78-480: Catherine Roseanne Dennis (born 25 March 1969) is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. She was discovered as a teenager by music manager Simon Fuller , which led to her featuring on the hit dance single " C'mon and Get My Love " with D Mob in 1989. In the early 1990s, Dennis saw international solo success with her debut album Move to This (1990), which included three US top-ten singles including " Just Another Dream " and " Touch Me (All Night Long) ";
156-540: A Lost Ideal and released in the UK in May 2016. Featuring tracks penned by Fry, with contributions by Rob Fusari , Marcus Vere , Matt Rowe and Anne Dudley , the album features orchestration arranged by Anne Dudley, who worked in a similar capacity on The Lexicon of Love . In April 2016, the release of the new album, now entitled The Lexicon of Love II , was announced with lead single "Viva Love" made available via digital platforms. It
234-578: A US show was announced: the band played at the Cruel World Festival in Pasadena , California on May 20, 2023. In March 2023, ABC announced the May 19 release of the live double CD The Lexicon of Love 40th Anniversary Live At Sheffield City Hall . It was released digitally and as a limited edition live album on 19 May 2023. The album was recorded in 2022 at a show in ABC’s hometown of Sheffield, to mark
312-563: A clause in the contract that enabled me to have a franchise at the end of my playing career”. Later in the same year Fuller and Beckham launched a new global whisky in partnership with British drinks company Diageo . Fuller's plan to deliver Beckham's ownership of an MLS team was announced in January 2018 when Miami was confirmed as 25th MLS team. The Financial Times reported that Fuller sold his interests in David Beckham's business in 2019 for
390-629: A deal with Facebook to launch award-winning drama format SKAM Austin in the US in 2018. In 2017, international news media reported on auditions being staged by Fuller's business XIX for Now United , a real time access global pop group being cast in 14 cities around the world. In 2019, the London Evening Standard confirmed that BBC One would broadcast Serengeti , a wildlife drama created by Fuller. In July 2020, US media reported that "Serengeti", voiced by Lupita Nyong'o , created by Simon Fuller,
468-602: A duet with Lance Ellington on the soundtrack of Robin Hood: Men in Tights Dennis began to record a third album, Inspiration . The title track was recorded with Todd Terry , along with another song "Is There Life After You". Only one song from the recording sessions was ever released, "S.O.S.", which can be found on the Beverly Hills 90210: The College Years soundtrack. She wrote her first song for another artist by writing
546-665: A few locations around the UK as well as Las Vegas , Nevada . In October 2011, ABC performing dates in Melbourne , Australia. On 19 July 2012, Fry was made an honorary Doctor of Music at the University of Sheffield for his contribution to music over more than thirty years. The following day his daughter Nancy received her degree from the Department of Sociological Studies from the same university. On 1 March 2013, ABC appeared in Dubai , UAE, in
624-708: A new firm, XIX Entertainment , while continuing to work with CKX/19 as a consultant and executive producer. XIX Entertainment was given a valuation of $ 100 million and is run from offices in London and Los Angeles. In February 2008, Fuller was presented with the PGA Award by the Producers Guild of America in Hollywood. At the event he was praised for his creativity, entrepreneurship, and charity work by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and current King Charles III , who
702-480: A new international format with Jennifer Lopez , Marc Anthony , and Jamie King named Q'Viva! The Chosen, and described as a celebration of Latin culture that screened in 21 territories reaching over 30 million Spanish-speaking TV viewers. In December 2016, Norwegian state broadcaster NRK announced that it had concluded a deal with Simon Fuller to produce the English language version of Skam ; Fuller later announced
780-538: A partnership with Fuller to create a new global education business in Performing Arts. In 2016, Fuller persuaded Swedish quartet ABBA to reunite to explore working in virtual reality, which led to the ABBA Voyage project. Time has named Fuller one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He has been certified as the most successful British music manager of all time by Billboard . Fuller received
