The Freds

RIGHT SAID FRED formed in 1989. In previous incarnations Fred and Richard toured extensively sharing stages with the likes of……Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Joy Division and New York’s progressive synth duo Suicide.

1989-90     Fred and Richard gigged in the UK under the name Right Said Fred for before hooking up with Rob Manzoli as a 3rd member and writing partner in 1990.

1990-91     Fred, Rich and Rob had their first writing session and the outcome was 'I'm Too Sexy'.

Having blown all their money on demo-ing ‘I’m Too Sexy’ they played the rough mix to anyone who would listen hoping for some friendly advice from EMI, Warners, Sony, Universal etc etc etc,  every record label passed on I’m Too Sexy.

After months of frustration the boys played ‘I’m Too Sexy’ to an independent plugger who got lucky at Radio One with the producer of the Simon Bates show. Simon Bates 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.

FUN FRED FACT ...... Madonna names Richard as the most bed-able man in pop!

1991-92  'I'm Too Sexy' goes Platinum, spends 6 weeks at No2 and approximately 4 months in the UK Top 10. The song spreads very quickly internationally reaching No1 in 32 countries including the US where it spent 10 weeks at No1 on the Billboard Sales Chart!

'Don’t Talk Just Kiss' the 2nd single, goes Gold, reaches No3 in the UK also achieving huge chart success world wide including South America, Japan and was No1 on the US Dance Chart.

1992 Deeply Dippy' the 3rd single, goes Platinum and Right Said Fred's first UK No1. This was quickly followed by their debut Platinum album 'UP'. ‘UP’ was No1 in the UK Album Charts and Top 20 for a year.

The Freds toured and promoted throughout the world most notably appearing on Howard Stern, Arsenio Hall, Regis&Kathy Lee, KROQ, as well as touring with James Brown, Extreme and Spinal Tap on MTV’s Spring Break.

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 being nominated for 2 Brit Awards.

FUN FRED FACT...... Right Said Fred was the first British artist since The Beatles to reach No1 in the US with a debut single!

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 1,000,000 sales.

Right Said Fred went on 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.

FUN FRED FACT…..Richard wins ‘Rear of the Year’. 

1996-98 Fred and Richard part company with Rob Manzoli............. to be honest everything else at this time was a blurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

FUN FRED FACT...... I'm Too Sexy kills!!!!! .........In the US at a table-dance club a man dies during a lap-dance, the coroner states, "cause of death excessive aural excitement".......... and the song that was playing was........????

2000 Right Said Fred sign to BMG Berlin.

2001 Right Said Fred release '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 very successful 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.

FUN FRED FACT....... Tom Hanks impersonates Right Said Fred on Saturday Night Live while singing, "don't cut off my testicles".

2002 Right Said Fred release their second BMG album 'Stand Up'. This and the single ‘Stand Up (for the Champions)’ were both Top 10 hits and RSF’s 4th Gold Album. ‘Stand Up (for the Champions)’ also 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 sports anthem.

RSF invited as special guests to perform at the Bollywood Awards in Mumbai.

2004-06 Right Said Fred toured extensively through Europe playing festivals, arenas and were Special Guests on German superstar Nena's Tour. 2006 RSF starred at the World Cup opening ceremony in front of 200,000 people at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

FUN FRED FACT ...... Jay-Z raps about Right Said Fred in his song' The Ruler's back'...... "I'm too sexy for jail like Right Said Fred".

2008-2010 Fred and Richard cancelled the majority of RSF work commitments during this period for personal reasons. 

2010 RSF got back in the race with 3 successive Top 10 Dance/Club hits in the US collaborating with well known DJ’s Raul Rincon, DJ Reza and Klubjumbers on  ‘I’m a Celebrity’, ‘This Love’ and ‘I Am a Bachelor’ all taken from the ‘I’m A Celebrity’ album.

The boys supported this success with TV appearances in the US including VH1, MTV, Fox TV, Good Morning America and TMZ.

2011 After being approached by Leontine Wijntjes @ Spirit Music RSF hooked up  with the Norwegian hit–machine Dsign Music to produce the new single ‘SXAHOLIC’.

‘SXAHOLIC’ was written by Jud Friedman, Alan Rich and Dsign Music.

The boys ended 2011 performing in The Glass House in Holland for 3FM’s monster fundraiser.

FUN FRED FACT ......Fred and Richard star in Ricky Gervais’s comedy ‘Life’s too Short’

2012…..’SXAHOLIC’ released in Benelux on DieselJoy Records/Rough Trade in early 2012 before being released World Wide.