsession“ hielt sich sieben Wochen auf Platz 1 der deutschen Charts.

2005 produzierte Wolfgang Boss zusammen mit dem deutschen Produzenten [[Bass Bumpers|Reinhardt „Voodoo“ Reith]] die Musik des Projektes [[Crazy Frog]]. Die Single „Crazy Frog“ wurde die weltweit meistverkaufte Single des Jahres und zum Nummer-eins-Hit in über 30 Ländern (UK<ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jul2005/nf20050723_5094_db016.htm] Business Week 23. Juli 2005</ref>, Frankreich, Schweden, Russland, Südafrika, Indien, Malaysia, Australien, Neuseeland u.v.m.). Der entsprechende Klingelton (vermarktet von [[Fox Mobile Distribution|Jamba]]) wurde der weltweit meistverkaufte Klingelton. In Frankreich führte Crazy Frog insgesamt 20 Wochen lang die nationalen Charts an, die längste Zeit, die jemals ein Künstler an der Spitze der französischen Charts stand. „Crazy Frog“ hielt sich 14 Wochen an der Spitze und wurde dann abgelöst von „[[Popcorn (Instrumentalstück)|Popcorn]]“, der zweiten Crazy-Frog-Single. Mit über 1,3 Million verkauften Alben in Nordamerika positionierte sich Crazy Frog als erfolgreichste deutsche Pop-Produktion auf dem internationalen Markt in den 2000er Jahren.

2006 produzierte Wolfgang Boss in Kooperation mit Konrad von Löhneysen von „Ministry of Sound Germany“ für die FIFA ein Album für [[Goleo VI]], das Maskottchen der [[Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2006|Fußballweltmeisterschaft in Deutschland]]. Die Single „Goleo VI pres. [[Bob Sinclar]]: Love Generation“ hielt sich elf Wochen auf [[Liste der Nummer-eins-Hits in Deutschland (2006)|Platz 1 der deutschen Charts]] und wurde die meistverkaufte Single 2006 in Deutschland.

2007 ging Wolfgang Boss auf ein Angebot von „Universal Music“ ein und gründete „B1 Recordings“ als ein [[Joint Venture]] mit Universal Music Germany. In den folgenden drei Jahren entwickelte sich „B1 Recording“ zu einem Hit-Label in Deutschland.

Mit Hits von Künstlern wie [[Milow (Sänger)|Milow]] („Ayo Technology“), [[Stromae]] („[[Alors on danse]]“), [[Edward Maya]] („Stereo Love“), [[Pitbull (Rapper)|Pitbull]] („I know you want me“) und [[Klingande]] („Jubel“) finden sich immer wieder Veröffentlichungen von B1 Recordings auf vorderen Chartplatzierungen. Mit drei Veröffentlichungen in den Top-15-Jahres-End-Charts in Deutschland, mehr als jedes andere nationale oder internationale Label, positioniert sich „B1 Recordings“ 2010 als Größe unter den internationalen Musiklabels.

Zum Jahresende 2011 veröffentlichte B1 Recordings „Ai Se Eu Te Pego“ des brasilianischen Künstlers Michel Telo. Der Song ist einer der größten Hits in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz und der am häufigsten heruntergeladene Song in Deutschland. Zwei weitere B1 Recordings Veröffentlichungen befinden sich in den Top 10 der e Songs in Deutschland aller Zeiten: „Somebody That I Used To Know“ von [[Gotye]] und „Over The Rainbow“ von [[Israel Kamakawiwoʻole|Israel „IZ“ Kamakawiwo’ole]].

2014 entschied sich Wolfgang Boss mit seinem Label „B1 Recordings“ als ein [[Joint Venture]] bei Sony Music Entertainment Germany einzusteigen. Außerdem arbeitet er mit dem Sony Music International Team in London zusammen und nimmt dort die Position des Executive Vice President A&R International ein.

== Auszeichnungen ==

Beim [[Echoverleihung 2011|Echo 2011]] am 25. März 2011 wurde Wolfgang Boss zusammen mit John de Mello mit dem [[Echo (Musikpreis)|Echo]] für den Hit des Jahres für „[[Over the Rainbow]]“ von [[Israel Kamakawiwoʻole|Israel „IZ“ Kamakawiwo’ole]] ausgezeichnet.<ref>[http://www.badische-zeitung.de/fotos-starauflauf-bei-der-echo-verleihung-in-berlin?id=43269096 ''Starauflauf bei der Echo-Verleihung in Berlin''] Badische Zeitung vom 25. März 2011 </ref> Der 1997 verstorbene hawaiianische Sänger Kamakawiwo’ole hatte den Song drei Jahre vor seinem Tod aufgenommen. Boss kaufte 2010 die Rechte für die Veröffentlichung in Europa.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11773378 ''Dead Hawaiian singer charms Germany''] BBC News vom 18. November 2010 </ref> Ende 2010 / Anfang 2011 hielt sich „Over the Rainbow“ ganze vier Monate an der Spitze der deutschen Charts und platzierte sich mit über 800.000 verkauften Einheiten als meistverkaufter Song 2010<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11773378] BBC News 18. November 2010</ref>. In der Liste der deutschen „All Time Download Charts“ überholte „Over the Rainbow“ „[[Poker Face (Lied)|Poker Face]]“ von [[Lady Gaga]] und ist zu diesem Zeitpunkt der Song mit den meisten Downloads in Deutschland aller Zeiten. Auch über die Grenzen Deutschlands hinaus hatte „Over the Rainbow“ und das entsprechende Album „Facing Future“ Erfolge. So wurde die Single auch in Frankreich ein Nummer-eins-Hit, das Album bekam Platin.

== Produktionen/Veröffentlichungen ==
* Speedy feat. Lumidee: Sientelo, 2003 (No.2 in Frankreich, Gold Single, No.9 in Deutschland)
* Haiducii: Dragostea din tei, 2004 (No.1 in AUT + CH, No.2 in D, Platin Single)
* Aventura: Obsession, 2004 (No.1 in Deutschland, Platin Single)
* Aventura: We Broke the Rules, 2004 (Top 10 in D, Gold Album)
* Crazy Frog: Axel F, 2005 (No.1 in 30 Ländern, Multi-Platinum)
* Crazy Frog: Popcorn, 2005 (No.1 in 6 Ländern, Platinum)
* Crazy Frog presents Crazy Hits, 2005 (Gold Album)<ref>[http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/credits/wolfgang-boss/2627309] Diskografie. Abgerufen am 18. April 2011.</ref>
* Goleo presents [[Bob Sinclar]]: Love Generation, 2006 (No.1 in Deutschland, Platin Single)
* Goleo presents [[Lumidee]]: Dance!, 2006 (No.3 in Deutschland)
* [[David Tavaré]]: Hot Summer Nights, 2007 (No.2 in Frankreich, Platin Single)
* [[Eisblume (Band)|Eisblume]]: Eisblumen, 2009 (No.3 in Deutschland)
* Pitbull: I know you want me, 2009 (Top 10 in Germany)
* Milow: Ayo Technology, 2009 (No.2 in Germany, Platin Single)
* Milow: Milow, 2009 (No.3 in Germany, Platin Album)
* [[Stromae]]: "[[Alors on danse]]", 2010 (No.1 in Germany, Platin Single)
* Edward Maya: Stereo Love, 2010 (No.3 in Germany, Platin Single)
* Israel Kamakawiwo`ole: Over the Rainbow, 2010 (No.1 in Germany, No.1 in France, Platin Single)
* Israel Kamakawiwo`ole: Facing Future, 2010 (Platin Album in Germany + France)
* [[Avicii]]: Penguin / Fade Into Darkness, 2011
* [[Milk & Sugar]] feat. Vaya con Dios: Hey Nah Neh Nah, 2011 (Top 10 in Germany, Gold Single)
* Milow: You & Me, 2011 (No.3 in Germany, Gold Single)
* Milow: North & South (Album), 2011 (Gold Album)
* Lucenzo & Don Omar: Danza Kuduro, 2011 (No. 1 in Germany, Platin Single)
* Gotye: Somebody That I used to know, 2011 (in collaboration with Vertigo Berlin)(No. 1 in Germany, Platinum Single)
* Gotye: Making mirrors, 2011 (in collaboration with Vertigo Berlin) (Gold Album)
* Michel Telo: Ai Se Eu Te Pego, 2011 (No. 1 in Germany, Austria + Switzerland) (No 1 selling single 2012) (Platin)
* Gusttavo Lima : "Balada", 2012 (No.1 in Austria + Switzerland, Platinum Germany)
* Triggerfinger : "I Follow Rivers", 2012 (No.1 Austria, Platinum Germany)
* [[Major Lazer]] : Get Free, 2012
* Arash & Sean Paul : "She Makes Me Go", 2013 (Gold Single Germany)
* [[DJ Wankelmut|Wankelmut]] & Emma Louise : "[[My Head Is a Jungle]]", (2 × Platinum Single Italy)
* Stromae : "[[Papaoutai]]", 2013
* Family of the Year : "Hero", 2013 (Gold, Germany)
* Klingande : "Jubel", 2013 (6 weeks at No.1 in Germany, Platinum)
* [[Alle Farben]]: She Moves (Far Away), 2014 (Gold Single Germany)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-music-zeichnet-alle-farben-mit-gold-aus/386178 Sony Music zeichnet Alle Farben mit Gold aus]</ref>
* [[Bakermat]]: One Day (Vandaag), 2014 (Platinum Single Germany, Gold Single France)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-music-vergibt-platin-an-bakermat/389274 Sony Music vergibt Platin an Bakermat]</ref>
* [[Kygo]]: Firestone feat. [[Conrad Sewell]], 2014 (Platinum Single in Germany)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-verleiht-platin-an-kygo/406050 Sony verleiht Platin an Kygo]</ref>
* [[Kygo]]: Stole The Show feat. [[Parson James]], 2015 (Platinum Single in Germany)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-verleiht-platin-an-kygo/406050 Sony verleiht Platin an Kygo]</ref>
* [[Deorro]]: Five More Hours feat. [[Chris Brown (Sänger)|Chris Brown]] (in cooperation with Ultra Music), 2015 (Gold Single in Germany, Top 10 in 10 countries, Top 40 in 40 countries)
* [[Paul Kalkbrenner]]: 7, 2015 (#1 Album in Germany, Switzerland & Austria | Gold Album in Germany)
* [[Anna Naklab]]: Supergirl feat. [[Alle Farben]] & YOUNOTUS, 2015 (Platinum Single in Germany, Gold Single in Spain)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/platin-fuer-anna-naklab-alle-farben-und-younotus/402332 Platin für Anna Naklab, Alle Farben und Younotus]</ref>
* [[Sigala (DJ)|Sigala]]: Easy Love, 2015 (Gold Single in Germany)
* [[Sigala (DJ)|Sigala]]: Sweet Lovin, 2015 (Gold Single in Germany)
* [[Julian Perretta]]: Miracle, 2016 (Gold Single in Germany)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-music-zeichnet-julian-perretta-mit-gold-aus/412934 Sony Music zeichnet Julian Perretta mit Gold aus]</ref>
* [[Era Istrefi]]: Bonbon, 2016 (Gold Single in Germany)
* [[Yall]]: Hundred Miles, 2016 (Gold Single in Germany)
* [[Alle Farben]]: Please Tell Rosie, 2016 (Platin Single in Germany)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-music-veredelt-alle-farben/413661 Sony Music veredelt Alle Farben]</ref>
* [[Martin Garrix]] feat. [[Bebe Rexha]]: In The Name Of Love, 2016 (Gold Single in Germany)
* [[Alle Farben]]: Bad Ideas, 2016 (Platinum Single in Germany)
* [[Kygo & Selena Gomez]]: It Ain't Me, 2017 (Platinum Single in Germany)
* [[Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa]]: Scared to be Lonely, 2017 (Platinum Single in Germany)
* [[Alle Farben]]: Little Hollywood, 2017 (Platinum Single in Germany)
* [[Kygo & Ellie Goulding]]: First Time, 2017 (Platinum Single in Germany)
* [[J Balvin & Wily William]]: Mi Gente, 2017 (Platinum Single in Germany
* [[Martin Garrix & David Guetta]] : So Far Away, 2017 (Gold Single in Germany)
* [[Kygo & Miguel]]: Remind Me To Forget, 2018
* [[Kygo & Imagine Dragons]]: Born To Be Yours, 2018
* [[El Chombo]]: Dame Tu Cosita, 2018 (No.1 watched video worldwide on YouTube for 4 weeks)
* [[Dynoro & Gigi D`Agostino]]: In My Mind, 2018 (No.1 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Russia, Sweden, Top 10 global Spotify charts)