858-840: A profit of $ 16 million for fiscal 2017. In 2003, Fuller formed a joint venture partnership with British footballer David Beckham and went onto build a diverse range of business interests in sport, leisure, fashion and entertainment over a period of 16 years that became known as Brand Beckham. In 2006 Fuller took on representation of the England soccer team at Beckham's suggestion and the following year Fuller negotiated his five year contract for Beckham to join LA Galaxy . In 2013, Fuller and Beckham discussed plans to buy an MLS football team in Miami with Beckham thanking Fuller in an interview with CNN: “When I signed my contract my manager Simon Fuller actually got
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#1732919826636936-423: A reported £50m. In 2009, Fuller took on personal representation of British No.1 tennis player Andy Murray , representing him during his US Open and Wimbledon wins and later helping the player to establish his own business. In March 2011, Fuller was announced as the manager of British F1 driver Lewis Hamilton and surprised many when he moved Hamilton from McLaren and signed him to a long-term contract with
1014-630: A song called "Find the Key to Your Life" with David Morales , for the soundtrack to the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze . Subsequent releases were only minor hits. Dennis released her second album, Into the Skyline , in September 1992, written with a focus toward the US market. The album featured the singles " You Lied to Me ", " Irresistible ", "Moments of Love", " Falling ", and " Why " –
1092-586: A song for Dannii Minogue called " Love's on Every Corner ". In 1996, Dennis changed her musical style: away from the dance-pop sound of previous releases, to a more traditional singer-songwriter approach. The resulting album, Am I the Kinda Girl? , was more in keeping with the Britpop sound of bands such as Blur and performers such as Stephen Duffy , and featured collaborations with Guy Chambers of The Lemon Trees and Andy Partridge of XTC . Three singles from
1170-705: A string of hits for artists including Kylie Minogue , Britney Spears , Katy Perry , Pink , Will Young , and others. Fuller managed the Spice Girls through the peak of their 1990s success and he remains in partnership with the five girls today. Under Fuller's guidance, the Spice Girls became a marketing phenomenon, rose to chart topper status worldwide and went on to sell over 85 million records. In 2002, Fuller's company discovered 19-year-old Amy Winehouse , produced her first award-winning album Frank and signed her to Universal Music . In 2005, 2006, and 2007,
1248-410: A wealth of experience. It's about how you grow older but you make the same mistakes over and over and over again." In November 2015, a compilation album entitled 80s Recovered was released, featuring many artists from the 1980s. ABC contributed a cover of Radiohead 's " High and Dry ", with a regular version and a remix. In January 2016, Fry said the new ABC album would be entitled The Lexicon of
1326-501: The Billboard Hot 100 . With over three million copies sold worldwide, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" became the second highest selling single in 2001. Dennis also co-wrote the international hit "Toxic" by Britney Spears, which went to number one in the UK and worldwide. Dennis's biggest success came in 2008 with Katy Perry 's smash hit " I Kissed a Girl " co-written alongside Katy Perry , Max Martin and Dr Luke , which ranks among
1404-726: The Pop Idol theme (re-used for numerous international remakes of the show, including American Idol ), and writing for Idol contestants, including Kelly Clarkson , Will Young , Gareth Gates , and Clay Aiken . Clarkson's single " Before Your Love " (a double a-side with " A Moment Like This ") was Dennis's first US No. 1. Dennis's " Can't Get You Out of My Head " (recorded by Kylie Minogue ) spent four weeks at number one in Britain, while also rekindling interest in Minogue in America, where it hit no. 7 on
1482-557: The Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, and was kept out of the No. 1 spot by Hi-Five 's "I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)" in the first week, and Mariah Carey 's " I Don't Wanna Cry " in the second week. The song was a cover and lyrical reworking of a 1984 single by Wish featuring Fonda Rae, which had peaked at No. 70 on the US R&;B chart that year. "Touch Me (All Night Long)" reached No. 1 on
