| Blue Rondo à la Turk | |
|---|---|
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop music |
| Years active | 1981–1984[1] |
| Labels | Virgin; Diable Noir |
| Associated acts | Matt Bianco |
| Past members | |
| Mark Reilly Chris Sullivan Moses Mount Bassie Mick "Lloyd" Bynoe Art Collins Geraldo d'Arbilly Kito Poncioni Christos Tolera Tholo Peter Tsegona Daniel White |
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Blue Rondo à la Turk was an early 1980s British pop group, which featured Chris Sullivan on vocals and Mark Reilly on guitar. Other band members were Moses Mount Bassie (saxophone), Mick "Lloyd" Bynoe (drums), Art Collins (saxophone), Geraldo d'Arbilly (percussion), Kito Poncioni (bass), Christos Tolera (vocals), Tholo Peter Tsegona (trumpet), and Daniel White (keyboards).[1] They had two singles in the UK Singles Chart.[2]
The first was called "Me and Mr Sanchez", which was released on the Virgin Records label. It entered the UK singles chart on 14 November 1981, and reached number 40; it was in the top 40 for four weeks. Their second chart success was "Klactoveesedstein", which entered the chart on 13 March 1982 and reached number 50, remaining in the top 100 for 24 weeks. Two other singles followed from the Chewing the Fat album, "Carioca", which failed to chart , and "Heavens Are Crying", that also failed to make an impact on the top 75. "Me and Mr Sanchez" was number one in Brazil for three months and was the theme tune for the 1982 World Cup.
They also released an album, Chewing the Fat, which appeared in the UK Albums Chart. Released on the Diable Noir label, it entered the chart on 6 November 1982. It remained in the chart for six weeks.[2] Their follow-up album, Bees Knees and Chicken Elbows, was released in 1984, but the band had already broken up.[1]
Reilly, Poncioni and White went on to form Matt Bianco.[3]
Roberts,D (ed) (2003) Guinness British Hit Singles (16th ed.)