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Virgin Records is a record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell and Tom Newman in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Daft Punk, Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, The Human League, Culture Club, Simple Minds, Lenny Kravitz, The Smashing Pumpkins, Mike Oldfield, Spice Girls and more on their list of artists. It was later sold to Thorn EMI in 1992. Its American operations were merged with Capitol Records in 2007 to create the Capitol Music Group. Currently owned by Universal Music Group (UMG) after its purchase of EMI in 2012, UMG reorganized its British operations to create Virgin EMI Records on March 2013, which absorbed Mercury Records UK.

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  • Virgin Records is a record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell and Tom Newman in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Daft Punk, Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, The Human League, Culture Club, Simple Minds, Lenny Kravitz, The Smashing Pumpkins, Mike Oldfield, Spice Girls and more on their list of artists. It was later sold to Thorn EMI in 1992. Its American operations were merged with Capitol Records in 2007 to create the Capitol Music Group. Currently owned by Universal Music Group (UMG) after its purchase of EMI in 2012, UMG reorganized its British operations to create Virgin EMI Records on March 2013, which absorbed Mercury Records UK.
  • Virgin Records é un selo discográfico británico fundado polos empresarios ingleses Richard Branson, Simon Draper e Nik Powell en 1972. Posteriormente foi vendida a Thorn EMI, e despois nos Estados Unidos fusionouse con Capitol Records no 2007 para crear o Capitol Music Group. Categoría:Selos
  • Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. It was later sold to Thorn EMI in 1992. Its American operations were merged with Capitol Records in 2007 to create the Capitol Music Group
  • Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. It was later sold to Thorn EMI, and then, in the US, merged with Capitol Records in 2007 to create the Capitol Music Group.
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  • Virgin Records is a record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell and Tom Newman in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Daft Punk, Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, The Human League, Culture Club, Simple Minds, Lenny Kravitz, The Smashing Pumpkins, Mike Oldfield, Spice Girls and more on their list of artists. It was later sold to Thorn EMI in 1992. Its American operations were merged with Capitol Records in 2007 to create the Capitol Music Group. Currently owned by Universal Music Group (UMG) after its purchase of EMI in 2012, UMG reorganized its British operations to create Virgin EMI Records on March 2013, which absorbed Mercury Records UK.
  • Virgin Records é un selo discográfico británico fundado polos empresarios ingleses Richard Branson, Simon Draper e Nik Powell en 1972. Posteriormente foi vendida a Thorn EMI, e despois nos Estados Unidos fusionouse con Capitol Records no 2007 para crear o Capitol Music Group. Categoría:Selos
  • Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. It was later sold to Thorn EMI in 1992. Its American operations were merged with Capitol Records in 2007 to create the Capitol Music Group
  • Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. It was later sold to Thorn EMI, and then, in the US, merged with Capitol Records in 2007 to create the Capitol Music Group.
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