Nik Powell | |
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| Born | Nikolas Mark Powell 4 November 1950 Great Kingshill, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 7 November 2019 (aged 69) Oxford, England, United Kingdom |
| Education | Ampleforth College, University of Sussex |
| Occupation(s) | Record label founder, film producer and company founder |
| Known for | co-founder with Stephen Woolley of Palace Productions, co-founding Virgin Records with Richard Branson in 1972, |
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Nikolas Mark Powell (4 November 1950 – 7 November 2019)[1] 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. It became one of the UK's major recording labels until its sale to EMI in 1992.