Kate Radley (born 19 February 1967) is an English

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player, best known for her work with the

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rock band

Spiritualized Spiritualized (stylised as Spiritualized®) are an English rock band formed in 1990 in Rugby, Warwickshire, by Jason Pierce (often known as J. Spaceman), formerly of Spacemen 3. After several line up-changes, in 1999, the band centered on Pie ...

. She was a member during the time period which saw the release of the ''

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'', ''

Pure Phase ''Pure Phase'' is the second studio album by Spiritualized, released on 28 March 1995. The album was recorded in the Moles Studio in Bath, and features contributions from The Balanescu Quartet. Initial CD copies were sold in a glow-in-the-dar ...

'' and ''

Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space ''Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space'' is the third studio album by English space rock band Spiritualized, released on 16 June 1997. The album features guest appearances from the Balanescu Quartet, The London Community Gospel Choir ...

'' albums, before leaving the band in 1997. She has been married to musician

Richard Ashcroft Richard Paul Ashcroft (born 11 September 1971) is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their original split in 1999. So ...

since 1995. She also made a cameo appearance in the music video for

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. The couple's first son, Sonny, was born on 23 March 2000. In 2004, their second son, Cassius, was born. Since her marriage, Radley has largely left the music industry, but still provides keyboard session work for several of Ashcroft's solo albums.

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1967 births Living people English rock keyboardists People educated at Rugby High School for Girls People from Rugby, Warwickshire Spiritualized members {{UK-keyboardist-stub