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Lauren Laverne

Lauren Laverne in 2007
Born Lauren Cecilia Gofton
April 28, 1978 (1978-04-28) (age 30)
Sunderland, England, UK
Nationality British
Occupation Disc Jockey and Television Presenter
Known for Television Presenting and Music

Lauren Laverne (born Lauren Cecilia Gofton on 28 April 1978 in Sunderland, United Kingdom) is a disc jockey, television presenter and former singer. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Sunderland (, or /ˈsʌn(dlən/ is a City in Tyne and Wear, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Sunderland (, or /ˈsʌn(dlən/ is a City in Tyne and Wear, England. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event

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Early years

Her father Leslie Gofton, is a retired university lecturer. [1]

Lauren was born and brought up in Sunderland and first attended St. Sunderland (, or /ˈsʌn(dlən/ is a City in Tyne and Wear, England. Mary's R. C. Primary School in 1982, where she befriended fellow Kenickie guitarist Marie du Santiago, and then St. Kenickie were a four-piece punk - indie band from Sunderland, UK. Anthony's R. C. Girls School between 1989 and 1994, where the pair first met Emmy-Kate Montrose. Despite being a challenged student, Laverne then went on to study English Literature, Social History and Sociology at City of Sunderland College from 1994 to 1996.

Music

During these two years Lauren, Marie and Emmy-Kate formed a teen punk band called Kenickie with Lauren's brother Pete. Kenickie were a four-piece punk - indie band from Sunderland, UK. Their popularity grew and Lauren continually had to alternate between studying for A-levels and touring with the band. Despite this strain, Laverne won a place at nearby Durham University to study Medieval History, but her entry was deferred in order to concentrate on the band in 1996-7. Durham University is a University in Durham, England. It was founded as the University of Durham (which remains its official and legal name The band's rapid rise to prominence in 1997 coincided with a relocation from Sunderland to London, as the thrice-weekly commute was proving too costly and tiring, which meant she never took up the place. Sunderland (, or /ˈsʌn(dlən/ is a City in Tyne and Wear, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. In all, Kenickie achieved four top 40 hits and a top ten album and became darlings of the British music press, due to their refreshing style and outspoken views.

The relocation to London proved to be the band's ultimate downfall as it ruined the dynamic built up by being based in Sunderland. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Sunderland (, or /ˈsʌn(dlən/ is a City in Tyne and Wear, England. In 2005, Lauren's passion for her home city resulted in her becoming an ambassador promoting and raising awareness of Sunderland. Sunderland (, or /ˈsʌn(dlən/ is a City in Tyne and Wear, England. [2]

Post-Kenickie career

Laverne became just as famous for her funny and acerbic interview style, making her a popular contestant on comedy panel shows such as Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Have I Got News For You and memorably referring to contemporaneous girl-pop outfit the Spice Girls as "Tory scum"[3]. Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a Comedy Panel game show with a pop and Rock music theme currently presented by Simon Amstell Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom.

In 2000 she brought out a solo EP, Take These Flowers Away, contributed a version of "In The Bleak Midwinter" to Xfm London's It's A Cool Cool Christmas album, played at the Reading Festival and made the top 20 for the only time in her singing career as vocalist on "Don't Falter" by Mint Royale. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Xfm London is a commercial Radio station in the United Kingdom. Mint Royale is a Big beat electronic music act from Manchester, England. She was also working on a solo album at this time, but this was permanently put on hold by the collapse of Deceptive Records. Deceptive Records was a British Independent record label formed in 1992 by Steve Lamacq, Tony Smith and Alan James which concentrated on

Her only subsequent musical appearance of note came in providing guest vocals on The Divine Comedy's 2004 single "Come Home Billy Bird". The Divine Comedy are a British pop band from Northern Ireland fronted by Neil Hannon. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

