Fanfare Records was a small record company operating between 1985 and 1990 Fanfare Records was a British record label that was owned by Simon Cowell and Iain Burton [1] and was most successful during the mid to late 1980's and early 1990's. The label's biggest success came with Sinitta, who is now well-known as a panelist on the popular TV series Grease is the Word, currently airing on ITV1. This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
Simon Philip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is an English artist and repertoire (A&R) executive for Sony BMG in the United Kingdom, but is best known as a judge on the television programs Pop Idol, The X Factor and American Idol. ...
Sinitta Renet Malone was born on the 19th of October, 1966 in Washington DC/USA. She is the daughter of singer Miquel Brown. ...
Grease Is the Word is the UK version of Grease: Youre the One that I Want!. It was announced on December 20, 2006 by ITV,[1] to air in Spring/Summer 2007. ...
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In 1985, the company launched, and the first release was "Don't Beat Around The Bush" by Hot Gossip in 1985. This was after the departure of Sarah Brightman and the new incarnation of the band included Sinitta prior to recording solo with Fanfare. The next release was "I Believe in Dreams" by Jackie Rawe[2], an artist previously part of the band Shakatak, although the song didn't make the UK Top 75. See also: other events of 1985 Musical groups established in 1985 Record labels established in 1985 list of years in music 1980s in music // January 28 - Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Steve Perry, Kenny Loggins, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny...
Hot Gossip were a British dance troupe most notable for their appearance on the TV series The Kenny Everett Video Show, which aired on ITV in the late 1970s. ...
Sarah Brightman (born August 14, 1960) is an English classical crossover soprano, actress and dancer. ...
Shakatak is a light pop/jazz/funk group founded in the early to mid 1980s, from the UK. They scored a number of top 10 hits, including Easier Said Than Done (1981) and Down on the Street (1984). ...
Sinitta's first solo release for Fanfare was "Cruising" but it failed to chart. However, in 1986, Sinitta's smash hit "So Macho" became a massive success for the label, with the single spending 28 weeks in the UK Top 75 and finally peaking at #2. It went on to become the year's 10th biggest selling single. [3] The follow-up was less successful, and "Feels Like the First Time" flopped at #45. The following year, however, Sinitta teamed up with prolific British Production trio Stock Aitken Waterman who wrote and produced her hits "Toy Boy" (#4. 08/87), "G.T.O" (#15. 12/87), "Cross My Broken Heart" (#6. 3/88) and "I Don't Believe in Miracles" (#22. 10/88). In December 1987, Fanfare Records issued its first album, Sinitta's debut Sinitta!, which gained a BPI Gold award and peaked at #34. The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. ...
Stock, Aitken & Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, are a British songwriting and record producing trio who had great success during the mid-late 1980s and early 1990s with many of their productions. ...
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Sinitta's debut album on Fanfare Records, released in December 1987 Other releases on the label included a brief Gloria Gaynor revival with her recording of "Be Soft With Me Tonight", remixed by Stock Aitken Waterman which didn't chart, the group Mystic issued "Ritmo De La Roche", and Rondò Veneziano failed to chart with "Venice In Peril". [4] Gloria Gaynor (born Gloria Fowles September 7, 1949) is an American singer, best-known for the disco era hits I Will Survive (Hot 100 #1, 1979), Never Can Say Goodbye (Hot 100 #9, 1974), and I Am What I Am (Hot 100 #82, 1983). ...
Stock, Aitken & Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, are a British songwriting and record producing trio who had great success during the mid-late 1980s and early 1990s with many of their productions. ...
Popular Dutch girl-group the Dolly Dots also released one single through Fanfare Records, the Stock Aitken Waterman produced "What A Night". Although a sizeable hit in their homeland (peaking at #18[5]), the song failed to chart in Britain. The Dolly Dots were a very popular Dutch Babe band in the Eighties. ...
Fanfare Records signed the pop-duo Yell! (Paul Varney and Daniel James) in 1989 and scored a #10 hit with their remake of Dan Hartman's "Instant Replay", although controversy surrounding Daniel James' real age and name (which, as it turned out, was Colin Heywood) led to the follow-up single "One Thing Leads To Another" stalling at #81. [6][7] Dan Hartman (December 8, 1950 - March 22, 1994) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. ...
Sinitta's hits gradually dried up for the label, with her last Top 10 hit "Right Back Where We Started From" reaching #4 in June 1989. The follow ups were less successful, with "Lay Me Down Easy" only reaching #88, although her cover of Robert Knight's "Love on a Mountain Top" made a respectable #20. Sinitta's second album Wicked! also flopped, and only reached #52. Daniel Robert Knight is an Australian politician. ...
Fanfare Records joined PWL Records for two compilation releases, The Hit Factory Volume 2 and The Hit Factory Volume 3. Both volumes sold well with Volume 2 achieving a BPI Platinum award and Volume 3 going Gold after reaching #3 in the Compilation Chart. Fanfare released another compilation in association with Just Seventeen magazine in 1989, called Just Seventeen Heartbeats which made #3. The letters BPI can be used in several ways: Business Process Improvement is a method of improving business processes. ...
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