Nigel Frieda
Nigel Frieda | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nigel Quentin Frieda August 1952 (age 72) |
| Citizenship | British |
| Occupation(s) | music producer property owner |
| Known for | Sugababes The Rolling Stones |
| Spouse(s) | Leonie Frieda (divorced 1997) ? (died before 2008) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | John Frieda (brother) |
Nigel Quentin Frieda (born August 1952) is a British music producer, property owner of the 380 acres (1.5 km2) Osea Island in the estuary of the River Blackwater, Essex.
Early life
Nigel Quentin Frieda was born[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/launched the pop group the Sugababes.[3] He runs London's Matrix Studio and has also produced The Rolling Stones.[5]
Frieda 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. After 2012 he acquired the rest of the island.[5]
He was involved in The Causeway Retreat, mostly for altruistic reasons, because of his personal connections to people who had had addiction and mental health problems.
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] [7]
References
- ^ "OSEA ISLAND LIMITED - Officers (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "John Frieda: When I was five I was in hospital for a year. The pain was extreme | Life & Style". Thisislondon.co.uk. 22 June 2010. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ a b W. Rubinstein; Michael A. Jolles (22 February 2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 610. ISBN 978-0-230-30466-6. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d Richard Godwin (23 November 2012). "Leonie Frieda: I should have died from the overdose that put me in a coma but it wasn't my time to go | London Life | Lifestyle | London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ a b Jo Fernandez (4 December 2013). "Manor Beach Cottage, Osea Island - hotel review | Travel | Lifestyle | London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Jamie Grierson. "Scottish seaplane firm launches London-Essex route | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ http://chrisspivey.org/wheres-the-fucking-plane-boss/