Nigel Frieda
British record producer (born 1952) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nigel Quentin Frieda (born August 1952) is a British record producer, and owner of the 380 acres (1.5 km2) Osea Island in the estuary of the River Blackwater, Essex.
Nigel Frieda | |
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| Born | Nigel Quentin Frieda August 1952 (age 72) |
| Citizenship | British |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, property owner |
| Known for | Sugababes The Rolling Stones |
| Spouse(s) | Leonie Frieda (divorced 1997) ? (died before 2008) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | John Frieda (brother) |
Early life
Nigel Quentin Frieda was born in August 1952,[1] the son of Isidore Frieda, a Jewish hairdresser, salon and property owner, and an Irish Catholic mother.[2][3] His elder brother is the hairdresser John Frieda.[4]
Career
Frieda founded the pop group the Sugababes.[3] He runs London's Matrix Studio and has also produced the Rolling Stones.[5]
He is the owner of the 380 acres (1.5 km2) Osea Island in the estuary of the River Blackwater, Essex, England,[6] most of which he bought in 2000 for £6 million.[5] He acquired the rest of the island after 2012.
Personal life
Frieda married the future biographer Leonie Frieda, the daughter of Swedish aristocrats, when she was 30 (her second marriage), and they had two children, Elizabeth and Jake, both now adults.[4] They divorced in 1997.[4] His second wife died from suicide.[4]
References
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