19 Recordings
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| Parent company | 19 Entertainment |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Simon Fuller |
| Distributor(s) |
Interscope Geffen A&M Records (in the US) Polydor Records (international) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Location | New York City, New York |
19 Recordings Inc. (registered in the United Kingdom as 19 Recordings Ltd.) is a New York-basedrecord label owned by 19 Entertainment. Founded in London by British entrepreneur Simon Fuller in 1999 as the music division of 19 Entertainment, 19 Recordings is one of the top record imprints as compiled by Billboard in 2012. Today, 19 Recordings has the exclusive rights to sign contestants of the television series Idols. Since 2005, it shifted its main operations to the United States following CKX, Inc.'s (now CORE Media Group) acquisition of 19 Entertainment.
From 1999-2000, EMI has distributed its recordings. From 2001–2004, releases by most of the artists signed to 19 Recordings were distributed by Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG). Following BMG's merger with Sony Music Entertainment to form Sony BMG, RCA Music Group has distributed releases by 19 Recordings from 2005-2010. Since 2011, 19 Recordings partnered with Universal Music Group for distribution through Interscope Geffen A&M. Though previously signed acts with RCA Music Group will remain in place.
Fuller, who had previously managed the careers of musicians Annie Lennox, Cathy Dennis, and Spice Girls in the 1990s, founded 19 Recordings as the music division of 19 Entertainment. The first artist Fuller signed to 19 Recordings was the English indie band 21st Century Girls in 1999, who released its only single "21st Century Girls", which only peaked at the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart. The English pop group S Club 7, the second act to be signed to 19 Recordings and Polydor Records, achieved better success. S Club 7 went on to sell over 14 million albums worldwide until their disbandment in 2003. After disbanding in 1990, the British duo Eurythmics reunited in 1999 and was signed to RCA Records and 19 Recordings, and released their final studio album Peace (1999) to commercial success.
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