1560-655: The EP Music 4 . Martin Fry , who wrote the fanzine Modern Drugs , interviewed Vice Versa and shortly afterwards they asked him to join as synthesizer player. Fry accepted and by late 1980 the band had evolved into ABC, with Fry becoming lead singer. The band's last day as Vice Versa was at the Futurama 2 Festival in Leeds in September 1980; from then on it performed as ABC, with Singleton playing saxophone and White on guitar and keyboards. In
1638-618: The Laura White single "Nobody". Dennis briefly dated Noel Fitzpatrick , veterinary surgeon and host of The Supervet . The relationship ended in 2003. Simon Fuller Simon Robert Fuller (born 17 May 1960) is a British entrepreneur, artist manager , and film and television producer. He is the creator of the Idols TV format , including the UK series Pop Idol and the American series American Idol . Fuller came to prominence in
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#17329198266361716-739: The MercedesAMG team. Hamilton won the 2014 F1 World Championship and publicly thanked Fuller for his support. Fuller married his long-term partner Natalie Swanston in May 2008, and they have three children. He has a portfolio of property including properties in Europe, North America, and South America. In 2014, Fuller was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Brighton in recognition for his "contribution to business, entrepreneurship and philanthropy". ABC (band) ABC are an English pop band that originated in Sheffield in 1980, evolving from
1794-538: The UK Albums Chart . Produced by Trevor Horn , it often featured in UK critics' lists of favourite albums: it ranked 42nd in The Observer Music Monthly ' s "Top 100 British Albums" (June 2004) and 40th in Q magazine's "100 Greatest British Albums" (June 2000). The band had three top 10 hits during 1982: the singles " Poison Arrow ", " The Look of Love " (both of which were recorded whilst Mark Lickley
1872-727: The UK Singles Chart and No. 10 in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1989. It is regarded as an underground classic in the dance music field, and a second collaboration with D Mob, "That's the Way of the World", was also a hit. It was followed by Dennis's debut album, Move to This . She subsequently scored three solo hits, all of which reached the UK Top 20 and the US Top 10 . She enjoyed considerable success in Japan in
1950-578: The best-selling digital singles in history . Dennis co-wrote three tracks on the Galantis album Pharmacy , one of which, " Runaway (U & I) ", reached No. 1 in the UK Dance Chart, No. 9 in the US Dance Chart, and was nominated for a Grammy Award. Dennis has written with KT Tunstall , Black Honey , and Sigala . More recently, Dennis co-wrote three tracks on the new Galantis album out in 2024 and
2028-570: The '80s Rewind' concert with Rick Astley , Heaven 17 , Howard Jones and T'Pau . In June 2014, it was revealed that a dozen early tapes had been discovered of rare remixes and unheard songs from ABC's first three albums. These were returned to Martin Fry who was delighted, but unsure as to what he would do with them. According to Classic Pop , the rediscovered songs include "a 'That's It Folks!' mix of 'So Hip It Hurts' from Zillionaire . From Beauty Stab , reams of early studio takes have come to light including one song, 'You and Me', that never made
2106-474: The 13 April 2009 edition of The Independent newspaper, described the performance as a "glorious night that has placed one of the Eighties' most perfectly constructed albums back near the top of the pop pantheon". In 2009 ABC toured the US as the headliner of the 2009 Regeneration Tour, which also featured Terri Nunn of Berlin , Wang Chung and Cutting Crew . In June, July and August 2011, ABC performed at
2184-543: The 1990s for managing the British girl group the Spice Girls , and he has since managed acts in various fields of entertainment, from sports stars David Beckham and Lewis Hamilton to other musicians such as Amy Winehouse and Annie Lennox . Since 2020, Fuller has been working with tech firm TikTok to aid development of new TikTok creatives and in the same year he announced a partnership with Verizon Communications to develop 5G content. In 2021, Pearson PLC announced
2262-518: The 2,441st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 23 May 2011. In 2014 he was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Brighton in his home county East Sussex in recognition for his "contribution to business, entrepreneurship and philanthropy". The 2020 Sunday Times Rich List estimated Fuller's wealth at £445 million. Fuller was born on 17 May 1960 in British Cyprus , though later
