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Bucks Fizz
Bucks Fizz on stage in 1983
Bucks Fizz on stage in 1983
Background information
Origin United Kingdom
Genre(s) Pop, Dance, Dreampop, pop-rock, MOR, AOR
Years active 1981–present
Label(s) RCA, Polydor
Website Bucks Fizz The Early Years

Bucks Fizz are a British pop group, formed in 1981 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest that year. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic Dream pop is a type of Alternative rock that originated in Britain in the early 1980s when bands like Cocteau Twins, The Chameleons, The Passions Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986 Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland They won with "Making Your Mind Up" and went on to have a successful pop career. "Making Your Mind Up" is a song by British pop group Bucks Fizz who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981. They were made up of four members, two male and two female with the gimmick that they were all blond.

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Career

Early career

On 11 March 1981, Bobby G (or Gee, actually Gubby), Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston, a virtually unknown group beat seven other artists to win 'A Song for Europe', the United Kingdom selection show for the Eurovision Song Contest. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Bobby G (also known as Bobby Gee) (born Robert Alan Gubby, 23 August 1953 in Epsom, Surrey) is a member of pop group Cheryl Baker (born Rita Maria Crudgington, on 8 March 1954, in Bethnal Green, London) is an English Television presenter Mike Nolan (born Michael Nolan 7 December 1954) is a singer and was one of the four original members of the British pop group Jay Aston (born 4 May 1961, London) is a singer who was formerly with the British pop group, Bucks Fizz The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located They followed the classic and successful 'two male — two female' Eurovision line-up established by ABBA. The group were put together by producer/writing combo Nichola Martin and Andy Hill especially for this performance. Baker had formerly been a member of the group Co-Co, who came 11th at the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest with the UK entry "The Bad Old Days”. Co-Co were a five piece British band who represented the UK for the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, staged at the Palais de Congrès in The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd edition series and was held on April 22, 1978 in Paris.

Bucks Fizz then went on to represent the UK at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland. The Eurovision Song Contest 1981 was the 26th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 4, 1981 at the Simmonscourt Pavilion of the Royal Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world They performed "Making Your Mind Up", which featured a famous skirt-ripping dance routine and won the Eurovision Song Contest by a margin of just four points. "Making Your Mind Up" is a song by British pop group Bucks Fizz who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981. They produced further hit singles and albums in the early 1980s. "Making Your Mind Up" was a Number One Hit for the group in nine different countries.

Post Eurovision success

The Eurovision win was promptly followed by a further two Top 20 hits in the UK, "Piece of the Action" and "One Of Those Nights". Piece of the Action is the name of the 2nd single by pop group Bucks Fizz. After winning Eurovision, the group built on their success with other awards and accolades. In November 1981, they won the Best Song Award at the Yamaha Song Contest in Tokyo with the song "Another Night".

Their next single released in November 1981, "The Land of Make Believe" reached number one, as did "My Camera Never Lies". " The Land of Make Believe " is a song produced by Andy Hill for Bucks Fizz, with music by Hill and lyrics by ex- King Crimson member Peter My Camera Never Lies is a popular song by Bucks Fizz. Written by Andy Hill and Nichola Martin and produced by Andy Hill My Camera Never Lies was the They were the first British act of the 1980s to score 3 number ones within a 12 month period. They toured extensively in 1981 and 1982. Further success followed in May with the group's second studio album 'Are You Ready' which went Gold immediately. Attempting diversity a ballad was released 'Now Those Days Are Gone' which reached number eight in the UK charts. Success continued with the release of the singles 'If You Can't Stand The Heat', 'Run For Your Life' and 'When We Were Young'. Bucks Fizz's third studio album 'Hand Cut' was released in 1983 with intricate harmonies, booming choruses and perfect pop. Finally the year was topped off with the release of their Greatest Hits album which went gold and featured new songs 'London Town' and 'Rules of the Game'.

Nolan accident

1984 was to be an eventful year. Bucks Fizz toured the UK again on a seven week sell out tour. The group had yet another hit with their version of The Romantics song 'Talking In Your Sleep'. This was closely followed by the critically acclaimed fourth studio album, 'I Hear Talk'. The title track was also a hit as a single in the UK and a club hit in the USA. This also prompted some extra live sell out shows at the end of the year in which fate was to deal the group a devastating blow. After the Newcastle gig Bucks Fizz were involved in a horrific coach crash which resulted in the serious injury of Mike Nolan, which included head injuries. Nolan proceeded to make a full recovery.

