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Biography

Annie Nightingale, Radio 1's first female DJ, is now its longest serving DJ and is generally described by others as legendary.

She is nowadays known as 'Queen of Breaks'. She has pioneered breakbeat music for the past eight years, her show becoming one of Radio 1's biggest on-line successes, attracting a growing international audience via the 'Listen Again' radio player. In Spring 2008 she embarks on a major UK tour entitled BBC Introducing, which will showcase the talent of new and more established break beat acts.

This year she has won the International Breakspoll Award for Best Radio show for the third year running, was nominated in the 2007 Sony Radio Awards' Broadcasters' Broadcaster Award, and this year has also has been nominated for an Outstanding Contribution Award in DJ Magazine's Best Of British Awards.

She released, in 2007, her first breaks compilation on Distinctive Records, entitled Y4K: Annie Nightingale Presents. This features major names in breaks such as Plu





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Music style:Electronic
Record label:Various
DJing since:1980

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Sat, Nov 29 2008

Annie wants to know about your highlights and lowlights of 2008 so send us your pics and tales - come on, get involved!


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