2340-512: The 2012 and 2014 British Fashion Awards . In 2012, Fuller accompanied Victoria Beckham to launch the business in China. In February 2012, XIX Entertainment launched a David Beckham bodywear range in 2,500 H&M stores around the world. This was followed in 2015 when Fuller announced a joint venture with Hong Kong-based Global Brands Group Holding Ltd (787) giving Fuller and Beckham ownership of their own apparel business specifically to develop
2418-458: The 40th anniversary of the seminal album, The Lexicon Of Love . ABC were joined by the original orchestral team of Southbank Sinfonia and longtime collaborator and arranger Anne Dudley who conducted on the evening of the recording. The album features the whole of the original Lexicon Of Love album, plus hits like "When Smokey Sings", "Be Near Me", "Viva Love", "(How To Be A) Millionaire" and "The Flames Of Desire". On 4 August, The Lexicon of Love
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2496-566: The BBC Radio 2 playlist. ABC also contributed a new song called "Living Inside My Heart" to Fly: Songs Inspired by the Film Eddie the Eagle , the soundtrack of which was released on 18 March 2016 on CD and digitally. ABC released their first Christmas song, entitled "A Christmas We Deserve", on 2 December 2016 as part of a four-track EP. The other three songs are acoustic versions of "The Love Inside
2574-467: The David Beckham brand and other consumer products. The first result of this partnership was the Fall 2016 re-launch of the British heritage menswear label Kent & Curwen, which under Beckham, Fuller and 7 Global ownership currently runs 113 stores in 51 cities worldwide. In 2019, US media reported that Fuller sold 33% share of David Beckham business for $ 50 million after generating revenue of $ 72.4 million and
2652-509: The Grammy for Best Dance Recording. Dennis had a string of hits with S Club 7 ; she wrote almost all their hit singles such as "Never Had a Dream Come True", and also worked on the singles for the spin-off group S Club Juniors which was a younger version of S Club 7. Dennis wrote hit songs for Céline Dion , Delta Goodrem , and for Hear’Say and Bardot . She also wrote the fastest selling debut single in UK history for recording artist Will Young ,
2730-510: The Love, "Viva Love" and "The Look of Love". In March 2017, just before the band's Royal Albert Hall orchestra show on April 6 (featuring songs from The Lexicon of Love II , greatest hits and the complete Lexicon of Love album) the band announced the November 2017 XYZ tour. During the tour two new songs were performed: "Look Good Tonite" and "The Life And Times Of A Troubadour". On 22 October 2020,
2808-578: The UK Top 10. A video package featuring promos was also released. One new song, "The Look of Love '90", was released to promote the package. The duo moved to the EMI label (and MCA in North America), where they recorded the 1991 album Abracadabra . Two singles, " Love Conquers All " and " Say It ", narrowly missed the UK Top 40, though a remix of the latter by the Italian production team Black Box appeared on
2886-461: The UK with this album, but they did score their first US top 10 hit with " Be Near Me ", which also made the UK top 30. The album also featured the singles " (How to Be a) Millionaire ", " Vanity Kills " and " Ocean Blue ". Inspiration for the album's cartoons of the band members was taken from a photo shoot by David Levine whose work featured on many of the sleeves for singles released from this album. Keith LeBlanc from Tackhead programmed much of
2964-877: The US Hot Dance Club Play chart, and its follow-up, "Too Many Walls", which Dennis co-wrote with Anne Dudley of Art of Noise (who also co-wrote the ABC track "All of My Heart"), was a No. 1 Adult Contemporary hit in the United States. It was around this time Dennis agreed to join Club MTV ' s first tour, booked for six weeks. In an interview on the late night show Into the Night Starring Rick Dees , she explained she dropped out after three days, accusing one of Milli Vanilli 's members (the tour's headline act) of sexual harassment. During this period, she recorded
3042-594: The US as part of the 2008 Regeneration Tour, which also featured the Human League , Belinda Carlisle , A Flock of Seagulls and Naked Eyes . In April 2009, ABC performed The Lexicon of Love album live at the Royal Albert Hall , accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra . Anne Dudley of Art of Noise , who arranged and played keyboards on the original record, conducted the performance. A music review in
