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Born on this day in 1968: Tim Burgess, singer, songwriter with English indie rock band The Charlatans who had the 1990 UK No.9 single 'The Only One I Know'. In the UK, all of the band's thirteen studio albums have charted in the Top 40 of the UK Albums Chart, three of them being No.1s.

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The legendary Irish dancing stage hit RIVERDANCE is returning to North America for a 2022-2023 tour, and tickets for all dates are on sale now! Since the show first debuted in 1995, Riverdance has been considered one of the greatest and most popular dancing shows ever performed — and for good reason. Now the company is wowing audiences with a special 20th Anniversary show, and it's sure to amaze fans old and new alike. Don't miss out on your chance to see the smash hit live and in person in its newly updated form.

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Born on this day in 1963: Susanne Sulley, singer, The Human League. Formed in Sheffield, England in 1977 the group attained widespread commercial success with their third album Dare in 1981. The album contained four hit singles, including the UK/US No.1 hit 'Don't You Want Me'.

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Guitarist Brian May practising for the jubilee celebrations

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Sir Cliff Richard rehearses for his spot at the Jubilee concert...

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New Release: "The Tattyfilarious Love Cats"

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On this day in 2010. Claudia Winkleman became the co-host of the Sunday night results show of Strictly Come Dancing.

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It was on this date, in 1981, that Madonna made her uncredited guest appearance in Coronation Street.

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On this day in 1972 - Alice Cooper was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'School's Out'. The bands only UK No.1, which was also a No.7 hit on the US chart. Cooper has said he was inspired to write the song when answering the question, "What's the greatest three minutes of your life?". Cooper said: "There's two times during the year. One is Christmas morning, the next one is the last three minutes of the last day of school."

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