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PolyGram

German-Dutch global record label (1962–1999)

Also known as PolyGram N.V.

Founded: 1972
Founded by: Philips Records
, Deutsche Grammophon
Headquarters: Amsterdam
Country: Netherlands
Parent: Koninklijke Philips NV
Website: umusic.com

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PolyGram N.V. was a Dutch-German multinational major music record label and entertainment company formerly based in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1962 as the Grammophon-Philips Group by Dutch corporation Philips and German corporation Siemens, to be a holding for their record companies, and was renamed "PolyGram" in 1972. The name was chosen to reflect the Siemens interest Polydor Records and the Philips interest Phonogram Records. The company traced its origins through Deutsche Grammophon back to the inventor of the flat disc gramophone, Emil Berliner.

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Owned by: Universal Music Group
Dissolved: 1999
Child organization or unit: PolyGram Records, Inc.
DJM Records
Polar Music International AB(1989–1998)
PolyGram S.A. France
PolyGram Finland
Formed in: Baarn
Owner of: Propaganda Films

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