Scarlet Fantastic

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Scarlet Fantastic
OriginUnited Kingdom
Genres Dance-pop
Years active1987–1991, 2016-present
Labels Arista Records
MembersMaggie De Monde
Past membersRick P. Jones

Scarlet Fantastic are a British pop act, originally active in the 1980s as a duo consisting of Maggie K. De Monde [1] and Rick P. Jones. The duo were former members of pop trio Swans Way, who had a hit with "Soul Train" in 1984. [2] Scarlet Fantastic reached the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart only once, with October 1987 single "No Memory", a song which would become popular a few years later on the rave and Ibiza dance music scenes. [3]

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Since No Memory was a hit, De Monde has performed with her band The Mighty K, [4] released the album Union as part of the duo Maggie & Martin, and has made guest appearances on various projects including Empire State Human and glean. [5]

In 2016, Maggie De Monde resurrected the Scarlet Fantastic name with the release of her album Reverie and the Beyond Pluto EP. [6] In 2021, Scarlet Fantastic released the singles "Better Day" [7] [8] [9] and "Make Way For Love" (produced by HiFi Sean Dickson of The Soup Dragons) [10] [11] as tasters for a new album with tracks co-written with John L. Walters of 1980s band Landscape. By 2025, Scarlet Fantastic had signed to Last Night From Glasgow with an album From Montreal To Rotherham due in March 2026.

Discography

Singles

Albums

References

  1. "Maggie K de Monde | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.co.uk.
  2. "In Conversation: Maggie K De Monde". 1 June 2016.
  3. "Scarlet Fantastic". www.scarletfantastic.com.
  4. "mightyk music - the official Mighty K website". Mightykmusic.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. "Glean". 15 October 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. "Scarlet Fantastic - Discography". Scarlet-fantastic.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  7. "Eastbourne's Scarlet Fantastic back with a song to catch the mood". www.eastbourneherald.co.uk.
  8. "Scarlet Fantastic preview new album with brand new track 'Better Day'".
  9. "Video Of The Week #186: Scarlet Fantastic - Better Day". 25 February 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Scarlet Fantastic Home page". www.scarlet-fantastic.co.uk.
  11. "Scarlet Fantastic release new single 'Make Way For Love'".
  12. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 484. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.