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The Kooks' Luke Pritchard: "What I love about Palace is there's so much heart"

Indie band The Kooks are traditionally associated with the seaside town of Brighton, but front-man Luke Pritchard was born in Sydenham, raised in Forest Hill and attended Croydon’s BRIT School. Until now, his football allegiance has been kept under wraps. Now living back in his native south London, Pritchard shares music’s best kept secret to the Crystal Palace matchday programme in this exclusive interview.

Last summer, Luke Pritchard posted a picture on Instagram to celebrate his engagement to fellow musician Ellie Rose, both of them wearing Palace shirts. Fans of the multi-million record selling singer did a double take – isn’t he from Brighton?