Nik Powell
British businessman (1950–2019)
Nikolas Mark Powell (4 November 1950 – 7 November 2019) was a British businessman and one of the co-founders of Virgin Records with Richard Branson. After operating a mail-order company, a small record shop, and a recording studio, the partners established the label in 1972.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Nik Powell (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Nov 4, 1950, died Nov 7, 2019.1
About
It became one of the UK's major recording labels until its sale to EMI in 1992.
From Wikipedia’s article on Nik Powell, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Virgin GroupFounder13
- Virgin RecordsFounder14
Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity of Sussex3
Career
Occupation: businessperson, film producer.7
- Date not recordedFounded Virgin Records4
- Date not recordedFounded Virgin Group5
- Date not recordedFounded Virgin Records Limited6
Personal life
Powell's marriage to Merrill Tomassi, the sister of Richard Branson's first wife, ended in divorce. He then married singer Sandie Shaw and helped relaunch her career. They had two children, Amie and Jack, before divorcing in the early 1990s.
Powell died on 7 November 2019 in Oxford, aged 69; he had been receiving treatment for cancer.
From Wikipedia’s article on Nik Powell (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Awards
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Sources
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- 1WikidataNik Powell on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaNik Powell on Wikipedia
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- 10WikidataNik Powell: award, on Wikidata
- 11Wikidataaward, as reported
- 12WikidataNik Powell: IMDb, on Wikidata
- 13WikidataVirgin Group, Founder
- 14WikidataVirgin Records, Founder