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who was starsailor signed by?
The band signed with EMI, the label that a relative of one band member worked for, in 2000.
who did he work with?
EMI.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
The band met whilst studying Music at the Parsons Walk Campus of Wigan and Leigh College.
where did they perform?
Their performance at the Glastonbury Festival.
what year?
CANNOTANSWER.
anything big happen between 1999 and 2000?
Their performance at the Glastonbury Festival added to the band's reputation and led to a bidding war amongst UK record companies.

Question: did they win the bidding war?
Self-contained rewrite: Did EMI win the bidding war?