Television

Laverne's first television presenting job was Play UK's series The Alphabet Show, with Chris Addison, made while Kenickie were still together. Play UK (formerly known as UK Play) was a Television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom as part of the UKTV network of channels Chris Addison (born 1972 in Manchester) is an English Writer, Stand up comedian, and Actor, with a career that has spanned over a She has since presented Planet Pop and Loves Like A Dog for Channel 4, Fanorama for E4, Party in the Park with Melanie Brown and Pop for Five and Orange Playlist for ITV, as well as reporting for RI:SE, leading the house band on Johnny Vaughan Tonight and appearing as an expert in a music special of BBC One's Test the Nation. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began E4 is a digital television channel in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, launched as a pay-TV companion to Channel 4 on 18 January Party in the Park is the generic name given to popular music concerts organised by GCap Media in England and Wales, typically in various large parks during Melanie Janine Brown (born 29 May 1975) professionally known as Melanie Brown, Melanie B, Mel B, and Scary Spice This article discusses the number five. For the year 5 AD see 5. Orange Playlist is a British music Chat show TV series produced by INITIAL a subsidiary of Endemol UK for the ITV Network Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent RISE was a Breakfast television show made by Princess Productions in collaboration with BSkyB for Channel 4 in the UK. Johnny Vaughan (born July 16 1966) is an English Broadcaster and Journalist. Test the Nation is a television programme first broadcast in 2001 by BNN in The Netherlands where the concept is owned by Eyeworks Holding who license In recent years she has been seen as one of BBC2's main presenters for their coverage of the Glastonbury Festival and the host of ITV2's coverage of events such as the British Comedy Awards and the BRIT Awards. For the classical music and theatre festivals co-founded by Rutland Boughton between 1914 and 1926 see Glastonbury Festival (1914-1925 The ITV2 is a 24 hour a day Free-to-air entertainment Television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards

She also presented a documentary for Sky One at the rise of popularity of the US hit TV Show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, called Buffy: Television With Bite. Fictional narratives (and works of art exist beyond their completion e This was done because the show was returning for its sixth season in 2001.

In 2004 she was a regular guest on the quiz show HeadJam. HeadJam is a BBC television Game show hosted by Vernon Kay. It originally aired during the summer of 2004 on BBC Three, with a repeat Also she could be seen briefly in the movie Shaun of the Dead, where she was one of the zombies (More obvious in the bonus content)

In 2005 she became host of ITV's Saturday morning music show CD:UK, along with Myleene Klass and Johnny P, starting on September 17 with a programme featuring Lauren interviewing Sir Paul McCartney. Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British Zombie -themed Comedy (or " rom zom com " as it dubs itself film Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. CDUK was a UK Television Music show It was launched on 29 August 1998 on ITV, in conjunction with Myleene Angela Klass (born 6 April 1978 is an English Actress, Singer, model, Pianist, radio and television Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, The show finished in April 2006. Stories without links will be removed'. News stories must be in English

in April 2006 she appeared as guest host of Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a Comedy Panel game show with a pop and Rock music theme currently presented by Simon Amstell

In August 2006, Laverne presented Channel 4's coverage of the V Festival. The V Festival is an annual music festival in England, the first to be held simultaneously at two sites - currently Hylands Park in Chelmsford and

In March 2007, Laverne presented the NME Awards live from the Hammersmith Palais. The NME Awards are an annual music awards show founded by the music magazine NME (New Musical Express The Hammersmith Palais de Danse was a music venue in London, England.

In July 2007, Laverne appeared on the satirical comedy show Mock the Week, and on Have I Got News for You on 14 December of the same year. Mock the Week is a British topical Panel game, hosted by Dara Ó Briain. Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people She appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks on 10 January 2008, this time as a guest. Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a Comedy Panel game show with a pop and Rock music theme currently presented by Simon Amstell Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

In March 2008, Laverne appeared on the Lily Allen and Friends show with fellow Sunderland musicians, The Futureheads. Lily Allen and Friends is a British TV Talk show presented by Lily Allen. The Futureheads are a four-piece English Post-punk revival band from Sunderland.

Since 2006, she has been a regular presenter with the weekly BBC arts magazine programme The Culture Show. The Culture Show is a weekly BBC Two magazine programme broadcast on Tuesday nights focussing on the latest developments in the worlds of film music art fashion She can currently be seen presenting the second series of the late-night Channel 4 music show Transmission with T-Mobile opposite Steve Jones every Friday. Transmission (also known for sponsorship reasons as Transmission with T-Mobile) is a British Television programme broadcast on Channel Steve Jones (born Stephen Ashton Jones 16 March 1977) is a Welsh television presenter, Actor and model.