== Weblinks ==
* https://www.columbia.de/b1/

== Einzelnachweise ==
<references />

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[[Kategorie:Musikmanager]]
[[Kategorie:Deutscher]]
[[Kategorie:Geboren im 20. Jahrhundert]]
[[Kategorie:Mann]]

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Wolfgang Boss

2018-08-21T16:06:47Z

83.244.137.162: updated fact for Dame Tu Cosita

[[Datei:Wolfgang Boss.jpeg|thumbnail|Wolfgang Boss]]
'''Wolfgang Boss''' ist ein deutscher Musikmanager, Musikproduzent und Inhaber des Labels „B1 Recordings“, eines [[Joint Venture]]s mit der [[Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH]].<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-music-bestaetigt-vertrag-mit-wolfgang-boss/345399 Musikwoche Mar 28, 2014]</ref>
Außerdem arbeitet er mit dem Sony Music International Team in London zusammen und nimmt dort die Position des Executive Vice President A&R International ein. Zu seinen Erfolgen gehören über 100 [[Goldene Schallplatte|Gold- und Platin-Auszeichnungen]].

== Leben und musikalisches Schaffen ==
Den Einstieg in die Musikwelt fand Wolfgang Boss während seines Studiums. In dieser Zeit arbeitete er als [[DJ]], wurde Clubmanager und gründete seinen eigenen House-Music-Club MACH 1. Hier kam er in Kontakt mit internationalen DJs und Künstlern aus der House-Szene. 2004, ein Jahr nach dem Einstieg seiner eigenen Firma „Mach 1 Records GmbH“ (Berlin) als Partner bei dem neu gegründeten House-Label „Ministry of Sound Germany“, erreichte Boss mit dem jungen Label MACH 1 mit „[[Dragostea din tei]]“ ([[Haiducii]]) und „Obsessión“ ([[Aventura (Band)|Aventura]]) gleich zwei [[Liste der Nummer-eins-Hits in Deutschland (2004)|Nummer-eins-Hits]]. „Obsession“ hielt sich sieben Wochen auf Platz 1 der deutschen Charts.

2005 produzierte Wolfgang Boss zusammen mit dem deutschen Produzenten [[Bass Bumpers|Reinhardt „Voodoo“ Reith]] die Musik des Projektes [[Crazy Frog]]. Die Single „Crazy Frog“ wurde die weltweit meistverkaufte Single des Jahres und zum Nummer-eins-Hit in über 30 Ländern (UK<ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jul2005/nf20050723_5094_db016.htm] Business Week 23. Juli 2005</ref>, Frankreich, Schweden, Russland, Südafrika, Indien, Malaysia, Australien, Neuseeland u.v.m.). Der entsprechende Klingelton (vermarktet von [[Fox Mobile Distribution|Jamba]]) wurde der weltweit meistverkaufte Klingelton. In Frankreich führte Crazy Frog insgesamt 20 Wochen lang die nationalen Charts an, die längste Zeit, die jemals ein Künstler an der Spitze der französischen Charts stand. „Crazy Frog“ hielt sich 14 Wochen an der Spitze und wurde dann abgelöst von „[[Popcorn (Instrumentalstück)|Popcorn]]“, der zweiten Crazy-Frog-Single. Mit über 1,3 Million verkauften Alben in Nordamerika positionierte sich Crazy Frog als erfolgreichste deutsche Pop-Produktion auf dem internationalen Markt in den 2000er Jahren.

2006 produzierte Wolfgang Boss in Kooperation mit Konrad von Löhneysen von „Ministry of Sound Germany“ für die FIFA ein Album für [[Goleo VI]], das Maskottchen der [[Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2006|Fußballweltmeisterschaft in Deutschland]]. Die Single „Goleo VI pres. [[Bob Sinclar]]: Love Generation“ hielt sich elf Wochen auf [[Liste der Nummer-eins-Hits in Deutschland (2006)|Platz 1 der deutschen Charts]] und wurde die meistverkaufte Single 2006 in Deutschland.

2007 ging Wolfgang Boss auf ein Angebot von „Universal Music“ ein und gründete „B1 Recordings“ als ein [[Joint Venture]] mit Universal Music Germany. In den folgenden drei Jahren entwickelte sich „B1 Recording“ zu einem Hit-Label in Deutschland.

Mit Hits von Künstlern wie [[Milow (Sänger)|Milow]] („Ayo Technology“), [[Stromae]] („[[Alors on danse]]“), [[Edward Maya]] („Stereo Love“), [[Pitbull (Rapper)|Pitbull]] („I know you want me“) und [[Klingande]] („Jubel“) finden sich immer wieder Veröffentlichungen von B1 Recordings auf vorderen Chartplatzierungen. Mit drei Veröffentlichungen in den Top-15-Jahres-End-Charts in Deutschland, mehr als jedes andere nationale oder internationale Label, positioniert sich „B1 Recordings“ 2010 als Größe unter den internationalen Musiklabels.

Zum Jahresende 2011 veröffentlichte B1 Recordings „Ai Se Eu Te Pego“ des brasilianischen Künstlers Michel Telo. Der Song ist einer der größten Hits in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz und der am häufigsten heruntergeladene Song in Deutschland. Zwei weitere B1 Recordings Veröffentlichungen befinden sich in den Top 10 der e Songs in Deutschland aller Zeiten: „Somebody That I Used To Know“ von [[Gotye]] und „Over The Rainbow“ von [[Israel Kamakawiwoʻole|Israel „IZ“ Kamakawiwo’ole]].

2014 entschied sich Wolfgang Boss mit seinem Label „B1 Recordings“ als ein [[Joint Venture]] bei Sony Music Entertainment Germany einzusteigen. Außerdem arbeitet er mit dem Sony Music International Team in London zusammen und nimmt dort die Position des Executive Vice President A&R International ein.

== Auszeichnungen ==

Beim [[Echoverleihung 2011|Echo 2011]] am 25. März 2011 wurde Wolfgang Boss zusammen mit John de Mello mit dem [[Echo (Musikpreis)|Echo]] für den Hit des Jahres für „[[Over the Rainbow]]“ von [[Israel Kamakawiwoʻole|Israel „IZ“ Kamakawiwo’ole]] ausgezeichnet.<ref>[http://www.badische-zeitung.de/fotos-starauflauf-bei-der-echo-verleihung-in-berlin?id=43269096 ''Starauflauf bei der Echo-Verleihung in Berlin''] Badische Zeitung vom 25. März 2011 </ref> Der 1997 verstorbene hawaiianische Sänger Kamakawiwo’ole hatte den Song drei Jahre vor seinem Tod aufgenommen. Boss kaufte 2010 die Rechte für die Veröffentlichung in Europa.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11773378 ''Dead Hawaiian singer charms Germany''] BBC News vom 18. November 2010 </ref> Ende 2010 / Anfang 2011 hielt sich „Over the Rainbow“ ganze vier Monate an der Spitze der deutschen Charts und platzierte sich mit über 800.000 verkauften Einheiten als meistverkaufter Song 2010<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11773378] BBC News 18. November 2010</ref>. In der Liste der deutschen „All Time Download Charts“ überholte „Over the Rainbow“ „[[Poker Face (Lied)|Poker Face]]“ von [[Lady Gaga]] und ist zu diesem Zeitpunkt der Song mit den meisten Downloads in Deutschland aller Zeiten. Auch über die Grenzen Deutschlands hinaus hatte „Over the Rainbow“ und das entsprechende Album „Facing Future“ Erfolge. So wurde die Single auch in Frankreich ein Nummer-eins-Hit, das Album bekam Platin.

