Wigan is the hometown of Richard Ashcroft, the lead singer of the Verve. Ashcroft was born in Wigan in 1971 and grew up in the town. He attended St John Fisher RC High School and Wigan and Leigh College. Ashcroft began his musical career in Wigan, playing in local bands before forming the Verve in 1990.
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