Radio

Having previously sat in for BBC Radio 1's Steve Lamacq, Lauren joined Xfm London in 2002, co-hosting a Saturday morning show with Mark Webster, while occasionally standing in for various DJs on BBC 6 Music, including Phill Jupitus' breakfast show where one morning she interviewed her own brother Pete (who records under the name J Xaverre) Lauren took over XFM's drivetime slot from Zoe Ball at the start of 2004, winning Best Newcomer at the Commercial Radio Awards in 2004[4]. Steve Lamacq (born 16 October 1965) sometimes known by his Nicknames Lammo (given to him by John Peel) or " The Cat Xfm London is a commercial Radio station in the United Kingdom. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the journalist/broadcaster for the darts player see Mark Webster (darts player Mark Webster Phill Jupitus (born 25 June 1962 is an English broadcaster. He is a regular on television and radio panel shows including BBC Radio 4 's __FORCETOC__ J Xaverre is a Laptop folk band from Sunderland in the North-East of England. Zoë Louise Ball (born 23 November 1970 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English television and radio personality most famous for becoming the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " She became host of the XFM breakfast show on 31 October 2005 after Christian O'Connell moved to Virgin Radio, but left suddenly in April 2007 to pursue her television interests. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christian O'Connell (b1974 is an English Radio DJ who presents the Absolute Radio weekday breakfast show Virgin Radio is a brand owned by the Virgin Group used by a number of different radio stations worldwide under licence from Virgin April 2007 is the fourth month of that year It began on a Sunday and 30 days later ended on a Monday. However, Laverne has recently guest presented on BBC Radio 2. She stood in for Russell Brand on Saturday 9 February 2008 whilst he was taking a break. Russell Edward Brand (born June 4 1975 is a British Comedian, Actor, Columnist and a Presenter of Radio and From Thursday 8th May 2008 until further notice Lauren is presenting the Breakfast Show on BBC 6 Music whilst Shaun Keaveny is off on paternity leave. Shaun Keaveny (born 14 June, 1972 in Leigh, Lancashire) is a British Radio DJ who presents the breakfast show on digital Lauren will present her own show on BBC 6 Music on Saturdays 4-6pm from June 7 ,2008. [1]

Personal life

Laverne married television producer and DJ Graeme Fisher in County Durham[5] in August 2005,[6] and the couple live in Muswell Hill, London. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Muswell Hill is a suburb of north London, mostly in the London Borough of Haringey. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. [7] They had their first child, a boy named Fergus James, in October 2007. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [8]

Discography

See also Kenickie discography. Kenickie were a four-piece punk - indie band from Sunderland, UK.

Solo Singles

  1. "I Fell Out Of A Tree"
  2. "Good Morning Sunshine"
  3. "To Have A Home"
  4. "Some Kind Of Other Presence"
  5. "If You Phone (Netmix)" (internet only bonus track)

Other Solo Releases

Misc Solo Songs

Other solo songs performed on radio sessions include:

References

  1. ^ Taking it all in her stride - ChronicleLive
  2. ^ Bringing out the best of Wearside - Sunderland Echo
  3. ^ Hyde, Marina. Mint Royale is a Big beat electronic music act from Manchester, England. The Divine Comedy are a British pop band from Northern Ireland fronted by Neil Hannon. "This week", The Guardian, Guardian Unlimited, 2004-05-29. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. guardiancouk, formerly known as Guardian Unlimited, is a British website owned by the Guardian Media Group. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Retrieved on 2007-03-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian  "In the history of British celebs wading into politics, then, there have been minimal bright moments. Xfm DJ Lauren Laverne (then in rival band Kenickie) dismissing the Spice Girls as "Tory scum", for instance. . . " 
  4. ^ "DJ Fox honoured at radio awards", BBC News, bbc.co.uk, 2004-06-24. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Retrieved on 2007-03-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian  "Others honoured at the Commercial Radio Awards included XFM's Lauren Laverne for best newcomer. " 
  5. ^ England and Wales Marriages 1984-2005
  6. ^ Taking it all in her stride - ChronicleLive
  7. ^ LAUREN Laverne | Sunday Mirror | Find Articles at BNET.com
  8. ^ No festival fun for pregnant Lauren | Metro.co.uk

External links

The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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