== Produktionen/Veröffentlichungen ==
* Speedy feat. Lumidee: Sientelo, 2003 (No.2 in Frankreich, Gold Single, No.9 in Deutschland)
* Haiducii: Dragostea din tei, 2004 (No.1 in AUT + CH, No.2 in D, Platin Single)
* Aventura: Obsession, 2004 (No.1 in Deutschland, Platin Single)
* Aventura: We Broke the Rules, 2004 (Top 10 in D, Gold Album)
* Crazy Frog: Axel F, 2005 (No.1 in 30 Ländern, Multi-Platinum)
* Crazy Frog: Popcorn, 2005 (No.1 in 6 Ländern, Platinum)
* Crazy Frog presents Crazy Hits, 2005 (Gold Album)<ref>[http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/credits/wolfgang-boss/2627309] Diskografie. Abgerufen am 18. April 2011.</ref>
* Goleo presents [[Bob Sinclar]]: Love Generation, 2006 (No.1 in Deutschland, Platin Single)
* Goleo presents [[Lumidee]]: Dance!, 2006 (No.3 in Deutschland)
* [[David Tavaré]]: Hot Summer Nights, 2007 (No.2 in Frankreich, Platin Single)
* [[Eisblume (Band)|Eisblume]]: Eisblumen, 2009 (No.3 in Deutschland)
* Pitbull: I know you want me, 2009 (Top 10 in Germany)
* Milow: Ayo Technology, 2009 (No.2 in Germany, Platin Single)
* Milow: Milow, 2009 (No.3 in Germany, Platin Album)
* [[Stromae]]: "[[Alors on danse]]", 2010 (No.1 in Germany, Platin Single)
* Edward Maya: Stereo Love, 2010 (No.3 in Germany, Platin Single)
* Israel Kamakawiwo`ole: Over the Rainbow, 2010 (No.1 in Germany, No.1 in France, Platin Single)
* Israel Kamakawiwo`ole: Facing Future, 2010 (Platin Album in Germany + France)
* [[Avicii]]: Penguin / Fade Into Darkness, 2011
* [[Milk & Sugar]] feat. Vaya con Dios: Hey Nah Neh Nah, 2011 (Top 10 in Germany, Gold Single)
* Milow: You & Me, 2011 (No.3 in Germany, Gold Single)
* Milow: North & South (Album), 2011 (Gold Album)
* Lucenzo & Don Omar: Danza Kuduro, 2011 (No. 1 in Germany, Platin Single)
* Gotye: Somebody That I used to know, 2011 (in collaboration with Vertigo Berlin)(No. 1 in Germany, Platinum Single)
* Gotye: Making mirrors, 2011 (in collaboration with Vertigo Berlin) (Gold Album)
* Michel Telo: Ai Se Eu Te Pego, 2011 (No. 1 in Germany, Austria + Switzerland) (No 1 selling single 2012) (Platin)
* Gusttavo Lima : "Balada", 2012 (No.1 in Austria + Switzerland, Platinum Germany)
* Triggerfinger : "I Follow Rivers", 2012 (No.1 Austria, Platinum Germany)
* [[Major Lazer]] : Get Free, 2012
* Arash & Sean Paul : "She Makes Me Go", 2013 (Gold Single Germany)
* [[DJ Wankelmut|Wankelmut]] & Emma Louise : "[[My Head Is a Jungle]]", (2 × Platinum Single Italy)
* Stromae : "[[Papaoutai]]", 2013
* Family of the Year : "Hero", 2013 (Gold, Germany)
* Klingande : "Jubel", 2013 (6 weeks at No.1 in Germany, Platinum)
* [[Alle Farben]]: She Moves (Far Away), 2014 (Gold Single Germany)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-music-zeichnet-alle-farben-mit-gold-aus/386178 Sony Music zeichnet Alle Farben mit Gold aus]</ref>
* [[Bakermat]]: One Day (Vandaag), 2014 (Platinum Single Germany, Gold Single France)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-music-vergibt-platin-an-bakermat/389274 Sony Music vergibt Platin an Bakermat]</ref>
* [[Kygo]]: Firestone feat. [[Conrad Sewell]], 2014 (Platinum Single in Germany)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-verleiht-platin-an-kygo/406050 Sony verleiht Platin an Kygo]</ref>
* [[Kygo]]: Stole The Show feat. [[Parson James]], 2015 (Platinum Single in Germany)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-verleiht-platin-an-kygo/406050 Sony verleiht Platin an Kygo]</ref>
* [[Deorro]]: Five More Hours feat. [[Chris Brown (Sänger)|Chris Brown]] (in cooperation with Ultra Music), 2015 (Gold Single in Germany, Top 10 in 10 countries, Top 40 in 40 countries)
* [[Paul Kalkbrenner]]: 7, 2015 (#1 Album in Germany, Switzerland & Austria | Gold Album in Germany)
* [[Anna Naklab]]: Supergirl feat. [[Alle Farben]] & YOUNOTUS, 2015 (Platinum Single in Germany, Gold Single in Spain)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/platin-fuer-anna-naklab-alle-farben-und-younotus/402332 Platin für Anna Naklab, Alle Farben und Younotus]</ref>
* [[Sigala (DJ)|Sigala]]: Easy Love, 2015 (Gold Single in Germany)
* [[Sigala (DJ)|Sigala]]: Sweet Lovin, 2015 (Gold Single in Germany)
* [[Julian Perretta]]: Miracle, 2016 (Gold Single in Germany)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-music-zeichnet-julian-perretta-mit-gold-aus/412934 Sony Music zeichnet Julian Perretta mit Gold aus]</ref>
* [[Era Istrefi]]: Bonbon, 2016 (Gold Single in Germany)
* [[Yall]]: Hundred Miles, 2016 (Gold Single in Germany)
* [[Alle Farben]]: Please Tell Rosie, 2016 (Platin Single in Germany)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-music-veredelt-alle-farben/413661 Sony Music veredelt Alle Farben]</ref>
* [[Martin Garrix]] feat. [[Bebe Rexha]]: In The Name Of Love, 2016 (Gold Single in Germany)
* [[Alle Farben]]: Bad Ideas, 2016 (Gold Single in Germany)
* [[Kygo & Selena Gomez]]: It Ain't Me, 2017 (Platinum Single in Germany)
* [[Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa]]: Scared to be Lonely, 2017 (Platinum Single in Germany)
* [[Alle Farben]]: Little Hollywood, 2017 (Platinum Single in Germany)
* [[Kygo & Ellie Goulding]]: First Time, 2017 (Platinum Single in Germany)
* [[J Balvin & Wily William]]: Mi Gente, 2017 (Platinum Single in Germany
* [[Martin Garrix & David Guetta]] : So Far Away, 2017 (Gold Single in Germany)
* [[Kygo & Miguel]]: Remind Me To Forget, 2018
* [[Kygo & Imagine Dragons]]: Born To Be Yours, 2018
* [[El Chombo]]: Dame Tu Cosita, 2018 (No.1 watched video worldwide on YouTube for 4 weeks)
* [[Dynoro & Gigi D`Agostino]]: In My Mind, 2018 (No.1 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Russia, Sweden, Top 10 global Spotify charts)

== Weblinks ==
* https://www.columbia.de/b1/

== Einzelnachweise ==
<references />

{{SORTIERUNG:Boss, Wolfgang}}
[[Kategorie:Musikmanager]]
[[Kategorie:Deutscher]]
[[Kategorie:Geboren im 20. Jahrhundert]]
[[Kategorie:Mann]]

{{Personendaten
|NAME=Boss, Wolfgang
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Wolfgang Boss

2018-08-21T14:19:42Z

83.244.137.162: Updates single releases

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'''Wolfgang Boss''' ist ein deutscher Musikmanager, Musikproduzent und Inhaber des Labels „B1 Recordings“, eines [[Joint Venture]]s mit der [[Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH]].<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-music-bestaetigt-vertrag-mit-wolfgang-boss/345399 Musikwoche Mar 28, 2014]</ref>
Außerdem arbeitet er mit dem Sony Music International Team in London zusammen und nimmt dort die Position des Executive Vice President A&R International ein. Zu seinen Erfolgen gehören über 100 [[Goldene Schallplatte|Gold- und Platin-Auszeichnungen]].

== Leben und musikalisches Schaffen ==
Den Einstieg in die Musikwelt fand Wolfgang Boss während seines Studiums. In dieser Zeit arbeitete er als [[DJ]], wurde Clubmanager und gründete seinen eigenen House-Music-Club MACH 1. Hier kam er in Kontakt mit internationalen DJs und Künstlern aus der House-Szene. 2004, ein Jahr nach dem Einstieg seiner eigenen Firma „Mach 1 Records GmbH“ (Berlin) als Partner bei dem neu gegründeten House-Label „Ministry of Sound Germany“, erreichte Boss mit dem jungen Label MACH 1 mit „[[Dragostea din tei]]“ ([[Haiducii]]) und „Obsessión“ ([[Aventura (Band)|Aventura]]) gleich zwei [[Liste der Nummer-eins-Hits in Deutschland (2004)|Nummer-eins-Hits]]. „Obsession“ hielt sich sieben Wochen auf Platz 1 der deutschen Charts.

2005 produzierte Wolfgang Boss zusammen mit dem deutschen Produzenten [[Bass Bumpers|Reinhardt „Voodoo“ Reith]] die Musik des Projektes [[Crazy Frog]]. Die Single „Crazy Frog“ wurde die weltweit meistverkaufte Single des Jahres und zum Nummer-eins-Hit in über 30 Ländern (UK<ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jul2005/nf20050723_5094_db016.htm] Business Week 23. Juli 2005</ref>, Frankreich, Schweden, Russland, Südafrika, Indien, Malaysia, Australien, Neuseeland u.v.m.). Der entsprechende Klingelton (vermarktet von [[Fox Mobile Distribution|Jamba]]) wurde der weltweit meistverkaufte Klingelton. In Frankreich führte Crazy Frog insgesamt 20 Wochen lang die nationalen Charts an, die längste Zeit, die jemals ein Künstler an der Spitze der französischen Charts stand. „Crazy Frog“ hielt sich 14 Wochen an der Spitze und wurde dann abgelöst von „[[Popcorn (Instrumentalstück)|Popcorn]]“, der zweiten Crazy-Frog-Single. Mit über 1,3 Million verkauften Alben in Nordamerika positionierte sich Crazy Frog als erfolgreichste deutsche Pop-Produktion auf dem internationalen Markt in den 2000er Jahren.

2006 produzierte Wolfgang Boss in Kooperation mit Konrad von Löhneysen von „Ministry of Sound Germany“ für die FIFA ein Album für [[Goleo VI]], das Maskottchen der [[Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2006|Fußballweltmeisterschaft in Deutschland]]. Die Single „Goleo VI pres. [[Bob Sinclar]]: Love Generation“ hielt sich elf Wochen auf [[Liste der Nummer-eins-Hits in Deutschland (2006)|Platz 1 der deutschen Charts]] und wurde die meistverkaufte Single 2006 in Deutschland.

2007 ging Wolfgang Boss auf ein Angebot von „Universal Music“ ein und gründete „B1 Recordings“ als ein [[Joint Venture]] mit Universal Music Germany. In den folgenden drei Jahren entwickelte sich „B1 Recording“ zu einem Hit-Label in Deutschland.

Mit Hits von Künstlern wie [[Milow (Sänger)|Milow]] („Ayo Technology“), [[Stromae]] („[[Alors on danse]]“), [[Edward Maya]] („Stereo Love“), [[Pitbull (Rapper)|Pitbull]] („I know you want me“) und [[Klingande]] („Jubel“) finden sich immer wieder Veröffentlichungen von B1 Recordings auf vorderen Chartplatzierungen. Mit drei Veröffentlichungen in den Top-15-Jahres-End-Charts in Deutschland, mehr als jedes andere nationale oder internationale Label, positioniert sich „B1 Recordings“ 2010 als Größe unter den internationalen Musiklabels.

Zum Jahresende 2011 veröffentlichte B1 Recordings „Ai Se Eu Te Pego“ des brasilianischen Künstlers Michel Telo. Der Song ist einer der größten Hits in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz und der am häufigsten heruntergeladene Song in Deutschland. Zwei weitere B1 Recordings Veröffentlichungen befinden sich in den Top 10 der e Songs in Deutschland aller Zeiten: „Somebody That I Used To Know“ von [[Gotye]] und „Over The Rainbow“ von [[Israel Kamakawiwoʻole|Israel „IZ“ Kamakawiwo’ole]].

2014 entschied sich Wolfgang Boss mit seinem Label „B1 Recordings“ als ein [[Joint Venture]] bei Sony Music Entertainment Germany einzusteigen. Außerdem arbeitet er mit dem Sony Music International Team in London zusammen und nimmt dort die Position des Executive Vice President A&R International ein.

