Richard Fairbrass
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| Background information | |
| Born |
22 September 1953 Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England |
| Genres | Pop, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer and TV presenter |
| Years active | 1984 – Present |
| Associated acts | Right Said Fred |
| Website | www.rightsaidfred.com |
Richard Peter John Fairbrass (born 22 September 1953) is an English singer, bassist and TV presenter, best known as lead singer of the pop group Right Said Fred, which spawned a huge hit in the 1990s with the single "I'm Too Sexy". He has won two awards alongside his band at the Ivor Novello Awards.
Before forming his own band, Richard was a bassist who had played with several prominent artists, including Boy George. In 1984 he appeared in Jazzin' for Blue Jean, a David Bowie video, as the bass player.
In the late 1980s Richard joined with his brother Fred to form Right Said Fred. The Fairbrass brothers performed as a duo for a brief period touring in New York. Guitarist Rob Manzoli joined them in 1990.
During the band's heyday, Madonna publicly expressed (in front of sixty million viewers of America’s Arsenio Hall Show) her desire to go to bed with Richard.
In 1994 he was joint winner of Rear of the Year with Mandy Smith. Following this, Fairbrass co-hosted (with Rhona Cameron) a TV series aimed at an LGBT audience called Gaytime TV (1995–1999) on BBC Two. He also co-presented a game show The Desert Forges with Gabrielle Richens on Channel 5 in 2001.
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