The Fontana label was launched by Philips Phonografische Industrie (PPI) in 1957. It was used to market recordings licensed from Epic outside of the US, later it expanded to other US labels.It was launched in the UK in 1958 and in France in 1956 (as a variety label). In September 1964, PPI's US affiliate, Mercury Record Corporation, introduced the label in the US for international recordings, although it eventually became a mainstream pop label.

Sublabels: "Punch" Jazz Series, All Time Fontana Hits, Après Minuit, Attention!, Ballet Series, Colisée, Collection Classiques, Concerto In Stereo, Die Welt Der Stars Und Hits, Double Value Album, Fontana Argento, Fontana Cinéma, Fontana Especial, Fontana Gran Gala, Fontana International, Fontana Jazz, Fontana New Jazz Series, Fontana Special, Fontana Spezial, Fontana Surprise, Fontana Vanguard Series, Fortune Series, Géants Du Jazz, Gold Label Series, Grandioso Serie, Hammond Hitparade, Hörkiste, Jazz Club Series, Jazz Life, Kaleidoscope, Le Cercle Musical, Living Presence Stereo, Livre Disque, Made In England, Masters Of Art, Music For The Millions, No Tempo Dos Bons Tempos, O Prestígio De:, Plaisir Du Jazz, Poll Winners Jazz, Popular Jazz Series, Reflection, Série Autógrafos De Sucesso, Série Hit, Siera, Sounds Like Hits, Sounds Of Jazz, Spiritual - Gospel - Folk-Blues, Tanz Mit!, The Legendary Bix Beiderbecke, Treasures Of North-American Negro Music, Trésors, Von Mädchen, Meeren Und Matrosen, Weekend, Weltserie, White Heather, Wickie Und Die Starken Männer

Motherlabel: Universal Music Group