Simon Hill, (born, 25 February 1969,

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) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. Simon started his career playing drums, recording and touring with bands including

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and Steps. He has also employed his programming, production and writing talents with an array of top acts, including

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, Conway Sisters, Steps,

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, and

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. TV writing and production credits include: ''

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'', '' Celebrity Fame Academy'', '' When Jordan Met Peter'', '' Toughest Place To Be A...'', '' Sunday Morning Live'', ''Janet Saves The Monarchy'' and ''Wogan Now & Then''. He has also written and produced the theme tunes for

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' Premiership, FA Cup and World Cup 2010 Football output. He has composed and produced the Official Broadcast Theme for the

2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...

called "City of Ice". In 2011, he produced and re-arranged the official

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Anthem.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Simon 1969 births Living people Musicians from Bristol English songwriters English record producers English television composers English drummers British male drummers English funk musicians British male songwriters