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| In 1981, record producer Ken Gold came up with the idea to [[sound recording and reproduction|record]] a single made up of a [[medley (music)|medley]] of 1960s songs. The medley trend was in full swing at this time, following the success of [[Starsound]] and their [[Stars on 45]] singles. He put together a group of male and female session singers and released "Back to the 60s" under the group name Tight Fit. The medley included a voice-over by the DJ [[Emperor Rosko]] and became a hit in the summer, reaching No.4 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/cambodia/|title=Cambodia | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|accessdate=2020-05-25}}</ref> Instead of the session singers who sang on the record, actor/singers including Lowri-Ann Richards and Robert Pereno were hired to front the group when Tight Fit first appeared on BBC TV's music show ''[[Top of the Pops]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |year= 1982|title= It's a Fit Up|journal= [[Smash Hits]]|issue= 18 March 1982|pages= 16}}</ref> A follow-up, "Back to the 60s Part 2" was released soon after, reaching No.33 in the UK Singles Chart. | In 1981, record producer Ken Gold came up with the idea to [[sound recording and reproduction|record]] a single made up of a [[medley (music)|medley]] of 1960s songs. The medley trend was in full swing at this time, following the success of [[Starsound]] and their [[Stars on 45]] singles. He put together a group of male and female session singers and released "Back to the 60s" under the group name Tight Fit. The medley included a voice-over by the DJ [[Emperor Rosko]] and became a hit in the summer, reaching No.4 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/cambodia/|title=Cambodia | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|accessdate=2020-05-25}}</ref> Instead of the session singers who sang on the record, actor/singers including Lowri-Ann Richards and Robert Pereno were hired to front the group when Tight Fit first appeared on BBC TV's music show ''[[Top of the Pops]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |year= 1982|title= It's a Fit Up|journal= [[Smash Hits]]|issue= 18 March 1982|pages= 16}}</ref> A follow-up, "Back to the 60s Part 2" was released soon after, reaching No.33 in the UK Singles Chart. |
| Later in the year, record producer [[Tim Friese-Greene]] recorded a version of the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" with another group of session singers. The singer was Roy Ward, the former drummer and percussionist from the British 1970s band [[City Boy (band)|City Boy]]. The song was released in early 1982, again under the name Tight Fit. The song gained instant attention, and so a new group was formed to front it. Dancer, singer, and model Steve Grant was teamed with female singers [[Denise Gyngell]] and Julie Harris. The song reached No.1 in the UK for three weeks in March 1982, catapulting Tight Fit into sudden and unexpected stardom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/I+Love+A+Man+In+Uniform|title=i love a man in uniform | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|accessdate=2020-05-25}}</ref> | Later in the year, record producer [[Tim Friese-Greene]] recorded a version of the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" with another group of session singers. The singer was Roy Ward. (Not to be confused with the former drummer and percussionist from the British 1970s band [[City Boy (band)|City Boy]].) The song was released in early 1982, again under the name Tight Fit. The song gained instant attention, and so a new group was formed to front it. Dancer, singer, and model Steve Grant was teamed with female singers [[Denise Gyngell]] and Julie Harris. The song reached No.1 in the UK for three weeks in March 1982, catapulting Tight Fit into sudden and unexpected stardom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/I+Love+A+Man+In+Uniform|title=i love a man in uniform | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|accessdate=2020-05-25}}</ref> |
| Satisfied this line-up could actually sing in their own right, Friese-Greene produced their next single, "[[Fantasy Island (The Millionaires song)|Fantasy Island]]" – a song by [[The Millionaires (Dutch band)|The Millionaires]] which had been in the Dutch [[Eurovision Song Contest]] heats. The song, in a very similar vein to the pop group [[ABBA]]'s, was also a success, reaching No.5 in May 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/I+Know+There's+Something+Going+On|title=i know there's something going on | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|accessdate=2020-05-25}}</ref> | Satisfied this line-up could actually sing in their own right, Friese-Greene produced their next single, "[[Fantasy Island (The Millionaires song)|Fantasy Island]]" – a song by [[The Millionaires (Dutch band)|The Millionaires]] which had been in the Dutch [[Eurovision Song Contest]] heats. The song, in a very similar vein to the pop group [[ABBA]]'s, was also a success, reaching No.5 in May 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/I+Know+There's+Something+Going+On|title=i know there's something going on | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|accessdate=2020-05-25}}</ref> |
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