The group's first single, a cover version of Dan Hartman's 1970s hit, "Instant Replay", was produced by Nigel Wright and re-mixed by Pete Hammond from PWL.
In January 1990, it entered the UK singles chart and peaked at No.10 in February, giving the duo attention from the pop press.
He had also appeared as a contestant in the BBC's Song for Europe competition and played Fred in the children's ITV drama series 'Henry's Leg'.
[1] The band's follow up, "One Thing Leads to Another", was produced by Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW), and reached number 81.
Varney went on to release some solo singles which proved unsuccessful and then composed the UK entry for the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest, "Say It Again".