First band member leaves

Jay Aston became the first band member to leave the group which was the first in many transformations in the group's make-up. Jay Aston (born 4 May 1961, London) is a singer who was formerly with the British pop group, Bucks Fizz She departed in June 1985 and was replaced by Shelley Preston following auditions at The Prince of Wales Theatre which were widely reported in the media (Preston was interviewed for a news feature by TV-am whilst queueing for her audition). Shelley Preston (born May 14, 1964 in Hillingdon, London, England) is a singer who is most famous for being the new girl when she TV-am was a Breakfast television station that broadcast to the United Kingdom from 1 February 1983 to 31 December 1992. The group then promoted the current single 'You and Your Heart So Blue' on shows such as Wogan with Preston, even though the record featured Jay Aston's vocals (neither Aston nor Preston were featured in the promotional video for the song, although Aston had performed the single with the group on Tyne Tees Television's Razzamatazz programme a few days prior to her departure). Razzamatazz was a music based children's television programme which ran on ITV between 02 June 1981 and 02 January 1987 The John Parr/Meatloaf penned single 'Magical' was followed by a cover of the Force 8 song 'New Beginning' which became a top ten hit in the Summer of 1986. The Dooleys were a UK male/female pop group comprising of eight members - six of them Family members - at their peak At this point Bucks Fizz moved record labels to Polydor to release the album 'Writing On The Wall'. As well as 'New Beginning' it also contained the minor hit records 'Love The One You’re With' and 'Keep Each Other Warm'.

Their final single, 'Heart of Stone' was released in 1988, which would later became a worldwide hit for Cher. Cher ( IPA: /ʃɛr/ born Cherilyn Sarkisian, May 20 1946

Quartet becomes a trio

On New Years Eve 1989, after nearly five years, Shelley Preston announced that she was leaving the band and Cheryl, Bobby and Mike continued as a three piece until 1993 when Cheryl left to start a family and concentrate on her TV presenting career. New Year's Eve is on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year and the day before New Year's Day. Shelley Preston (born May 14, 1964 in Hillingdon, London, England) is a singer who is most famous for being the new girl when she Cheryl was replaced by two newcomers, Heidi Manton (who would later go on to marry Bobby) and Amanda Swarzc. This line-up would continue until 1996 when Mike and Amanda both left and ex-Dollar star David Van Day joined with Karen Logan. David Van Day (born David Paul Day 28 November 1956, Brighton, Sussex) is an English Singer in the late 1970s

Band dispute

Shortly after David Van Day left Bucks Fizz, he teamed up with Mike Nolan and two new female recruits to form a new version of Bucks Fizz. Confusion was averted when Nolan agreed to call his band "Bucks Fizz starring Mike Nolan"; their website said the new band was an amalgamation of Bucks Fizz and Dollar (using the slogan "Bucks Fizz plus Dollar equals Lots of Cents"). This version of the band released two singles and a compilation album which featured new vocal versions of old hits.

In 2001, Nolan left his version of Bucks Fizz but Van Day continued to tour under the moniker "Bucks Fizz". As Heidi Manton, now owner of the name "Bucks Fizz", still continued to play with Bobby G in the official version of Bucks Fizz, much confusion was caused and Bobby G brought a case in the High Court against Van Day. In 2001, a judge refused to grant a court injuction against Van Day as he been operating in "Bucks Fizz" for five years at the time. [1]

The feud and legal battle between Bobby G and David Van Day as to who owned the name "Bucks Fizz" was the subject of a BBC television documentary, Trouble at the Top [2]. The case was settled out of court in August 2002 when David Van Day agreed to call his version of the band "David Van Day's Bucks Fizz Show". [2]

Further changes

The line-up has been much changed over the years, particularly since Nolan's departure in 1996. Bucks Fizz have always continued with Bobby always at the helm. His wife, Heidi Manton has stayed alongside him since 1993 - she will become the second longest serving member of the group in 2008 despite not being an original member.

