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Norman Jay

1957–

United Kingdom

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Norman Bernard Joseph MBE (born on 6 November 1957), known by his stage name Norman Jay is a British club, radio and sound system DJ. He first came to prominence playing unlicensed "warehouse" parties in the early 1980s, and through his involvement with the then-pirate radio station Kiss FM. He is commonly attributed as having coined the phrase "rare groove". He is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur football club. In October 2019, he released his autobiography Mister Good Times.

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