M.I.A.

Background information
Birth name	Mathangi Arulpragasam
Born	July 17, 1975
Origin	Mitcham, South London, England
Genre(s)	Alternative Hip-Hop Hip-hop Electro Electro-Hop Dance
Years active	2000—present
Label(s)	Interscope Records XL Recordings
Website	Website

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The Verve And Katy Perry Cling To UK Chart Summits

September 8, 2008

The Verve have topped the UK album charts for a second week in a row with their reunion record, 'Forth'.

In a static week in the album chart, the only other new entry inside the top-ten was 'Breakout' by Miley Cyrus.

While The Chemical Brothers 'Brotherhood', which features a collection of their singles from the last 13 years, debuted at eleven.

In the singles chart, Katy Perry held onto the top spot for the fifth week with her controversial single 'I Kissed A Girl'.

The only other new entry inside the top-five were The Pussycat Dolls at number four with 'When I Grow Up'.

(by Jason Gregory)

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