== Auszeichnungen ==

Beim [[Echoverleihung 2011|Echo 2011]] am 25. März 2011 wurde Wolfgang Boss zusammen mit John de Mello mit dem [[Echo (Musikpreis)|Echo]] für den Hit des Jahres für „[[Over the Rainbow]]“ von [[Israel Kamakawiwoʻole|Israel „IZ“ Kamakawiwo’ole]] ausgezeichnet.<ref>[http://www.badische-zeitung.de/fotos-starauflauf-bei-der-echo-verleihung-in-berlin?id=43269096 ''Starauflauf bei der Echo-Verleihung in Berlin''] Badische Zeitung vom 25. März 2011 </ref> Der 1997 verstorbene hawaiianische Sänger Kamakawiwo’ole hatte den Song drei Jahre vor seinem Tod aufgenommen. Boss kaufte 2010 die Rechte für die Veröffentlichung in Europa.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11773378 ''Dead Hawaiian singer charms Germany''] BBC News vom 18. November 2010 </ref> Ende 2010 / Anfang 2011 hielt sich „Over the Rainbow“ ganze vier Monate an der Spitze der deutschen Charts und platzierte sich mit über 800.000 verkauften Einheiten als meistverkaufter Song 2010<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11773378] BBC News 18. November 2010</ref>. In der Liste der deutschen „All Time Download Charts“ überholte „Over the Rainbow“ „[[Poker Face (Lied)|Poker Face]]“ von [[Lady Gaga]] und ist zu diesem Zeitpunkt der Song mit den meisten Downloads in Deutschland aller Zeiten. Auch über die Grenzen Deutschlands hinaus hatte „Over the Rainbow“ und das entsprechende Album „Facing Future“ Erfolge. So wurde die Single auch in Frankreich ein Nummer-eins-Hit, das Album bekam Platin.

== Produktionen/Veröffentlichungen ==
* Speedy feat. Lumidee: Sientelo, 2003 (No.2 in Frankreich, Gold Single, No.9 in Deutschland)
* Haiducii: Dragostea din tei, 2004 (No.1 in AUT + CH, No.2 in D, Platin Single)
* Aventura: Obsession, 2004 (No.1 in Deutschland, Platin Single)
* Aventura: We Broke the Rules, 2004 (Top 10 in D, Gold Album)
* Crazy Frog: Axel F, 2005 (No.1 in 30 Ländern, Multi-Platinum)
* Crazy Frog: Popcorn, 2005 (No.1 in 6 Ländern, Platinum)
* Crazy Frog presents Crazy Hits, 2005 (Gold Album)<ref>[http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/credits/wolfgang-boss/2627309] Diskografie. Abgerufen am 18. April 2011.</ref>
* Goleo presents [[Bob Sinclar]]: Love Generation, 2006 (No.1 in Deutschland, Platin Single)
* Goleo presents [[Lumidee]]: Dance!, 2006 (No.3 in Deutschland)
* [[David Tavaré]]: Hot Summer Nights, 2007 (No.2 in Frankreich, Platin Single)
* [[Eisblume (Band)|Eisblume]]: Eisblumen, 2009 (No.3 in Deutschland)
* Pitbull: I know you want me, 2009 (Top 10 in Germany)
* Milow: Ayo Technology, 2009 (No.2 in Germany, Platin Single)
* Milow: Milow, 2009 (No.3 in Germany, Platin Album)
* [[Stromae]]: "[[Alors on danse]]", 2010 (No.1 in Germany, Platin Single)
* Edward Maya: Stereo Love, 2010 (No.3 in Germany, Platin Single)
* Israel Kamakawiwo`ole: Over the Rainbow, 2010 (No.1 in Germany, No.1 in France, Platin Single)
* Israel Kamakawiwo`ole: Facing Future, 2010 (Platin Album in Germany + France)
* [[Avicii]]: Penguin / Fade Into Darkness, 2011
* [[Milk & Sugar]] feat. Vaya con Dios: Hey Nah Neh Nah, 2011 (Top 10 in Germany, Gold Single)
* Milow: You & Me, 2011 (No.3 in Germany, Gold Single)
* Milow: North & South (Album), 2011 (Gold Album)
* Lucenzo & Don Omar: Danza Kuduro, 2011 (No. 1 in Germany, Platin Single)
* Gotye: Somebody That I used to know, 2011 (in collaboration with Vertigo Berlin)(No. 1 in Germany, Platinum Single)
* Gotye: Making mirrors, 2011 (in collaboration with Vertigo Berlin) (Gold Album)
* Michel Telo: Ai Se Eu Te Pego, 2011 (No. 1 in Germany, Austria + Switzerland) (No 1 selling single 2012) (Platin)
* Gusttavo Lima : "Balada", 2012 (No.1 in Austria + Switzerland, Platinum Germany)
* Triggerfinger : "I Follow Rivers", 2012 (No.1 Austria, Platinum Germany)
* [[Major Lazer]] : Get Free, 2012
* Arash & Sean Paul : "She Makes Me Go", 2013 (Gold Single Germany)
* [[DJ Wankelmut|Wankelmut]] & Emma Louise : "[[My Head Is a Jungle]]", (2 × Platinum Single Italy)
* Stromae : "[[Papaoutai]]", 2013
* Family of the Year : "Hero", 2013 (Gold, Germany)
* Klingande : "Jubel", 2013 (6 weeks at No.1 in Germany, Platinum)
* [[Alle Farben]]: She Moves (Far Away), 2014 (Gold Single Germany)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-music-zeichnet-alle-farben-mit-gold-aus/386178 Sony Music zeichnet Alle Farben mit Gold aus]</ref>
* [[Bakermat]]: One Day (Vandaag), 2014 (Platinum Single Germany, Gold Single France)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-music-vergibt-platin-an-bakermat/389274 Sony Music vergibt Platin an Bakermat]</ref>
* [[Kygo]]: Firestone feat. [[Conrad Sewell]], 2014 (Platinum Single in Germany)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-verleiht-platin-an-kygo/406050 Sony verleiht Platin an Kygo]</ref>
* [[Kygo]]: Stole The Show feat. [[Parson James]], 2015 (Platinum Single in Germany)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-verleiht-platin-an-kygo/406050 Sony verleiht Platin an Kygo]</ref>
* [[Deorro]]: Five More Hours feat. [[Chris Brown (Sänger)|Chris Brown]] (in cooperation with Ultra Music), 2015 (Gold Single in Germany, Top 10 in 10 countries, Top 40 in 40 countries)
* [[Paul Kalkbrenner]]: 7, 2015 (#1 Album in Germany, Switzerland & Austria | Gold Album in Germany)
* [[Anna Naklab]]: Supergirl feat. [[Alle Farben]] & YOUNOTUS, 2015 (Platinum Single in Germany, Gold Single in Spain)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/platin-fuer-anna-naklab-alle-farben-und-younotus/402332 Platin für Anna Naklab, Alle Farben und Younotus]</ref>
* [[Sigala (DJ)|Sigala]]: Easy Love, 2015 (Gold Single in Germany)
* [[Sigala (DJ)|Sigala]]: Sweet Lovin, 2015 (Gold Single in Germany)
* [[Julian Perretta]]: Miracle, 2016 (Gold Single in Germany)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-music-zeichnet-julian-perretta-mit-gold-aus/412934 Sony Music zeichnet Julian Perretta mit Gold aus]</ref>
* [[Era Istrefi]]: Bonbon, 2016 (Gold Single in Germany)
* [[Yall]]: Hundred Miles, 2016 (Gold Single in Germany)
* [[Alle Farben]]: Please Tell Rosie, 2016 (Platin Single in Germany)<ref>[http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/sony-music-veredelt-alle-farben/413661 Sony Music veredelt Alle Farben]</ref>
* [[Martin Garrix]] feat. [[Bebe Rexha]]: In The Name Of Love, 2016 (Gold Single in Germany)
* [[Alle Farben]]: Bad Ideas, 2016 (Gold Single in Germany)
* [[Kygo & Selena Gomez]]: It Ain't Me, 2017 (Platinum Single in Germany)
* [[Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa]]: Scared to be Lonely, 2017 (Platinum Single in Germany)
* [[Alle Farben]]: Little Hollywood, 2017 (Platinum Single in Germany)
* [[Kygo & Ellie Goulding]]: First Time, 2017 (Platinum Single in Germany)
* [[J Balvin & Wily William]]: Mi Gente, 2017 (Platinum Single in Germany
* [[Martin Garrix & David Guetta]] : So Far Away, 2017 (Gold Single in Germany)
* [[Kygo & Miguel]]: Remind Me To Forget, 2018
* [[Kygo & Imagine Dragons]]: Born To Be Yours, 2018
* [[El Chombo]]: Dame Tu Cosita, 2018 (No.1 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Russia, Sweden, Top 10 global Spotify charts)
* [[Dynoro & Gigi D`Agostino]]: In My Mind, 2018 (No.1 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Russia, Sweden, Top 10 global Spotify charts)

== Weblinks ==
* https://www.columbia.de/b1/

== Einzelnachweise ==
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Sade (Band)

2017-06-07T09:13:27Z

83.244.137.162:

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{{Use British English|date=November 2013}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sade
| image = Sade Adu Band.jpg
| caption = Sade performing at the [[SAP Arena]] in [[Mannheim]], [[Germany]] on November 16, 2011.
| image_size = 300
| landscape = yes
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[London]], [[England]]
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Soul music|Soul]]<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Joseph Brannigan |last= Lynch |title= Sade Strikes Back! The '80s soul star unleashes a surge of dancing desert soldiers |date= 11 January 2010 |magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]] |url= http://www.ew.com/article/2010/01/11/sade-solider-of-love-new-album |accessdate= 28 April 2016}}</ref>
* [[smooth jazz]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Music's Top 40 Money Makers 2012 |date= 9 March 2012 |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/502623/musics-top-40-money-makers-2012 |accessdate= 28 April 2016}}</ref>
* [[quiet storm]]<ref>{{cite news|first= Pam |last= Wade |title= Sade will bring 'quiet storm' to S.L. Oct. 5 |date= 30 September 1988 |newspaper= [[Deseret News]] |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19880930&id=UjwjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CIQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7103,6467349 |accessdate= 28 April 2016}}</ref>
* [[sophisti-pop]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Pop/Rock » Punk/New Wave » Sophisti-Pop |publisher= [[AllMusic]]. [[All Media Network]] |url= http://www.allmusic.com/style/sophisti-pop-ma0000011994 |accessdate= 28 April 2016}}</ref>}}
| years_active = 1982–1993, 1999-2001, 2008-2011
| label = {{flatlist|
* [[Epic Records|Epic]]
* [[Portrait Records|Portrait]]
* [[RCA Records|RCA]]
}}
| associated_acts = [[Sweetback (band)|Sweetback]]
| website = {{URL|sade.com}}
| current_members =
* [[Sade (singer)|Sade Adu]]
* [[Paul Denman]]
* Andrew Hale
* [[Stuart Matthewman]]
| past_members =
* Paul Cook
* [[Dave Early]]
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'''Sade''' ({{IPAc-en|ʃ|ɑː|ˈ|d|eɪ}} {{respell|shah|DAY|'}}) are an English band formed in London in 1982. Three of their members were originally from [[Kingston upon Hull]] in the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]. [[Sade (singer)|Sade Adu]] is the lead singer of the eponymous band. Their music features elements of [[Soul music|soul]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[smooth jazz]], [[soft rock]], [[funk]], and [[folk music|folk]].