3120-540: The US dance chart. Martin Fry also collaborated with M People in 1991 on their first album, Northern Soul , recording vocals for the song "Life". However, when the album was re-released in 1992, and again in 1995, this track was omitted. After a six-year hiatus, ABC released the album Skyscraping , an homage to several of his musical heroes, including David Bowie , Roxy Music and the Sex Pistols . With Glenn Gregory of Heaven 17 and Keith Lowndes contributing to
3198-643: The US saw them associated with the Second British Invasion . ABC continue to tour and released a ninth studio album, The Lexicon of Love II , in 2016. ABC has its roots in Vice Versa , a Sheffield band formed in 1977 by synthesizer players Stephen Singleton and Mark White . Their debut gig was as the support to Wire at the Outlook club in Sheffield. They founded their own label, Neutron Records, releasing
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3276-486: The album itself were less successful. During this period, the duo worked on a couple of outside productions aimed at the house music scene. One was Paul Rutherford 's ( Frankie Goes to Hollywood ) solo album and first single release; the other was for Lizzie Tear on the duo's own Neutron label. In 1990, the band released a greatest hits compilation album , Absolutely . This covered all of ABC's albums up until 1990 and featured most of their singles. The compilation made
3354-606: The album were released: "West End Pad" (UK No. 25), " Waterloo Sunset " - a cover of The Kinks ' song (UK No. 11), and her last solo single, "When Your Dreams Turn to Dust" (UK No. 43). In 2001, Kylie Minogue had a worldwide hit with the Dennis and Rob Davis penned song " Can't Get You Out of My Head ". The following year Dennis won the Best Dance Recording Grammy for writing " Come into My World ". She followed that up with Britney Spears 's hit song " Toxic " which also won
3432-412: The beatbox work for the album. After a hiatus, during which Fry was being treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma , he and White reconvened ABC as a duo, releasing the album Alphabet City in 1987. The album returned them to the UK Top 10 for the first time in five years, peaking at No. 7. It featured " When Smokey Sings ", a tribute to Smokey Robinson , which narrowly missed the UK Top 10. The song did give
3510-648: The biggest selling music acts in North America ( Kelly Clarkson , Carrie Underwood , and Daughtry ) were all managed by Fuller. In October 2016, Fuller announced a joint venture with the 4 original members of the Swedish supergroup ABBA to create a new digital ABBA. In August 2020, BBC News announced that Fuller had signed an exclusive agreement with tech firm TikTok to create a new TikTok supergroup. Fuller owns significant stakes in several British fashion businesses including Victoria Beckham Ltd. In 2006, Fuller brokered
3588-541: The business to CKX, Inc. in a cash and stock deal worth over $ 200 million in March 2005. In 2008 the company delivered a profit of $ 92.5 million (£66m) into the parent company. Fuller became a director of CKX, a position which gave him creative control over all of CKX's assets including the Elvis Presley Estate , Muhammad Ali 's business interests, and other rights properties, until January 2010 when he started
3666-513: The compilation album The Essential ABC - featuring songs and remixes from the first five albums - entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 62. On 9 June 2022 ABC released the vinyl-only single "Look Good Tonite"/"Sixty Seconds Later" in the UK. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of The Lexicon of Love , the band performed at Sheffield City Hall on 21 June 2022. The show was recorded for future release on CD and DVD. In January 2023,
3744-526: The deal for 19 Entertainment to purchase a majority share in Storm Model Management . In 2008, after assembling a highly qualified creative team Fuller launched the Victoria Beckham dress collection at New York Fashion Week . Since then, Victoria Beckham Limited has grown to become a best-selling high-end fashion brand, stocked in over 400 outlets around the world and winning Brand of The Year at
3822-412: The earlier ensemble Vice Versa . The band's classic formation featured Martin Fry as the lead vocalist, Mark White on guitar and keyboards, Stephen Singleton playing the saxophone, and David Palmer behind the drums. ABC achieved ten UK and five US top 40 hit singles between 1981 and 1990, and their 1982 debut studio album, The Lexicon of Love , was a UK number one. Their early-1980s success in
