{{Short description|British soul band}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Kandidate | image = | caption = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = United Kingdom | genre = {{flat list| *Soul }} | years_active = 1975–1983 | instrument = | label = RAK Records | past_members = Ferdi Morris<br/>Teeroy Morris<br/>St Lloyd Phillips<br/>Alex Bruce<br/>Phil Fearon<br/>Bob Collins<br/>Jascha Tambiuttu }} '''Kandidate''' was a British soul band consisting of Ferdi Morris (bass and backing vocals), Teeroy Morris (keyboards and lead vocals), St Lloyd Phillips (drums), Alex Bruce (percussion), Phil Fearon (lead guitar and backing vocals), Bob Collins (guitar/percussion/vocals), and Jascha Tambimuttu (rhythm guitar and backing vocals).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Betts |first1=Graham |title=Complete UK Hit Singles |date=2004 |publisher=Collins |location=UK |page=416}}</ref>
==Overview==
The band was signed to Vulcan Records, an offshoot of Trojan Records, in 1975;<ref>{{cite journal |title=Artists sign with Vulcan |journal=Thanet Times |date=16 December 1975 |page=12}}</ref> it was made up of members of two previous bands, Hot Wax (who became Hi Tension) and 70% Proof.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kandidate |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/kandidate/434023988 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=22 February 2025}}</ref> Although the band's sole single for Vulcan, "I'm Coming (Wait For Me)", failed to chart, the band attracted the attention of Mickie Most, who signed it up to his RAK Records label.
Kandidate released five singles for RAK, four of which made the UK singles charts. Its best position came with "I Don't Wanna Lose You", boosted by its use on the soundtrack of the film Sunburn.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-Sunburn-The-Original-Soundtrack-Album-From/master/819909|title=Various – Sunburn (The Original Soundtrack Album From...)|publisher=discogs.com|accessdate=2025-02-22}}</ref>
In 1981, after a hiatus to allow the members to concentrate on songwriting,<ref>{{cite journal |title=Kandidate |journal=Record Business |date=29 June 1981 |volume=3 |issue=15 |page=33}}</ref> the band left RAK for Polydor Records,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jasper |first1=Tony |title=Most likely Kandidate |journal=Manchester Evening News |date=23 October 1981 |page=16}}</ref> and released two further singles, neither of which charted. The band's proposed debut album, ''Positives'', mentioned on the sleeve of the "I Want to Be Yours" single, was shelved when the group split up following these two failures. Phil Fearon formed the band Galaxy.<ref>{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 197}}</ref>
==Discography==
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" |- |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Single ! scope="col" colspan="2"|Peak chart positions |- ! style="width:45px;"|<small>UK</small><br><ref>{{cite web |title=Kandidate |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17087/kandidate/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=22 February 2025}}</ref> ! style="width:45px;"|<small>IRE</small><br><ref>{{cite web |title=The Irish Charts |url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement |website=The Irish Charts |access-date=22 February 2025}}</ref> |- | 1975 | "I'm Coming (Wait for Me)" | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- | 1978 | "Don't Wanna Say Goodnight" | {{center|47}} | {{center|14}} |- | rowspan="2"| 1979 | "I Don't Wanna Lose You" | {{center|11}} | {{center|15}} |- | "Girls Girls Girls" | {{center|34}} | {{center|26}} |- | rowspan="2"| 1980 | "I'm Young/Go To Work On You" | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- | "Let Me Rock You" | {{center|58}} | {{center|—}} |- |- | 1981 | "I Want to Be Yours" | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- | 1982 | "Can't Say Bye" (featuring Viscount Oliver) | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} |- | colspan="4" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kandidate}} Category:British soul musical groups Category:British rhythm and blues musical groups