Sade's debut [[studio album]] ''[[Diamond Life]]'', was released in 1984, reaching No. 2 in the [[UK Album Chart]], selling over 1.2 million copies in the UK, and won the [[Brit Award]] for Best British Album in 1985.<ref name="Brits"/> The album was also a hit internationally, reaching No. 1 in several countries and the Top Ten in the US where it has sold in excess of 4 million copies. In late 1985, Sade released their second studio album ''[[Promise (Sade album)|Promise]]'', which peaked at No. 1 in both the UK and the US.<ref name="BritChart"/><ref name="Billboard"/> It was certified [[British Phonographic Industry|double platinum]] in the UK, and [[RIAA|quadruple platinum]] in the US. In 1986 Sade won a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Best New Artist]].<ref name="Grammy"/> Their 2000 fifth studio album, ''[[Lovers Rock (album)|Lovers Rock]]'', won the [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album]]. Sade's sixth studio album ''[[Soldier of Love (album)|Soldier of Love]]'', was released on 8 February 2010, and peaked at No. 4 in the UK, and No. 1 in the US.<ref name="Soldier"/> In 2011, the band won their fourth Grammy Award for [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]].<ref name="Grammy"/>

Sade's US certified sales so far stand at 23.5 million units according to [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA),<ref name="Top Selling Artists">[http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-selling-artists Top Selling Artists] according to Recording Industry Association of America web site</ref> and have sold more than 60 million records worldwide to date. The band were ranked at No. 50 on [[VH1]]'s list of the "100 greatest artists of all time."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stereogum.com/495331/vh1-100-greatest-artists-of-all-time/list/ |title=The Greatest Artists of All Time | publisher=VH1/Stereogum |accessdate=14 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1442951/20010419/sade.jhtml|title=Sade Announces First Tour in Eight Years|accessdate=2009-06-14|publisher=VH1}}</ref>

==History==

===1980s===
The musical group Sade was formed in [[London]] in 1982, by members of a [[Latin soul]] band, Pride. [[Sade (singer)|Sade Adu]], [[Stuart Matthewman]], and [[Paul Denman]], together with Paul Anthony Cook, formed the break-away group and began to write their own material. They named the band after lead singer Sade Adu, and made their debut performance in December 1982 at [[Ronnie Scott's Club]] in London in support of Pride. In May 1983 the band performed their first US show at [[Danceteria]] Club in [[New York City]]. Andrew Hale joined the band in 1983; Cook left in 1984. Sade received more attention from the media and record companies than Pride had, and eventually separated from that group altogether. On 18 October 1983, the band signed with [[Portrait Records]] (which was absorbed by its parent label, [[Epic Records]], in 1986). When singer Sade and her band of the same name were establishing themselves, their record company, Epic, printed "Pronounced Shar-day" on the record labels of their releases<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Bogdanov |editor1-first=Vladimir |editor2-last=et al. |title=All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul |date=2002 |publisher=Backbeat Books |location=San Francisco |isbn=087930653X |page=971 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1-pH4i3jXvAC&pg=PA971&dq=sade+%22shar-day%22+epic&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjelJKV5NbOAhXBPB4KHfirCaIQ6AEIIDAB#v=onepage&q=sade%20%22shar-day%22%20epic&f=false |accessdate=2016-08-23}}</ref> (which led to ''mis''pronunciation in [[rhotic and non-rhotic accents|rhotic]] North America).

In February 1984, Sade released their first single, "[[Your Love Is King]]", which became a Top Ten hit. A second single, "[[When Am I Going to Make a Living]]" barely made the Top 40, but the band's debut album, ''[[Diamond Life]]'', was released in July 1984 and peaked at No. 2.<ref name="BritChart"/> It spent over six months in the UK Top Ten and was later certified 4x Platinum by the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]. ''Diamond Life'' won the 1985 [[Brit Award]] for [[List of BRIT Awards ceremonies#1985|Best British Album]].<ref name="Brits">[http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/sade Brit Awards: Sade] Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2012</ref> The band embarked on their first major UK tour, augmented by [[Dave Early]] (drums), Martin Ditcham (percussion), Terry Bailey (trumpet) and Gordon Matthewman (trombone). A third single, "[[Smooth Operator]]", was released from the album with a video directed by [[Julian Temple]]. The single became their first US hit in Spring 1985, propelling the album in the US Top Ten. Also in 1985, the band were nominated for two [[MTV Video Music Awards]]—"[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video|Best Female Video]]" and "[[MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]". On 13 July 1985, Sade performed at the [[Live Aid]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1924)|Wembley Stadium]] in London. Sade Adu became the only African-born artist to appear in front of the live audience of 75,000, and an estimated worldwide television audience of 1.4 billion in 170 countries.

In late 1985, Sade released their second album, ''[[Promise (Sade album)|Promise]]'', which peaked at No. 1 in both the UK and the US.<ref name="BritChart">Roberts, David (2006). [[British Hit Singles & Albums]]. London: Guinness World Records Limited</ref><ref name="Billboard">Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. Billboard Books</ref> It was certified double platinum by the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]] in the UK, and quadruple platinum in the US. In 1986, Adu was nominated for an [[American Music Awards]] for Favorite [[Soul music|Soul]]/[[R&B]] Female Video Artist, and the band won a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Best New Artist]].<ref name="Grammy">[http://www.grammy.com/news/and-the-grammy-went-to%E2%80%A6-sade And The GRAMMY Went To ... Sade] Grammy.com. Retrieved 10 February 2012</ref> On 28 June 1986, after touring for the album, the band performed at the Artists Against Apartheid Concert in the Freedom Festival on [[Clapham Common]] in London. In 1987 the band was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for ''Promise''.

Sade's third album, ''[[Stronger Than Pride]]'', was released in May 1988. The album peaked at No. 3 in the UK and has been certified platinum by the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]. It was preceded by the single "Paradise", which made the UK Top 30 and US Top 20.<ref name="BritChart"/><ref name="Billboard"/> The band toured across the world again, augmented by Blair Cunningham (drums), Martin Ditcham (percussion), Leroy Osbourne (vocals), Gordon Hunte (guitar), James McMillan (trumpet) and Jake Jacas (trombone & vocals). In 1989, Sade Adu was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist.

===1990s===
Sade's fourth album, ''[[Love Deluxe]]'', was released in November 1992. The album peaked at No. 3 on the US Album charts and was certified quadruple-Platinum,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Love%20Deluxe&artist=Sade&perPage=25 |title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum |accessdate=2008-05-31 |date=9 November 1994 |work=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]}}</ref> and peaked at No. 10 in the UK and was certified Gold by the BPI.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |title=BPI Certified Awards |accessdate=2012-01-14 |date=1 June 1993 |work=[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]}}</ref>

In 1993 the band recorded a cover of the [[Percy Mayfield]] song, "[[Please Send Me Someone to Love]]", for the [[Academy Award]]-winning film ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'', before launching the ''Love Deluxe'' world tour. Joining the band were Leroy Osbourne (vocals), Gordon Hunte (guitar), Trevor Murrell (drums), Karl Vanden Bossche (percussion), and [[Rick Braun]] (trumpet).

The 1994 [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group was awarded to Sade for "[[No Ordinary Love]]", featured in the 1993 film ''[[Indecent Proposal]]''. In November the group released their first compilation album, ''[[The Best of Sade]]''. The album was another Top Ten hit in both the UK and US<ref name='AllMusic-BestOf'>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r207144|pure_url=yes}} |title=The Best Of Sade: Charts |accessdate=2009-03-31 |work=allmusic.com }}</ref> and was certified Platinum and Quadruple-Platinum respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=best%20of%20sade&artist=SAde&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum |accessdate=2009-03-30 |work=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]}}</ref> In 1996 Hale, Denman, and Matthewman formed their own band as a side project, [[Sweetback (band)|Sweetback]], and released a self-titled album.

===2000s===
In October 2000 Sade Adu came out of retirement to perform at the prestigious [[MOBO Awards]], her first live performance in several years. The following month, Sade released their fifth studio album, ''[[Lovers Rock (album)|Lovers Rock]]'', their first album in eight years. The album peaked at number 18 in the UK (their only studio album not to make the top 10) though was certified Gold by the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]].<ref name="BritChart"/> It fared better in the US, peaking at number 3.<ref name="Billboard"/> It also won the [[Grammy Award]] for [[Best Pop Vocal Album]] in 2002.<ref name="Grammy"/> The band toured the US throughout 2001. The tour resulted in a live album, ''[[Lovers Live]]'', which was released in the UK and US in February 2002. In 2005 the band contributed the track "Mum" to the ''Voices for Darfur'' DVD.

===2010s===
Sade's sixth studio album ''[[Soldier of Love (album)|Soldier of Love]]'' was released worldwide on 8 February 2010, the band's first album of new material in ten years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sade.com|title=Sade web site news|publisher=}}</ref> Following the release of the "[[Soldier of Love (Sade song)|Soldier of Love]]" single on 8 December 2009, the track debuted at number 11 on the Urban Hot AC chart, making it the highest debut of the decade and the third highest all-time on the Urban Hot AC chart. "Soldier of Love" debuted at number 5 on the Smooth Jazz airplay chart and became the first ever vocal to hit number 1 on the Smooth Jazz Top 20 Countdown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sades-highly-anticipated-first-single-soldier-of-love-making-radio-history-79819902.html|title= Sade's Highly Anticipated First Single, 'Soldier Of Love' Making Radio History|date=21 December 2009|publisher=PRNewswire}}</ref>

The album peaked at No. 4 in the UK.<ref name="BritChart"/> In the US the album sold 502,000 copies in its first week and topped the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.<ref name="Soldier">[http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/charts/chart_alert/e3ic7a9d080cc25d102d44dcb367c2dcf2b Sade's 'Soldier' Sizzles At No. 1 With 502,000] Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2012</ref> The album stayed at No. 1 in the US for three weeks.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959181/sade-clocks-third-week-at-no-1-on-billboard-200 Sade Clocks Third Week At No. 1 On Billboard 200] Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2012</ref> The group released the second single from the album, "[[Babyfather (song)|Babyfather]]", in April 2010, followed by a video in May. On 13 April 2010, the band performed "Babyfather" and "[[The Sweetest Taboo]]" on the US TV show ''[[Dancing With The Stars]]''. In September 2010 the group announced the first dates of their global tour, [[Sade Live]], to begin in April 2011.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Sade Embarks on First Global Tour in Ten Years Kicking Off North American Leg on June 16th, 2011 in Baltimore, MD |publisher=[[PR Newswire]] |date=30 September 2010 |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sade-embarks-on-first-global-tour-in-ten-years-kicking-off-north-american-leg-on-june-16th-2011-in-baltimore-md-104071963.html|accessdate=31 May 2011 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5z6kVuaRh |archivedate=31 May 2011}}</ref>

In 2011 Sade received their fourth Grammy Award ([[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]]) for ''[[Soldier of Love (Sade song)|Soldier of Love]]'', and released a second [[greatest hits album]], ''[[The Ultimate Collection (Sade album)|The Ultimate Collection]]'', which made the UK Top Ten.<ref name="Grammy"/> A new video for the track "Love Is Found" premiered in July 2011.