3900-434: The early 1990s. The three solo hits were: " Just Another Dream " (UK No. 13, US No. 9, Australia No. 14), which featured D Mob on backing vocals ; a cover of the Wish and Fonda Rae 1984 club hit " Touch Me (All Night Long) " (UK No. 5, US No. 2, Australia No. 16), which is probably her most remembered hit to date; and " Too Many Walls " (UK No. 17, US No. 8, Australia No. 57). "Touch Me (All Night Long)" stayed at No. 2 on
3978-445: The episode, not to feature D Mob) and "Touch Me (All Night Long)". In Japan, the album was called Into the Skyline +1 , and featured three extra tracks : "Nothing Moves Me", a previous B-side , and two tracks that were both released as singles, "It's My Style", and "Love's a Cradle". She also provided background vocals on PM Dawn 's US Top 10 and UK Top 20 hit "Looking through Patient Eyes", released in 1993. In that same year, she sang
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#17329198266364056-494: The family moved to Accra, Ghana where his father was the headmaster of the British Military School, Burma Camp. The family moved back to Hastings , East Sussex, where Simon's father became headmaster of the school he attended. He has two brothers, Kim and Mark. Fuller began his career in 1981 at Chrysalis Music Limited in the UK, where he signed Madonna 's first hit 'Holiday' to the company. He started his own management company in 1985, 19 Entertainment , eventually selling
4134-405: The final album. From The Lexicon of Love era, the band's own, pre- Trevor Horn demos of 'All of My Heart' have come to light, along with a reel entitled '4 Ever 2 Gether – The Outtake, Starring Martin Fry as Ken Dodd'". In October 2015, Fry announced that he was working on a new ABC album. "It's going to be a take on The Lexicon of Love , but all these years on. I'm a man in my fifties now with
4212-463: The first time in over twenty years. Singleton and White opted not to participate. Following a tour of the United States in May and June 2006, Fry and Palmer, together with session keyboardist Chuck Kentis, put together a new ABC album, Traffic . It was released on 28 April 2008. Gary Langan , who worked on The Lexicon of Love and Beauty Stab , mixed and produced the album. The first single, "The Very First Time", debuted on BBC Radio 2 in January,
4290-432: The group their biggest hit in the US, where it peaked at number 5 in September. The album also spawned " The Night You Murdered Love " (UK No. 31) and " King Without a Crown " (UK No. 44) as singles. In 1989, the duo issued Up , their fifth and final PolyGram studio album. This time experimenting with house music , ABC scored a minor UK hit with the single " One Better World ". A second single, " The Real Thing ", and
4368-456: The latter peaked at number two and remains her signature song. It was followed by the albums Into the Skyline (1992) and Am I the Kinda Girl? (1996), her final release, which included a cover of the Kinks ' " Waterloo Sunset " that reached number 11 in the UK. Dennis pivoted to songwriting in the 2000s and became renowned for her work, scoring eight UK number ones, winning six Ivor Novello Awards and two Grammys . Her co-credits include
4446-478: The latter was credited to D Mob with Dennis. The album got to No. 8 in the UK Albums Chart, whilst in the US Billboard Hot 100, "You Lied to Me" was a Top 40 hit - her final American Top 40 single as a performer - and "Irresistible" made the Adult Contemporary Top 10; however, the album never charted. Dennis experienced a brief peak of fame, making a cameo in Beverly Hills, 90210 singing the songs "Moments of Love" (a minor US Adult Contemporary chart hit), "Why" (in
4524-533: The multi-platinum singles " Can't Get You Out of My Head " by Kylie Minogue , " Toxic " by Britney Spears, and " I Kissed a Girl " by Katy Perry . In 2004, Dennis was listed 66th in the Q list of the 100 most influential people in music. In 2006, she won the UK music industry's Woman of the Year Award. Educated at Taverham High School , as a teenager she was spotted recording Stevie Wonder -influenced demos at The Kitchen in Norwich with her father (himself an experienced musician and local restaurateur) on piano. At
4602-465: The music business with a performance at London's Mighty Hoopla Festival. In 2020 and 2021, Dennis wrote for Now United and collaborated with composer Will Gregory on the soundtrack for the BBC/Discovery Channel docuseries, Serengeti . Dennis has written a number of award-winning songs and international hit singles. Her first success was with "Bumper to Bumper", the B-side to the Spice Girls' hit " Wannabe ". Dennis continued this success by co-writing
