Fanfare Records was a British record label that was founded by Iain Burton (dancer in The Young Generation, manager of Arlene Phillips and co-founder of Hot Gossip) and Simon Cowell (which made Cowell's first break in the music industry).
In the 1980s, the company launched, and the first release was "Don't Beat Around The Bush" by Hot Gossip in 1984.
[2] This was after the departure of Sarah Brightman, and the new incarnation of the band which included Sinitta, prior to her recording solo with Fanfare.
The next release was "I Believe in Dreams" by Jackie Rawe,[3] an artist previously part of the band Shakatak.
[4] The following year, however, Sinitta teamed up with Stock Aitken Waterman who wrote and produced her hits "Toy Boy" (no.
[4] Other releases on the label included a brief Gloria Gaynor revival with her recording of "Be Soft With Me Tonight", remixed by Stock Aitken Waterman which did not chart, the group Mystic issued "Ritmo De La Roche", whilst Rondò Veneziano failed to chart with "Venice in Peril".
The follow ups were less successful, although her cover of Robert Knight's "Love on a Mountain Top" made no.