==Band members==
;Current members
* [[Sade (singer)|Sade Adu]] – [[Singing|vocals]], [[lyricist]], [[songwriter]]
* [[Paul Denman]] – [[Bass guitar|bass]], songwriter
* Andrew Hale – [[Musical keyboard|keyboards]], songwriter
* [[Stuart Matthewman]] – [[guitar]], [[Saxophone|sax]], songwriter

;Past members
* Paul Anthony Cook – drummer, songwriter
* [[Dave Early]] – drummer

==Awards==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Sade}}

==Discography==
{{Main|Sade discography}}
* ''[[Diamond Life]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Promise (Sade album)|Promise]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Stronger Than Pride]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Love Deluxe]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Lovers Rock (album)|Lovers Rock]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Soldier of Love (album)|Soldier of Love]]'' (2010)

==Tours==
* 1984: Diamond Life Tour
* 1986: [[Promise Tour]]
* 1988: Stronger Than Pride Tour
* 1993: [[Love Deluxe World Tour]]
* 2001: [[Lovers Rock Tour]]
* 2011: [[Sade Live]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* {{discogs artist|Sade|Sade}}
* [https://podsodcast.com/2015/08/19/em04/ Stuart Matthewman Career Retrospective Interview from August 2015 with Pods & Sods]

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'''Sir Ian Warwick Blair''', [[Queen's Police Medal|QPM]] [[MA]] (born 19 March 1953) is a senior British [[police officer]] who holds the position of [[Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis]], or head of the [[Metropolitan Police Service]].

Blair is responsible for the policing of [[London]], with the exception of the [[City of London]], policed by its own [[City of London Police]], commanded by its own Commissioner.

As the head of the Metropolitan Police, Blair has often been regarded as the most senior police officer in the United Kingdom, though technically his authority was confined to his own force. His rank, Commissioner, is a higher one than the [[Chief Constable]]s who are the heads of other [[territorial police force]]s

In 2008, it was reported that "Britain's most senior police officer has been put on notice that he faces being axed unless he dramatically cuts crime." The warning was delivered at a meeting between [[Boris Johnson]], the new London mayor, and Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan police commissioner.
<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3867817.ece Boris Johnson tells Met chief to cut crime – or else, Times Online]</ref><ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4426048.ece Boris Johnson in plot to oust Sir Ian Blair, Times Online]</ref>

On 2 October 2008, Blair released a statement to the effect that he would stand down from his post on 1 December of the same year.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7648664.stm BBC News - "Met chief Sir Ian Blair resigns"]</ref>

==Education and early career==
After attending [[Wrekin College]], [[Shropshire]] and [[Harvard-Westlake School|Harvard High School]], [[Los Angeles]], Blair read English Language and English Literature at [[Christ Church, Oxford|Christ Church]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford]]. He was awarded a second-class degree.<ref name="Metropolitan Police biography">Biography - Metropolitan Police Service website - http://www.met.police.uk/about/blair.htm</ref>

He commenced his police career in 1974, joining under the graduate entry scheme. He became the starting rank of [[Police Constable]] in the [[Soho]] area of London, and served in both uniform and [[Criminal Investigation Department|CID]] in central London over the next 17 years.<ref name="Metropolitan Police biography"/>

''[[The Guardian]]'' published on 30 March 2007 a story detailing inconsistencies between an account Blair gave of his involvement in the [[Balcombe Street Siege]] on the night of 6 December 1975, and the recollections of others involved at the time. In a 2006 interview, Sir Ian had stated "We turned the corner, and there is the car," he recalled. "It was a very defining moment. I think I spent the next half an hour pretending to be a bush. They got out of the car and started firing at us. It is an interesting experience being fired at when you have absolutely nothing to fire back with ... I loved it. I loved the job." Steve Moysey, a U.S.-based British academic, who researched and published a highly detailed history of the IRA campaign in London, and the resulting Balcombe Street siege<ref>''The Road To Balcombe Street'', Steven Moysey, Haworth (2007), ISBN 0789029138</ref>, was puzzled by apparent inconsistencies and contacted John Purnell, who with his partner Phil McVeigh, were the first policemen to confront the Balcombe Street gang. Purnell said: "I've never for one second associated Ian Blair with Balcombe Street in any shape or form, and his account of seeing [the terrorists] get out of the car and being shot at as they got out of the car is totally impossible." Blair admitted he had not personally seen the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|IRA]] men getting out of their car and opening fire, and stated "I didn't see it and I didn't say I saw it." He also added that he had briefly joined the car chase after encountering the IRA car in Park Street near the original shooting. "We turned into Park Street and there were two or three vehicles in front of us going extremely fast." He believed one was the "bandit car" and another may have been a taxi, but Sir Ian and his sergeant were not able to keep up "because we were driving a [[Hillman Hunter]] which has a top speed of 25mph minus". The actual top speed of the least powerful Hillman Hunter in 1975 was 83mph and the top speed of a 70s-era taxi was 60mph. According to Purnell: "There was no chase. It was just going along at a normal speed. [The IRA men] actually said later they didn't know they were being followed."<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2046284,00.html Guardian story; The strange case of the Met chief and the IRA siege], accessed 30 March 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/menezes/story/0,,2208758,00.html So long, Sir Ian], [[The Guardian]], 10 November 2007</ref>

In 1985, he was [[Detective]] [[Chief Inspector]] at CID in [[Kentish Town]], north London, in which role he was responsible for [[identify]]ing the victims of the [[King's Cross fire]]. He reached the rank of [[Chief Superintendent]] in 1991, and then spent two years outside the Met as Staff Officer in [[HM Inspectorate of Constabulary]].<ref name="Metropolitan Police biography"/>

In 1994, he moved to [[Thames Valley Police]] as [[Assistant Chief Constable]], and that same year took charge of policing the protests over the construction of the [[Newbury bypass]]. Blair became [[Deputy Chief Constable]] for the Thames Valley Police in 1997. He was awarded the [[Queen's Police Medal]] in 1999 and received a [[knight bachelor|knighthood]] in the [[Queen's Birthday Honours]] in 2003 for services to the Police.<ref name="Metropolitan Police biography"/>

Blair was formerly [[Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis|Deputy Commissioner]], and before that [[Chief Constable]] of [[Surrey Police]].<ref name="Metropolitan Police biography"/>

As Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, he gained a reputation for being a "thinking man's policeman". He called for more female, ethnic minority and gay recruits. In 2002 he publicly stated that "Society cannot duck the fact that most [[mugger]]s are black", and in response the [[National Black Police Association]] stated that black recruits could be deterred by such comments.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3960505.stm Next Met police chief announced], [[BBC News]], 28 October 2004</ref>.

==Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis==
Blair took up his post as [[Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis]] on 1 February 2005, taking over from [[John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington|Sir John Stevens]] (now Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington).

===Investigation into the shooting of de Menezes===
{{seealso|Jean Charles de Menezes}}
Several months into his tenure, he was heavily involved in an investigation into the shooting of [[Jean Charles de Menezes]] by anti-terrorist police who mistakenly believed he was a [[suicide bomber]]. After Blair learned that the shooting of de Menezes had been mistaken, he briefly considered resigning.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4269502.stm "Police head 'considered quitting'"], [[BBC]], 22 September 2005</ref> On 1 November 2007, a jury convicted the Metropolitan Police of violating [[health and safety]] laws, highlighting 19 "catastrophic errors" but said it was an "isolated breach under quite extraordinary circumstances".<ref>[http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article3121159.ece De Menezes shooting: Police guilty of 'catastrophic errors'] , [[The Independent]], 2 November 2007</ref> Blair rejected a [[vote of no confidence]] by the [[London Assembly]] a week later.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article2824751.ece Sir Ian Blair defies no confidence motion], [[Times Online]], 7 November 2007</ref> Blair continued to receive the support of the [[Metropolitan Police Authority]], the head of which said that he would not have accepted any resignation offered by Blair.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article2824751.ece Sir Ian Blair defies no confidence motion], [[Times Online]], 7 November 2007</ref>

===Subsequent career===
In November 2005, a controversy about detention without charge proposals led to Blair becoming involved in allegations of the police being "politicised" when he and other senior police officers were known to have lobbied MPs to support Government proposals to hold [[terrorist]] suspects for 90 days.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4429716.stm "'Political police' prompts questions"], [[BBC]], 11 November 2005</ref>

In January 2006 he attracted considerable controversy when he described the media as [[institutional racism|institutionally racist]]<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4651368.stm "Met chief accuses media of racism"], [[BBC]], 26 January 2006</ref> (a charge that has also been levelled at the police) for its allegedly unbalanced coverage of crimes against white people, such as in the [[murder of Tom ap Rhys Pryce]] as compared to that given to crimes against those from ethnic minorities.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4654224.stm The story of two murder victims], BBC, 27 January 2006</ref> As an example, he had referred to the murder of two young girls in [[Soham]] in 2002. He said "almost nobody" understood why it became such a big story. However, he was forced to issue a hurried apology to the parents of [[Holly Wells]] and [[Jessica Chapman]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4653130.stm "Blair apologises to Soham parents"], [[BBC]], 27 January 2006</ref>

In March 2006, pressure was again put on Sir Ian to resign after it was revealed that in Autumn 2005 he had secretly taped several telephone conversations, most notably with the [[Attorney General]], [[Lord Goldsmith]].<ref> [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4800172.stm "Met chief in phone recording row"], [[BBC]], 13 March 2006</ref> Although Blair received widespread criticism, the chairman of the [[Metropolitan Police Authority]], while describing his actions as "totally unacceptable", said it was not a resigning matter.<ref> [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4801032.stm "Met chief taping 'unacceptable'"], [[BBC]], 13 March 2006</ref> Much of the latest furore may be attributed to Blair's recent track record of courting controversy with his publicly expressed views. In his defence it has been pointed out that the recording was not illegal and it was said to be simply to enable an accurate record to be taken for him in the absence of a note taker.<ref> [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1730290,00.html "Media humbug over phone recording"], [[The Guardian]], 14 March 2006</ref>

Blair has stated that he would prefer to see a single police force for [[Greater London]], an opinion shared by [[Ken Livingstone]], with the functions of both the [[City of London Police]] and the [[British Transport Police]] absorbed by the Metropolitan Police.<ref>[http://www.alg.gov.uk/doc.asp?doc=15674&cat=1959 "Met Chief outlines merger talks of London police"], [[Association of London Government]], 20 October 2005</ref> Already, the duties and functions of one police force (the [[Royal Parks Constabulary]]) have been taken by the Met. However, both the City of London Police<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/03/20/business/city.php "For City of London, police merger is a crime"], [[International Herald Tribune]], 20 March 2006</ref> and BTP<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmselect/cmtran/1070/1070i.pdf Future of the British Transport Police] HoC Transport Committee. 16 May 2006 </ref> have expressed their strong objections to this proposal, while the Home Office has stated that reorganisation of policing in London is not on their agenda. The publication of reviews into the operation of the British Transport Police,<ref>[http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_railways/documents/page/dft_railways_612143.hcsp Review of the British Transport Police] DfT 20 July 2006</ref> and the national review of fraud by the Attorney General,<ref>[http://www.lslo.gov.uk/pressreleases/Final_Fraud_Review_release_24_07_06.doc National Fraud Review Final Report] LSLO, 24 July 2006</ref> combined with the ending of the police merger proposals for England and Wales, appear to rule out any possibility of police mergers in London for the foreseeable future.