4680-455: The name "Eden") and David Yarritu in the band's new line-up. Russell Powell had been a member of the original line-up of the pre-ABC band, Vice Versa. According to an article published on 7 March 1997, she 'chickened out' of Vice Versa's first live gig, and the job as frontman went to Fry. The Fry-White-Russell Powell-Yarritu line-up recorded the album How to Be a ... Zillionaire! , released in 1985. The band's chart success dwindled further in
4758-419: The new year, Singleton and White were joined by Mark Lickley on bass and David Robinson on drums. The band's first single, " Tears Are Not Enough ", made the UK top 20 in 1981. Soon afterwards, Robinson left the band and was replaced by David Palmer; Lickley departed shortly thereafter and was not replaced. In 1982, the band released their debut studio album The Lexicon of Love , which reached number one on
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#17329198266364836-400: The project and so the 12" single for "That Was Then but This Is Now" featured the disclaimer "This record is exactly the same as the 7" version. The choice is yours." Singleton left the band shortly after the release of Beauty Stab as a result of Fry and White's reluctance to spend much time touring the band's material. Fry and White then enlisted the services of Fiona Russell Powell (under
4914-482: The sessions and songwriting, the album was commercially unsuccessful though a single, " Stranger Things ", reached No. 57 in the UK. Two other singles, " Rolling Sevens " and " Skyscraping ", did not chart. In 1999, ABC released their first live album, The Lexicon of Live . The album covered most of their major hits. Although Fry was the only member left, he had a backing band and adorned the album cover in his famed gold lamé suit. Look of Love – The Very Best of ABC
4992-468: The seventh season of American Idol in May 2008 and when Fuller re-launched the show in 2011 for its 10th season ratings climbed 20% for the finale event. 122.4 million votes were cast, a record for a reality TV show. In 2005, Fuller, along with co-creator Nigel Lythgoe , launched So You Think You Can Dance on the Fox network in the US. The show grew over 16 seasons to become a regular summer hit. In 2012, Simon Fuller's XIX Entertainment created
5070-410: The show created a blueprint for the teen-oriented television musicals that followed, including Glee and High School Musical . In 2001, Fuller created Pop Idol , a prime time TV show on British television that Maggie Brown in The Guardian states "became a seminal reality/entertainment format". The show produced instant No 1 chart hits, including for Will Young , whose single " Evergreen "
5148-422: The success of their debut. Their second album, Beauty Stab , was released in November 1983, produced by Gary Langan who was the engineer on The Lexicon of Love . It performed poorly in comparison to its predecessor, peaking at No. 12. The first single from the album, " That Was Then but This Is Now ", briefly appeared in the UK top 20, followed by a top 40 showing for " SOS ". The band eschewed remixes for
5226-450: The time she was working for Norwich Union . In 1986, Simon Fuller signed Dennis when she was 17 to his company 19 Management and his label Polydor , and this began a career-long association that has seen Dennis provide songs for many Fuller-related artists and projects. Dennis achieved her first success as a vocalist with D Mob , when their single " C'mon and Get My Love " (which was credited as "introducing" Dennis) reached No. 15 in
5304-467: The winner of the British music competition reality show Pop Idol , and his runner-up Gareth Gates . Dennis wrote the theme song to the television series American Idol . She wrote several songs for former S Club 7 member Rachel Stevens including " Sweet Dreams My LA Ex ", and also two songs for Phil Roy , one of which was on the soundtrack for the film As Good as It Gets starring Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt . According to news reports, Dennis
5382-516: Was A playlisted by BBC Radio 2. The release of "Viva Love" was accompanied by a video directed by Julien Temple , who also worked with the band on the Mantrap and Poison Arrow videos, which the new video references. The album was released in the UK and the US on 27 May 2016 and entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 5, the first time ABC had reached the Top 5 since the original Lexicon of Love album in 1982. "The Flames Of Desire" and "Ten Below Zero" were released as follow-up singles. Both were added to
