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FRED AND RICHARD WRITING ,SINGING,PLAYING AND HOPING TO PUT SOME FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT BACK INTO THE UK MUSIC INDUSTRY THAT FOR SOME BIZARRE REASON HAS TAKEN ITSELF FAR TOO SERIOUSLY FOR FAR TOO LONG.
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Fred and Richard started playing in bands and touring the moment they left school. Under the name of The Actors they toured the UK with New York's cutting edge Electronica duo 'Suicide' and played The Factory with 'Joy Division'(Fred swapped shirts with Ian Curtis). Fred went on to play guitar with Bob Dylan,Richard preformed with David Bowie and they both worked with Mick Jagger.In 1988 under the name of 'Trash,Flash and Money' they based themselves in New York, toured the East Coast and finally signed to EMI. After great reviews and being tipped for US domination the boys left EMI and New York then returned to London.......... but US domination wasn't as far away as it felt.
1989-90 Fred and Richard did gigs for a year in the UK under the name of 'Right Said Fred' before hooking up with Rob Manzoli as a 3rd member and writing partner.
1990-91 Fred, Rich and Rob had their first writing session and the outcome was 'I'm Too Sexy'. They tracked down a programmer who helped them develop the groove and style of the track and they found a studio in Ealing that had recently gone bankrupt. They booked two long night sessions and recorded vocals and guitar.
Having run out of cash they played the rough mix to anyone who would listen hoping for some friendly advice EMI, Warners, Sony, Universal in fact everyone passed on the song.
After meeting a DJ/re-mixer Tommy D the boys got the final mix and played it to an independent plugger who got lucky at Radio One with the producer of the Simon Bates show. He played 'I'm Too Sexy' straight to air and the phones (thank the lord) went crazy and the discerning people of Great Britain had spoken.
1991-92 'I'm Too Sexy' spends 6 weeks at No2 and approximately 4 months in the UK Top 10. The song spreads very quickly internationally and charts all through Europe. No1 in 32 countries including the US where it spent 10 weeks at No1 on the Billboard Sales Chart!
'Don’t Talk Just Kiss' was the 2nd single which reached No3 Christmas 1991.it also enjoyed a lot of chart success world wide including South America, Japan and was No1 on the US Dance Chart
1992 Deeply Dippy' was the 3rd single and Right Said Fred's first UK No1. This was quickly followed by their debut Platinum album 'UP' which entered the UK album charts at No1.
The band toured and promoted for the rest of 1992 in the US, Japan, Australia and Europe. The 'UP' album sold in excess of 7 million worldwide.
Fred, Richard and Rob were awarded 2 Ivor Novello's for 'I'm too Sexy' and 'Deeply Dippy' plus a Brits nomination.
1993. Having written and recorded the UK hit 'Stick it Out' for Comic Relief The Fred's released their second album 'Sex and Travel', which received glowing reviews particularly in the USA. As the album quickly hit a million sales Right Said Fred rehearsed a band, hired a tour bus hit the road and sold out venues all over Europe.
1994-95. The Fred's released their 3rd album 'Smashing,' this time on their own label. The singles 'Big Time' and 'Living on a Dream' were both Top 10 hits and once again the boys went on the road and toured for the remainder of the year.
1996-98 Fred and Richard parted company with Rob Manzoli............. to be honest everything else at this time was a blurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
2000 Right Said Fred signed to BMG Berlin.
2001 Right Said Fred released 'You're my Mate'. This reached No 4 in Germany achieving Gold status and Top 20 in the UK. 'You're my Mate' went on to chart all over Europe and since then has been warmly adopted as a sports anthem notably the official song for the South African Rugby Team. This was followed by the album 'Fredhead', which entered the charts at No2 achieving Gold status and staying in the Top 20 for the rest of the summer.
2002 Right Said Fred released their second BMG album 'Stand Up'. This and the single of the same name were both became Top 10 hits achieving Gold status ,the single 'Stand Up' reached No1 in Japan.
'Stand Up' has gone on to be another massive sports anthem both in Europe and the US. The Cincinnati Wild Cats adopted the song after they won the NFL in 2003 and the NFL continues to use 'Stand Up' as a motivational anthem.
2004-06 Right Said Fred toured extensively through Europe playing festivals, arenas and were Special Guests on German superstar Nena's Tour. During this period they performed at the 2006 World Cup opening ceremony in front of 200,000 people at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
2007-08 Right Said Fred returned to the UK to write and record their new album 'I'm a Celebrity'. The title track is planned as first single. It parodies "celebrity culture" and is already getting good radio support in the US and will be available soon in Europe and the UK.
Hey guys! You are the best!!! You totally smashed Kieler Woche and your perfomance was amazing!!! So please look at my picture and leave a comment! I would appreciate that guys!!! see you soon! JohnnEy
Mi Gente!!! espero que esten pasando un verano descomunal :o) disfruta la vida al maximo que solo hay una!!!
y para el verano tengo un especial brutal ;o) Tatuajes empezando en 25.00 y piercings en 20pesitos asi que no pierdas el tiempo y aprovecha ya ( y para los que dicen que no quiero hacerme tatuajes ahora pq se me dana si voy a la playa) pues tengo la crema COLOR GUARD que luego de 3 dias te vas y te tiras de cabeza a la playa jijijijij aprovecha ya
hey guy's y got a special going on on tattoos and piercings, tattoos starting in 25.00 and piercings starting in 20bucks :0) so don't let this pass you by!!! also i have the cream for your tattoo that after 3 days of getting it done you can go to the beach and the cream will protect it :) so no excuse :)
Mi Gente!!! espero que esten pasando un verano descomunal :o) disfruta la vida al maximo que solo hay una!!!
y para el verano tengo un especial brutal ;o) Tatuajes empezando en 25.00 y piercings en 20pesitos asi que no pierdas el tiempo y aprovecha ya ( y para los que dicen que no quiero hacerme tatuajes ahora pq se me dana si voy a la playa) pues tengo la crema COLOR GUARD que luego de 3 dias te vas y te tiras de cabeza a la playa jijijijij aprovecha ya
hey guy's y got a special going on on tattoos and piercings, tattoos starting in 25.00 and piercings starting in 20bucks :0) so don't let this pass you by!!! also i have the cream for your tattoo that after 3 days of getting it done you can go to the beach and the cream will protect it :) so no excuse :)
Hi RIGHT SAID FRED, just dropping by to let you know that my new single 'Stupid Mistake' is out now on Bermuda Triangle Records. It's available to download from www.beatport.com and there are clips of all 3 mixes on my player, if you'd like to have a listen. Peace + Love xx Trudi G
hi guys, celebrate Gay Pride on our new LGBT station at www.IMRadio.com Enjoy our new gay/gay-friendly radio station. Enjoy the music! peace, Paddy at IMRadio
Hi there RIGHT SAID FRED Thanks for being friends, really appreciate it! really love your site and what you stand for...good luck here on myspace and whatever you have set your sights on in the future!:-)
Maybe you want a quick peek at what I do...just take a look at myspace there'S a video which I've filmed in China, and the Muisc I wrote too, please tell me if you like it...
I have performed a number of musical poems/songs, with videos of some of them on my MySpace page.
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