Chris Wright (Music)
| Chris Wright | |
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| Born |
7 September 1944 Louth, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Spouse(s) | Janice Wright |
Chris Wright (born Christopher Norman Wright 7 September 1944) is a British music, media and sport entrepreneur.
He has produced acts like Ten Years After, Jethro Tull, Procol Harum, Blondie, Ultravox and Spandau Ballet.
He was the co-founder of Chrysalis Records and Music with his business partner Terry Ellis in 1968. Wright bought Ellis out in 1985, when the Chrysalis Group went public. Chrysalis continued to compete with Richard Branson's Virgin Records and Chris Blackwell's Island Records until its eventual sale to Thorn EMI in two tranches in 1990 and 1991. Wright retained ownership of the Chrysalis Music until 2010, when the publishing company was acquired by BMG Rights Management.
In the nineties, Wright launched the Heart commercial radio brand in Birmingham and London, and the Midsomer Murders detective drama series broadcast on ITV in the UK and over 225 TV channels around the world.
Between 1996 and 2001, Wright was the owner of Queens Park Rangers F.C. and the majority shareholder and chairman of Wasps Rugby Club. He continued as major shareholder and non-executive chairman of Wasps until 2008.
Wright was born in Louth, Lincolnshire, the only son of the last in a long line of farmers, and grew up in Grimoldby. While attending King Edward VI Grammar School in Louth, he began submitting small articles to the Louth And District Standard newspaper and had ambitions to become a sports or political journalist. In his teens, he played table tennis.
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