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, England. They consisted of Cheryl Parker (vocalist, guitarist) and Jo Youle (pianist, keyboardist, vocalist). The group originally had a third member, Joanna Fox (flautist, vocalist), but she left before the band had any major success.

Career

Parker, Youle and Fox met at secondary school and started playing together locally around Hull as Cheap Day Return with bass-player Ed Clark in the late 1980s. Trimming down to a trio, the three girls moved to London in 1991 and signed a publishing deal with Chrysalis Music some months later. In 1992, they signed to independent record label Haven Records and released two singles that year: "Piccadilly in the Rain (I'll Be There)" and "Shine on Me Now", neither of which charted. In 1993, they signed to

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, and started recording their debut album. The first single, "I Really Like the Idea", was released in 1994, but it failed to chart. Fox left the band after the release of this single, and Parker and Youle carried on as a duo. The duo's next single, " Independent Love Song", was released in late 1994 and became their biggest hit, peaking at number 12 in the UK in January 1995. This success earned the duo a guest spot on the

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's '' A Song for Europe 1995'' contest. This was followed by their debut album ''Naked'', which was released in February 1995, and peaked at number 59. Although Joanna Fox was no longer part of the group, she received a backing vocalist credit on the album. The group's next UK single, "I Wanna Be Free (To Be With Him)", became a minor hit (UK No. 21), whilst the next single release, "Love Hangover", did not achieve the same success (UK No. 54). In 1996, Scarlet issued a new single, "Bad Girl", but this also stalled at number 54. Their second album, ''Chemistry'', missed the

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completely, and after this relative failure their record label

dropped the band and they went their separate ways. "Independent Love Song" can be found on the soundtrack to the film ''

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Discography

Albums

* ''Naked'' (1995) – UK No. 59 * ''Chemistry'' (1996)

Singles

* "Piccadilly in the Rain (I'll Be There)" (1992) * "Shine on Me Now" (1992) * "I Really Like the Idea" (1994) * " Independent Love Song" (1995) – UK No. 12 * "I Wanna Be Free (To Be with Him)" (1995) – UK No. 21 * "Love Hangover" (1995) – UK No. 54 * "Bad Girl" (1996) – UK No. 54

References

External links

Fan site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scarlet (band) Musical groups established in 1992 English indie pop groups English pop rock music groups English soft rock music groups Musical groups disestablished in 1996 English rock music duos English pop music duos Female musical duos Musical groups from Kingston upon Hull English all-female bands Soft rock duos Warner Music Group artists