Blair received further criticism when 78 police officers were involved in an operation to confiscate placards displayed by protester [[Brian Haw]]. After he initially told the [[Metropolitan Police Authority]] that the operation had cost £7,200, it later emerged that it had in fact cost £27,000.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/antiwar/story/0,,1786523,00.html "Farce as peace campaigner has another day in court"], [[The Guardian]], 31 May 2006</ref>

After the failure of the [[2 June 2006 London terror raid|raid in Forest Gate]], in June 2006 several sources once again called on Ian Blair to resign. Prime Minister Tony Blair confirmed his support for the Commissioner.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5071010.stm "Met chief defended amid raid row"], [[BBC]], 12 June 2006</ref>

In comments to [[The Times]],<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article614723.ece] [[The Times]]</ref> Ian Blair claimed that the [[Haringey]] borough of London is safe enough to leave doors unlocked. However, Metropolitan Police Authority member [[Damian Hockney]] has described Sir Ian's remarks as "truly extraordinary".<ref>[http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?sortBy=2&threadID=3361&&&&edition=2&ttl=20070222181401#paginator] BBC News</ref>

It emerged on 21 January 2007 that, at a passing-out ceremony of the Metropolitan Police held in December 2006, an unnamed female Muslim police officer refused to shake hands with Ian Blair on religious grounds. She also refused to have a picture taken with him, for fear of its being used for "propaganda purposes". According to Scotland Yard, Ian Blair questioned the validity of her refusal.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6284231.stm "Police respond to handshake snub"], [[BBC]], 21 January 2007</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6284347.stm "Muslim Pc refused to shake hands"], 21 January 2007</ref>

In June 2008, Commander Shabir Hussain alleged being repetedly rejected for promotion due to racial discrimination, explicitly suggesting that Ian Blair was using his influence to favour a "golden circle" of white officers and to turn down applications made by black and Asian candidates, who were better qualified for the promotion.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4200135.ece Ian Blair wouldn’t promote me because I am not white, says top Asian policeman], [[Times Online]], 24 June 2008</ref> In another case, the country's most senior Asian police officer [[Tarique Ghaffur]] was considering commencing an [[employment tribunal]] over being sidelined by Sir Ian Blair in Olympics security planning, and being asked to keep quiet about his concerns about the new 42 days detention laws for terror suspects.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7473821.stm Top Asian officer in race claim], [[BBC News]], 25 June 2008</ref> In a subsequent press conference, Ghaffur claimed to have been victimised in a face-to-face meeting with Blair, who threatened to remove him from his post if he had gone ahead with his legal action.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/aug/29/police.race Top Asian officer sets out race case and directly blames Met police chief], [[The Guardian]], 29 August 2008</ref>

The [[Metropolitan Police Authority]] requested on 28 July 2008 that Ian Blair face an inquiry over a series of IT contracts with the Metropolitan Police worth £3 million won by Impact Plus, a consultancy owned by Andy Miller, who is a long-time friend of Ian Blair.<ref name="Times Impact Plus">[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4419616.ece Sir Ian Blair to be investigated over £3m contracts to friend], [[Times Online]], 29 June 2008</ref> The commissioner denied any wrongdoing and said that he was "open and straightforward in informing both the Metropolitan Police Service and the MPA about [his] relationship [with Miller]". He said that he had set out in writing his connection with Miller and had no part in the evaluation process. It has however been reported in the press that on one occasion another company was turned down for a contract won by Impact Plus, despite its bid being a third of the winning offer.<ref name="Times Impact Plus"/>

On 31 August 2008, [[The Independent]] reported that Blair may be facing another inquiry related to an alleged cover-up of the corruption of a senior officer, murdered Special Constable [[Nisha Patel-Nasri]] and her partner, turning a blind eye over accusations (in 2003) that the couple was running a prostitution racket. Sir Ian Blair was then in charge of the Metropolitan Police's anti-corruption unit.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/accusations-of-met-coverup-put-more-heat-on-ian-blair-913940.html Accusations of Met cover-up put more heat on Ian Blair], [[The Independent]], 31 August 2008</ref>

In October 2008 it was reported that he had paid a friend public money to advise him. <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7648664.stm BBC News] 2 October 2008</ref>

==Resignation==
It had been widely reported in the press, as of May 2008, that Ian Blair's contract as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service would not be renewed when it expired in 2010.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1984019/Met-police-chief-Ian-Blair-on-way-out,-say-rumours.html], [[Telegraph.co.uk]], 19 May 2008</ref> Sir Ian was allegedly alerted to this by the Chairman of the [[Metropolitan Police Authority]], Len Duvall.

''The Telegraph'' reported that his "job had been in peril since firearms officers mistakenly killed the innocent Brazilian electrician [[Jean Charles de Menezes]] on 22 July 2005. Just before the mayoral election which established [[Boris Johnson]] as the new [[Mayor of London]], Duvall told Sir Ian that his five-year contract would not be renewed upon its expiration.

On 2 October 2008 Blair announced he would resign as Metropolitan Police Commissioner, with effect from 1 December 2008. He blamed a lack of support from London mayor [[Boris Johnson]], saying that "without the mayor's backing I do not think I can continue". Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid tribute to Blair's service. Sir Paul Stephenson will take over on an acting basis until a successor is appointed.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7648664.stm BBC News], 2 October 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/oct/02/ian.blair.resigns], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 2 October 2008</ref>

==Ranks & honours==
* PC Ian Blair (1974-various ranks-1985)<ref name="Metropolitan Police biography"/>
* DCI Ian Blair (1985-1988)<ref name="Metropolitan Police biography"/>
* Supt. Ian Blair (1988-1991)<ref name="Metropolitan Police biography"/>
* Ch. Supt. Ian Blair (1991-1994)<ref name="Metropolitan Police biography"/>
* Asst. Ch. Const. Ian Blair (1994-1997)<ref name="Metropolitan Police biography"/>
* Dep. Ch. Const. Ian Blair (1997-1998)<ref name="Metropolitan Police biography"/>
* Chief Constable Ian Blair (1998-1999)<ref name="Metropolitan Police biography"/>
* Chief Constable Ian Blair QPM (1999-2000)<ref name="Metropolitan Police biography"/>
* Dep. Comm. Ian Blair QPM (2000-2003)<ref name="Metropolitan Police biography"/>
* Dep. Comm. Sir Ian Blair QPM (2003-2005)<ref name="Metropolitan Police biography"/>
* Commissioner Sir Ian Blair QPM (2005-2008)<ref name="Metropolitan Police biography"/>

The various ranks that Blair would have held between 1974 and 1985 are Constable/Detective Constable, Sergeant/Detective Sergeant and Inspector/Detective Inspector.<ref name="Metropolitan Police biography"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*''Investigating Rape: A New Approach for Police'' (1985)

==External links==
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/3960881.stm Sir Ian Blair profile at BBC News]
*[http://www.met.police.uk/about/blair.htm Biography on the Metropolitan Police website]
*[http://www.met.police.uk/about/blair.htm Biography on the Metropolitan Police website]
*[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=d_T51vLkvP0 Online commentary]

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'''Marcus Alexander Brigstocke''' (born [[8 May]] [[1973]] in [[Guildford]], [[Surrey]]<ref>{{cite news|first=Charles|last=Nevin|title=When you're smiling|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,11710,1644941,00.html|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=[[2005-11-19]]|accessdate=2007-08-12}}</ref>) is an [[England|English]] [[comedian]] and [[satirist]] who has worked extensively in [[stand-up comedy]], [[television]] and [[radio]]. He is particularly associated with the 6.30pm comedy slot on [[BBC Radio 4]], having frequently appeared on several of its shows.

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Many of the central themes of Brigstocke's work (essentially the hypocrisy of the affluent) were first addressed during his time as a student at the [[University of Bristol]]. While at Bristol he often performed in the comedy trio ''Club Seals'', which later made the transition to TV in the series of short programmes ''We Are History''. Very few of the conventions and institutions of the bourgeoisie have escaped his ire, be it the middle-class obsession with heritage (''[[The Museum of Everything]]''), the turpitude of contemporary business culture (''[[Think the Unthinkable]]''), or English provincial parochialism (''[[Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off]]''). However, Brigstocke's favourite{{Fact|date=April 2007}} joke is to impersonate DJ [[Tim Westwood]], whom Brigstocke portrays as an archetypal [[wigger]], making much of his father (formerly) being an [[Anglican]] bishop.

With a successful radio career including ''[[The Now Show]]'' with [[Steve Punt]] and [[Hugh Dennis]], he retains a [[Cult figure|cult]] following. ''The Now Show'' also provided an outlet for his fierce dislike of [[David Blaine]], referring to Blaine himself as ''[[Git (person)|Git]] Wizard'', and his "[[David Blaine#Above the Below|Above The Below]]" stunt as Freakdangle. Brigstocke hailed the failure of Blaine's "[[David Blaine#Drowned Alive|Drowned Alive]]" as proof that Blaine is "not special; not magic; just a moistened git". He is increasingly enjoying mainstream success, recently having appeared on such broadly popular TV shows such as ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'' and ''[[Jack Dee]]'s Live at the Apollo'' series.

Brigstocke plays an arts journalist named Marcus in the [[Neil Gaiman]] film ''[[A Short Film About John Bolton]]'', and a radio DJ in the [[Richard Curtis]] film ''[[Love Actually]]''. On [[9 April]] [[2006]], Brigstocke appeared in BBC Radio 4's Classic Serial adaptation of ''[[The Code of the Woosters]]'' as [[Bertie Wooster]] with [[Andrew Sachs]] as [[Jeeves]].

He hosts his own chat show on BBC4, ''[[The Late Edition]]'', which has been described as "[[Newsnight]] with jokes"[http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/features/late-edition.shtml]. This commitment led to his absence from the final two ''Now Show'' series of 2006, with his place filled by what the other cast members call "our replacement Marcus Brigstocke". He did however, return for the 2007 series.

November 2007 saw Marcus release his first stand up comedy DVD entitled "Planet Corduroy".

====The ''Pac-Man'' joke====
One of the best-known jokes Brigstocke uses is an ironic commentary on the [[video game controversy|controversy]] regarding the influence of [[video game]]s on children:
{{cquotetxt|If ''[[Pac-Man]]'' had affected us as kids, we'd all be [[rave|running around in dark rooms]], munching [[Methylenedioxymethamphetamine|pills]] and listening to [[Electronic dance music|repetitive electronic music]].}} This joke is frequently quoted on the [[internet]] and often attributed to famous figures in electronics (such as an apocryphal CEO of Nintendo, "Kristian Wilson," although [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]] held that position from 1950 to 2002), but Brigstocke vehemently claims authorship of the joke:

{{cquote2|Ah! Bloody Pacman....It is my joke. I wrote it, then I took the rest of the day off as I was so chuffed with it. I am gutted that it has been claimed and passed around by so many people. Intellectual property law will not save me, the false claims will continue until I am man enough to give it all up. All I can say is -- it seems that it is very unlikely that it was written by a Nintendo employee in 1989, being as Pac Man was still around and not much of a childhood memory, there were very few claims that gaming influenced children's behaviour, and that the wording of it is identical to how it has been delivered in my stand up routine for 6 years! For those that are interested it has also been attributed to Bill Gates, but then so has Windows! Bitter? Well perhaps just a little. It was sent to me by someone at Channel 4 a few years back after I did it on Channel 4 in a late night stand up show! Hope that clears everything up.|Marcus Brigstocke|[http://www.marcusbrigstocke.co.uk/pacman.asp]}}

===''Excuse My French'' (BBC2)===
{{main|Excuse My French (2006 TV series)}}

Brigstocke recently took part in the [[BBC]] programme ''Excuse My French'', which was broadcast on BBC2. On the programme he, [[Ron Atkinson]] and [[Esther Rantzen]] were immersed in the French language by staying in a classic French town in the [[Provence]] region, being compelled to adapt to the French lifestyle and speak the language. His ultimate assignment was to perform a live stand-up comedy act in French to a French audience, a task at which he excelled. According to the programme, he continues to learn French, and has since performed more stand up in France (predominantly in English, but with sections in French).

