VH2 was a sister channel to

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in the

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. It launched in 2003, and slowly became an

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channel, aimed primarily at men in the 25-34 demographic. It mainly showed music videos, though it also aired documentaries about artists. During its launch, the screen identity was created by Paul Wilkinson of Nuw Creative. VH2 also had many chart shows, including the "Indie 500" weekend, which counted down the Top 500 Indie Songs with songs by artists such as

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The Cure The Cure are an English Rock music, rock band formed in Crawley in 1976 by Robert Smith (musician), Robert Smith (vocals, guitar) and Lol Tolhurst (drums). The band's current line-up comprises Smith, Perry Bamonte (guitar and keyboards), Reev ...

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, Blur and

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. The winner of the Indie 500 was "

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" by

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, whilst The Stone Roses' song " I Wanna Be Adored" was second (though on a condensed version of the counting listing just the top 50, the two tracks had switched place, leading "I Wanna Be Adored" to first place) VH2 closed at 6 a.m. on 1 August 2006 and was replaced by

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. Its last days saw it unspool older MTV idents of the past.

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