Background
The group came to prominence in the summer of 1982 when the series first aired in the UK and a single "Hi Fidelity" reached No.5. Along with this an album was released: The Kids from "Fame", which reached No.1 for 12 weeks. A series of singles and albums followed over the next 12 months with songs taken from the show's first three seasons. By the summer of 1983, interest in the show was beginning to wane and the releases abruptly stopped, although the TV series carried on for a number of years.
The main vocalists of the group were Debbie Allen (as Lydia), Valerie Landsburg (as Doris), Erica Gimpel (as Coco), Carlo Imperato (as Danny), Gene Anthony Ray (as Leroy), Lee Curreri (as Bruno), Lori Singer (as Julie) and P.R. Paul (as Montgomery).
In 2008, television presenter Justin Lee Collins travelled to America to unite various members of the group in a show titled Bring Back...Fame. They spoke of their success as a group in the UK and their live shows, and revealed that Erica Gimpel quit the group during the tour due to the pressures. Lansburg also talked about her surprise at the success of "Hi Fidelity". Curreri spoke about the music, saying that he was the only member to contribute to the writing of the songs and the only member to play an instrument on the recordings (synthesizer). However, Lori Singer also played the cello on some of the recordings. The show was transmitted on 27 December 2008.
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