===Selected radio credits===
*''[[Just A Minute]]''
*''[[The Now Show]]''
*''[[Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off]]''
*''We Are History''
*''[[The Museum of Everything]]''
*''2000 Years of Radio''
*''As Safe As Houses''

===Selected television credits===
*''[[The Savages (TV series)|The Savages]]''
*''[[We are History|We Are History]]''
*''[[The Late Edition]]''
*''[[My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]''
*''[[Stupid!]]''
*''[[Have I Got News for You]]''
*''[[Excuse My French (2006 TV series)|Excuse My French]]''
*''What's The Problem? With Anne Robinson
*''Marcus Brigstocke's Trophy People
*''[[News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald]]

==Personal life==
Brigstocke is [[dyslexic]], and has admitted that he has to take extra preparation when using an [[autocue]]. During an appearance on the BBC TV show ''[[Room 101 (TV series)|Room 101]]'', first broadcast in January 2007, he admitted to having had weight problems as a younger man. He still battles with his excessive appetite. During his early adulthood, he was a [[Goth subculture|goth]].

Brigstocke lives in South London, with university sweetheart Sophie Prideaux. The couple have two children. Coincidentally, he was 'House Captain' at his school of the 'Prideaux' house.

He is committed to non-violence and is an active campaigner for [[CND]] and ''"Campaign Against Arms Trade"''.
He is fanatical about [[snowboarding]] – so much so he has set up a stand up tour in the Alps – and adores music (especially [[The Smiths]] and [[The Cure]], but he has an unstoppable, insatiable hate of [[David Blaine]] and [[Lily Allen]]) and movies. He is very fond of [[cheese]] and Duchy Original oaten biscuits, but comments regularly on how expensive they are.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote|Marcus Brigstocke}}
*[http://www.marcusbrigstocke.co.uk Official website]
*{{imdb name|id=0109274|name=Marcus Brigstocke}}


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South London

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83.244.137.162: /* North London vs. South London rivalry */

[[Image:LondonSouth.png|thumb|South London area]]

'''South London''' (known colloquially as 'Saaf of the River') is the area of [[London]] south of the [[Thames|River Thames]]. Some neighbourhoods north of the Thames have South London [[postal codes]] (SW), but these neighbourhoods are classified as [[West London|west]] or [[Central London|central]] London. In general, South London is less densely built-up and has more open public spaces and parks than the north.

==Definition of the area==

'''South London''' is the entire area of [[Greater London]] south of the [[River Thames]]. Largely residential, it has fewer historic sites and important [[government]] and business sites than [[Central London]], simply because [[London]] grew out of the cities of [[City of Westminster|Westminster]] and [[City of London|London]], both on the northern bank of the river. The southern bank, at the time of the Roman settlement, was a swampy, poorly drained area of land which deterred building.

The [[London borough]]s that make up this informal area are [[London Borough of Greenwich|Greenwich]], [[London Borough of Lewisham|Lewisham]], [[London Borough of Bexley|Bexley]], [[London Borough of Bromley|Bromley]], [[London Borough of Croydon|Croydon]], [[London Borough of Southwark|Southwark]], [[London Borough of Lambeth|Lambeth]], [[London Borough of Wandsworth|Wandsworth]], [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames|Richmond]] (though this is the only borough which straddles both sides of the Thames), [[Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames|Kingston]], [[London Borough of Sutton|Sutton]] and [[London Borough of Merton|Merton]].
The total area of this group of boroughs is 645.78 [[square kilometre|km²]] and the total population in [[2004]] was 2,835,200.

==Present and future==

Many large scale developments are taking place, and planned for South London. Many of the largest developments are urban regeneration projects, in which deprived areas are given multi-million/billion pound [[masterplans]]. These projects are taking place in [[Elephant & Castle]], [[Lewisham]], and [[Kidbrooke]].
Other developments include [[Greenwich Peninsula]], the site of several thousand new homes, and [[Battersea Power Station]], which will be renovated as a leisure, retail and entertainment complex

The [[Thames Gateway]] project is now extending regeneration south of the Thames, with the [[London Thames Gateway Development Corporation]] responsible for planning and delivery of the project in South London, although many of the projects are taking place in East London.

Several large towers are planned for South London. These include what will be the tallest tower in [[Western Europe]], [[Shard London Bridge]] (310m) in [[Southwark]]. Other notable proposed towers include Beetham Tower (175m), Doon St. Tower (168m) and St. Georges Wharf (181m).

===Transportation===xs\d
[[Image:Lewisham.jpg|thumb|Lewisham, an important transport hub]]

The [[London Underground]] network is largely concentrated in North London – there are only 33 stations south of the river compared to 241 north of it, despite roughly equal populations. Historically this was due to the early development of an effective electrically powered surface railway system in South London, and not unsuitable geology as is sometimes suggested. It meant that for decades there was a separation of public rail transport networks on either side of the Thames. Seven of the 12 tube lines have sections south of the river. These are the [[East London Line]], [[Bakerloo Line]], [[Jubilee Line]], [[Northern Line]], [[Victoria Line]], [[Waterloo and City Line]] and [[District Line]].

South London's overground train network, however, is the most extensive in London. The major train operators in South London are [[Southeastern (train operating company)|South Eastern]], [[Southern (train operating company)|Southern]], [[South West Trains]] and [[First Capital Connect]]. The main termini for South London commuters are [[London Bridge]], [[London Charing Cross]], [[London Victoria]], [[Blackfriars]], [[London Waterloo]] and [[Cannon Street]], although only London Bridge and Waterloo are actually south of the river.

London's only tram system is located in South London. It is the [[Croydon Tramlink]], which was inaugurated in 2001.

There are various transport projects planned in South London. The [[Thames Gateway Bridge]] will span from [[Thamesmead]] in South London to [[Beckton]] in [[East London]]. This project is to help the problem of a lack of river-crossings east of Central London.
The [[East London Line]] extension will mainly take place in South London. The lines will be extended from [[New Cross]] to [[Croydon]], [[Crystal Palace, London|Crystal Palace]] and, should funding be made available for "Phase 2" on the extension, [[Clapham Junction railway station|Clapham Junction]].
The [[Docklands Light Railway]] extension to [[Woolwich]] is under-construction, and will be completed in 2008.

==Places of Interest==
[[Image:london.eye.manycapsules.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Capsules at the top of the London Eye]]

There are many notable places in South London. The south bank of the Thames has the [[London Eye]], [[Lambeth Palace]], the [[Tate Modern]] art gallery, the [[Saatchi Gallery|Saatchi Collection]] of contemporary art, The [[Globe Theatre]], [[Battersea Power Station]], [[Battersea Park]]. Clustered around [[Waterloo Bridge]] the [[National Theatre]], the [[Royal Festival Hall]], the [[National Film Theatre]] and the [[Hayward Gallery]] are often collectively referred to as the [[South Bank]] arts complex, although all of these are considered to be in [[Central London]].

Further afield are:
* [[Southwark Cathedral]]- often seen as the 'lesser' [[Anglican]] cathedral in London as it is much less famous than it's northern neigbour, [[St Pauls Cathedral]].
* [[Imperial War Museum]], [[Lambeth]]
* [[Brixton]], known for clubbing, [[ganga]], crime and [[Brixton Academy|live music]].
* [[Dulwich Picture Gallery]], Britain's oldest public art gallery.
* [[Kennington Park]], former site of public execution and a 'speakers corner'.
* [[Greenwich]], famous maritime area including the [[Cutty Sark]], [[Royal Greenwich Observatory]], [[Prime Meridian]] and [[National Maritime Museum]] among others.
* [[Blackheath]], one of the largest green spaces in London
* [[The Oval]], [[Kennington]] - South London's [[Lords]].
* [[Kew Gardens]]
* [[Richmond Park]], Europe's largest city park, including [[Richmond Palace]].
* [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]], home of the famous [[Wimbledon Championships|tennis championship]].
* [[New Cross]] and [[Deptford]], big art and music scenes.
* [[Horniman Museum]] in [[Forest Hill]] houses a collection of natural history, anthropology and musical instruments.
* [[Croydon]] is known for retail and its financial culture, it is the largest retail and business development in the south east apart from Central London
*[[Sutton]] although part of London, has a lot of green open spaces around [[Carshalton]] and [[Cheam]], particularly [[Oaks Park, Carshalton|Oaks Park]] and [[Nonsuch Park]].
* [[Hampton Court Palace]]
* [[Danson Park]], [[Bexley]]
* [[Eltham Palace]]
* [[Crystal Palace]], on the former site of [[The Great Exhibition]]...

== [[North London]] vs. South London rivalry==

Londoners tend to consider themselves as belonging to one or the other side of the city. Some South Londoners complain that people from North London look down on and ignore them and their region. [[Peter Sellers]] famously joked about South London in his sketch ''[[Balham, London|Bal-ham]]: The Gateway To The South''. Supposedly, South Londoners returning from a night out in the [[West End of London|West End]] will be unable to find a [[London cab|cab driver]] willing to accept their fare, the stock response being "''Sorry mate, I don't go south of the river''". This has been parodied often in other sketches. A minority of North Londoners consider north of the river as North London, when in fact, North London is generally agreed to begin roughly around Camden Town, St John's Wood and Islington. The word 'Brrrrraapp', which is sort of gangsta slang for [[big-up]] is often associated with South London.

Time Out magazine ran an article comparing North and South of London, in which South London came out victorious. [http://www.timeout.com/london/features/109.html] Run London: A [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]-organised event, in which North and South Londoners wear green and orange shirts respectively, and compete against each other over 10km. Again, South London came out on top.

Additionally Dan Simpson, a "North Londoner" is notrious for being both Wrong and Gay.

==Notable sports teams==
*[[AFC Wimbledon]]
*[[Charlton Athletic F.C.]]
*[[Crystal Palace F.C.]]
*[[Dulwich Hamlet F.C.]]
*[[Fisher Athletic F.C.]]
*[[Fulham F.C.]] (despite playing on the north shore of the [[Thames]] many consider Fulham a south London club.
*[[Millwall F.C.]]
*[[Harlequin F.C.]]
*[[Harlequins Rugby League]]
*[[Blackheath R.C.]]
*[[Surrey County Cricket Club]]
*[[South London Storm Rugby League Club|South London Storm]]

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==See also==
*[[Inner London]]
*[[Outer London]]

[[Category:Geography of London]]