Effective period / Period of releases: 1981 - 2008

Members: Dave Barker (4), Paul Arnall, Sarah Simmonds, Kevin Davies (3), Bob Fawcett

UK new wave / indie rock / synth-pop group formed by Paul Arnall in Nottingham in 1978 as Fantastic The Feedback, under which name they recorded a demo tape. By late 1978 they had been renamed The Fatal Charm, and the following year dropped the definite article to become simply Fatal Charm.

Recorded for a variety of labels between 1979-89. Lineup in 1981 was Sarah Simmonds, Paul Arnall, David Barker, Kevin Davies and Kevin Gallagher. The core unit of Arnall and Simmons still perform live as Fatal Charm occasionally as of 2012.