5460-418: Was added to the station's "A" playlist for the week beginning 29 March and was released as a music download track on 1 April. On 1 September 2007, ABC performed a set with other 1980s acts at Retrofest at Culzean Castle in Ayrshire , Scotland. This appearance included a rendition of " Addicted to Love ", with Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet and Peter Cox of Go West . In the summer of 2008, ABC toured
5538-416: Was certified as the most successful British music manager of all time by Billboard magazine. He has managed the career of Annie Lennox since the release of her multi-platinum album Diva in 1991. He has managed hit songwriters and producers, including Cathy Dennis , who first met Fuller as the singer of D Mob in the 1980s. Under Fuller's guidance, Dennis became the UK's No. 1 female songwriter with
5616-667: Was named by NME magazine in 2012 as the "biggest selling single of the century" in the UK. Fuller sold Pop Idol around the world, and he has been credited with creating the world's most valuable TV format with a value of over $ 8 billion made up of revenue from sponsors, merchandising, telephone, music sales, broadcast and advertising sources. In the US, American Idol became a No.1 rated show. The show made stars of its presenter Ryan Seacrest as well as Simon Cowell , Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul as well as many of its performers including Kelly Clarkson , Carrie Underwood and others. Over 30 million viewers saw David Cook win
5694-612: Was nominated for a Primetime EMMY Award In February 2023, Fuller created a fictional anthropomorphic animal band/dance troupe, The Meeps, whose debut single is "Love Louder". Fuller came to prominence in the 1990s for managing the pop group the Spice Girls . He has managed acts including Victoria Beckham , Annie Lennox , S Club 7 , Now United , Steven Tyler , Amy Winehouse , Carrie Underwood , Kelly Clarkson , Will Young , Emma Bunton , Any Gabrielly , The Future X , Lisa Marie Presley and many more in addition to sports icons Lewis Hamilton and Andy Murray . In 2008, Fuller
5772-519: Was reissued (belatedly) for its 40th anniversary with special vinyl editions and an SDE-exclusive blu-ray audio, No. 12 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series. Renowned musician, songwriter and producer Steven Wilson remixed the classic album in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and stereo for this special reissue, which was also made available on streaming platforms. The album (re)entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 48. Former members ABC had three number-one hits on
5850-550: Was released in 2001. Although essentially a reissue of the 1990 greatest hits compilation Absolutely , the album featured two new songs by Fry, "Peace and Tranquility" and "Blame". A companion DVD, along with a bonus disc of remixes, was also released. In 2004, the VH1 show Bands Reunited attempted to get the band's classic line-up of Fry, White, Singleton and Palmer together for a reunion concert. Fry and Palmer appeared and played together (with help from Nick Beggs of Kajagoogoo ) for
5928-683: Was still a member of the band), and " All of My Heart ". Several high-concept music videos were made, including the long-form spy pastiche "Mantrap" by Julien Temple . Following the culmination of the Lexicon of Love tour, Palmer joined the Yellow Magic Orchestra for a series of tour dates; shortly thereafter Fry, White and Singleton decided to reconvene in order to commence work on their next album, leading Palmer to depart ABC in order to honour his commitments to Yellow Magic Orchestra's tour. The remaining members found it difficult to follow up on
6006-540: Was still the Prince of Wales at the time, who also thanked Fuller for his support of the Prince's charity The Prince's Trust . Fuller's first broadcast venture was Miami 7 , a scripted TV drama starring the British pop group S Club 7 screened by BBC / Fox Kids in 100+ territories around the world. Miami 7 launched the careers of several stars including Rachel Stevens , Jon Lee , Holly Willoughby , and Ben Barnes , and
6084-578: Was working on a new album under the name Sexcassettes, which she planned to release in 2008. She has collaborated with Mark Ronson on his album, The Business . As of 2015, Dennis became a vocal affiliate with Galantis by first performing, uncredited, on their debut album Pharmacy on the tracks " Runaway (U & I) " and "Louder, Harder, Better". She later co-wrote their song " Love on Me " from their second album The Aviary and sang on five songs from their 2019 album Church . In 2019, Dennis returned to performing. She celebrated her 30th anniversary in
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