Right Said Fred

Right Said Fred
Right Said Fred in March 2015 at the RPR1 90s Festival in Mannheim, Germany
Background information
Origin	East Grinstead, England, United Kingdom
Genres	Pop, Europop, dance-pop
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Charisma, Tug, Kingsize
Website	http://www.rightsaidfred.com
Members	Richard Fairbrass Fred Fairbrass
Past members	Ray Weston (1989–1990) Dan Kruse (1989–1991) Rob Manzoli (1990–1997)

Right Said Fred are a British band based in London and formed by brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass in 1989. Guitarist Rob Manzoli joined the duo in 1990. With over 20 million records sold worldwide, the group has achieved multi-platinum status and has also won two Ivor Novello Awards – for "I'm Too Sexy" (1991) and "Deeply Dippy" (1992). In 1993, Right Said Fred was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Group.

The Fairbrass brothers formed the group in 1989, with Richard on lead vocals and bass and Fred on guitar. Prior to forming the group, Richard was employed as a session bassist for artists such as Boy George and David Bowie, and appears as the bass guitarist in Bowie's short film Jazzin' for Blue Jean.

The group was named after the novelty song "Right Said Fred", which was a hit single for singer and actor Bernard Cribbins in 1962. The Fairbrass brothers were originally accompanied by drummer Ray Weston and guitarist Dan Kruse. Weston left in 1990 to join the progressive rock group Wishbone Ash and Kruse left the next year. Guitarist Rob Manzoli joined in 1990 and remained with the group until 1997.

In July 1991, the group released its début single, "I'm Too Sexy", on the independent London-based record label Tug Records. The track is a distinctive dance song which takes a gentle swipe at the fashion industry.

It was a huge hit in the United Kingdom, spending six weeks at number two in the charts behind Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", and three months in the Top 10. The song also went to number one in 32 countries including the United States where it topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song earned the band its first Ivor Novello award. The single also went to number four on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. "I'm Too Sexy" has been used in over 40 television shows and movies, including My Wife and Kids, The Simpsons, The West Wing, and EastEnders.