Current band members

The current line-up for Bucks Fizz is

Recent years

In December 2004, Nolan, Baker and Preston reformed briefly after 15 years to be part of 'The Here and Now Tour' of the UK. The Here and Now Tour is a series of Concert tours which began in 2001 featuring groups and singers famous in the 1980s Due to prior commitments with the current lineup of the group, G could not make all of the dates played, but did appear at some shows. Nolan, Baker and Preston subsequently performed more shows together and featured in the Congratulations show, the 50th Anniversary of Eurovision in Copenhagen and other Eurovision-related appearances with Daz Sampson, the UK Eurovision entrant in 2006. Congratulations 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest was a television programme organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU to commemorate the Darren "Daz" Sampson (born 1974 in Stockport, Cheshire) is a British Dance music producer and vocalist.

In 2005 BBC viewers were invited to vote on the most memorable Eurovision moments ever. Bucks Fizz won with the ripping skirt routine. A double CD collection of all the bands hits on both BMG and Polydor, the Ultimate Anthology, was also released.

Band members chronology

There have been 15 members of the group since its formation in 1981. [3] Bucks Fizz operated as a trio between 1990 and 1993.

(Also Jenny Phillips - 2006 - covering Heidi's maternity leave)

Discography

Singles

Albums

External links

References

  1. ^ Court refuses to issue injuction
  2. ^ Bucks Fizz name dispute settled bbc. Jay Aston (born 4 May 1961, London) is a singer who was formerly with the British pop group, Bucks Fizz Cheryl Baker (born Rita Maria Crudgington, on 8 March 1954, in Bethnal Green, London) is an English Television presenter Bobby G (also known as Bobby Gee) (born Robert Alan Gubby, 23 August 1953 in Epsom, Surrey) is a member of pop group Mike Nolan (born Michael Nolan 7 December 1954) is a singer and was one of the four original members of the British pop group Shelley Preston (born May 14, 1964 in Hillingdon, London, England) is a singer who is most famous for being the new girl when she David Van Day (born David Paul Day 28 November 1956, Brighton, Sussex) is an English Singer in the late 1970s "Making Your Mind Up" is a song by British pop group Bucks Fizz who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981. Piece of the Action is the name of the 2nd single by pop group Bucks Fizz. " The Land of Make Believe " is a song produced by Andy Hill for Bucks Fizz, with music by Hill and lyrics by ex- King Crimson member Peter My Camera Never Lies is a popular song by Bucks Fizz. Written by Andy Hill and Nichola Martin and produced by Andy Hill My Camera Never Lies was the "Love the One You're With" is a 1970 single by folk rocker Stephen Stills. " Keep Each Other Warm " is the name of a hit single by Bucks Fizz, peaking at UK #45 in November 1986 Bucks Fizz is an album by pop group Bucks Fizz. Overview In late 1980 songwriter Andy Hill and his partner Nicola Martin came up with Are You Ready is an album by pop group Bucks Fizz. Overview By the end of 1981, Bucks Fizz had proved that they were no one-off Hand Cut is an album by pop group Bucks Fizz. Overview Hand Cut was the third album released by Bucks Fizz I Hear Talk is an album by pop group Bucks Fizz. Released in 1984 this was the group's fourth studio album and featured the singles " Talking in Your Writing on the Wall is an album by pop group Bucks Fizz. Overview Writing on the Wall was a significant album in the Bucks Fizz The Ultimate Anthology is a compilation album by pop group Bucks Fizz. The Lost Masters is the name given to an album project to release unheard rare and extended remixes of songs by the pop group Bucks Fizz. co. uk
  3. ^ Band chronology
  4. ^ Bucks Fizz's newest member
Preceded by
Johnny Logan		 Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest
1981		 Succeeded by
Nicole
Preceded by
Prima Donna		 UK in the Eurovision Song Contest
1981		 Succeeded by
Bardo
Johnny Logan (born on 13 May 1954 in Frankston near Melbourne, Australia, real name Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard Nicole (Nicole Seibert née Hohloch born October 25 1964, Saarbrücken, Germany) is a successful German Singer. Originally used in Opera companies " prima donna " is Italian for "first lady" The United Kingdom first participated at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957, the second contest Bardo was a male/female Pop music duo ( Sally Ann Triplett and Stephen Fischer) formed to represent the United Kingdom in the 1982
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