DJ Spoony at David Astburys in Crouch End

Famous DJ Spoony paid a visit to our local well known to our community estate agency David Astburys in Crouch End. Spoony was born in Hackney, East London to British West Indian parents. His career started on London Underground (a leading pirate radio station in the mid-nineties), forming the trio the Dreem Teem with Mikee B (of Top Buzz) and Timmi Magic. With the Dreem Teem, he joined Kiss 100 in December 1997, followed by bringing UK garage nationally to BBC Radio 1 in January 2000. They went on to win a prestigious Sony Award in their first year.

Spoony was a resident DJ at the UK’s top garage and R&B club night ‘Twice as Nice’ for 7 years, mixing and compiling three gold selling compilation albums for the brand. He has had residencies in Ibiza and Ayia Napa for over 10 years as well as making annual visits to many other Mediterranean islands.

He went on to host the Weekend Breakfast show on Radio 1 between October 2003 and September 2006. Listeners could join the Early Doors Club, play Judge Fudge, and become a Local Legend. Another long-running feature was Mills & Spoon (a nameplay of the Mills & Boon books), in which Scott Mills read out love stories every Sunday. On 31 July 2006, the BBC announced that Spoony was to leave Radio 1 after six years with the station to concentrate on Five Live work. His early breakfast slot was replaced by Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates.Spoony presented his final Radio 1 show on 17 September 2006.

He then commenced hosting 606 on Radio 5 Live as well as ‘Spoony Meets…’, a series of shows in which he interviewed various personalities from British football, including Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho and David Beckham. Between 2014 and 2017, he hosted a UK garage show on Rinse FM.Spoony joined Radio 2 with a new show in February 2019.

In 2006, Spoony took part in the fourth series of Strictly Come Dancing partnering with Ola Jordan. They were eliminated in the third week of the competition. He also appeared on The Weakest Link and A Question of Sport, and was a winning contestant on the celebrity version of the popular and long running quiz Mastermind, choosing “The Life and Times of Ray Charles” as his specialist subject. He is currently a host for Premier League TV’s Fanzone

 

 

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