The band was signed to Vulcan Records, an offshoot of
Trojan Records, in 1975; it was made up of members of two previous bands, Hot Wax (who became
Hi Tension) and 70% Proof. 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. In 1981, after a hiatus to allow the members to concentrate on songwriting, the band left RAK for
Polydor Records, 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.{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums ==Discography==