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Richard Ashcroft
Richard Ashcroft


Background information
Birth name Richard Paul Ashcroft
Born September 11, 1971
Born place Billinge, Lancashire, England
Origin Wigan, Lancashire, England
Genre(s) Alternative Rock
Britpop
Space Rock
Neo-psychedelia
Years active 1990—present
Label(s) Virgin Records
Parlophone Records
Hut Records
Associated acts Coldplay
RPA & The United Nations of Sound
The Verve
UNKLE
DJ Shadow
The Chemical Brothers
Pino Palladino
Website Website



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Simon Cowell's Haiti Charity Single Video Premieres

February 8, 2010
Simon Cowell's Haiti Charity Single Video PremieresThe video for Simon Cowell's charity single for the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti has received its global premeire.

The six-minute long video features both the song's performers and images from the devastated country.

The cover of 'Everybody Hurts' by R.E.M. was recorded at studios in Los Angeles and London last month.

The song, which features artists including Leona Lewis, Cheryl Cole and Take That, went on sale digitally yesterday (February 7) and on CD today (February 8).

All proceeds from the charity single will go to The Sun's Helping Haiti fund and the official Disasters Emergency Committee.

More than 200,000 people were killed in the earthquake on January 12.

Watch the video now below:

(by Jason Gregory)



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