Tight Fit are an English pop group who had several hits in the early 1980s, including a UK No.1 for three weeks with their cover version of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in 1982.
The medley included a voice-over by the DJ Emperor Rosko and became a hit in the summer, reaching No.4 in the UK Singles Chart.
[2] Instead of the session singers who sang on the record, actor/singers including Lowri-Ann Richards and Robert Pereno were hired to front the group when Tight Fit first appeared on BBC TV's music show Top of the Pops.
Two new female singers, Vicky Pemberton and Carol Stevens, were promptly employed to take their place, and the group released another single, "I'm Undecided" – a song from the album, with new vocals.
[citation needed] The following year, Tight Fit released one more single – a cover of Stephen Stills' "Love the One You're With".
Grant released solo singles "Conviction" (with Earlene Bentley) and "Run for Cover", and in 1986 joined a male three-piece group, Splash!.
It has been suggested the rumour originated in a mix-up with Jimmy McShane, the front-man of Baltimora who died in 1995, due to the similarity of the image each portrayed in their most well-known hit.
In 2008, members Denise Gyngell and Julie Harris reformed Tight Fit as a touring band, playing in nightclubs around Britain.
In December 2021 the trio released a single called "Fallout", produced by Matt Pop, which is a preview for a new album due to be issued in 2022.
[12][13] On the band's website it is stated Grant, Gyngell and Harris hold the trademark to the name Tight Fit in relation to all music and publishing.