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Bucks Fizz is an English pop group, formed in 1981 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest that year. They won with "Making Your Mind Up" and went on to have a successful pop career. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The modern logo was introduced for the 2004 Contest (in Istanbul) to create a consistent visual identity. ... Making Your Mind Up is a song by Bucks Fizz who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981. ...

Career

The initial group members were Jay Aston, Cheryl Baker, Bobby G (or Gee, actually Gubby) and Mike Nolan, the classic 'two male — two female' Eurovision line-up established by ABBA. Already experienced singers they were gathered together by producer/writing combo Nichola Martin and Andy Hill. Baker had formerly been a member of the group Co-Co, who had spectacularly flopped at the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest with the UK entry "The Bad Old Days", becoming the first UK entry to finish outside the top ten in eleventh place. Having done so badly, Baker said she'd never put herself through the misery of doing the contest again! Bucks Fizz were quick to build on their Eurovision success, "Making Your Mind Up" was their first Number One in March 1981 and they followed up with two Top Twenty singles and a further Number One in November 1981 with "The Land Of Make Believe" and also an eponymously-titled album. In 1982 the group had their final Number One in March with "My Camera Never Lies" and their output of singles slowed as they concentrated on touring. Their last Top 10 hit came in 1986, "New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)", with a few more minor hits up until 1988. Jay Aston Jay Aston is a former singer of the group Bucks Fizz. ... Cheryl Baker (born Rita Crudgington, on 8 March 1954, in Bethnal Green, England) is a television presenter. ... Bobby G Bobby G (also known as Bobby Gee) (born Robert Alan Gubby on 23 August 1953, in Epsom, Surrey, England) has been in the British pop group Bucks Fizz since 1981. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... â€œAbbaâ€ redirects here. ... Andy Hill is a British composer who co-wrote the UKs winning 1981 Eurovision Song Contest entry for Bucks Fizz. ... The Land of Make Believe was a UK #1 single for Bucks Fizz in January 1982. ...

In December 1984 the group's tour bus crashed and Nolan was badly injured. In 1985 Aston left and was replaced by Shelley Preston. She left in 1989 and the group decided to continue as a trio. Baker, with some successful television work, left in 1993 and the 'female space' was filled by Heidi Manton and Amanda Szwarc. Nolan left in 1996 and David Van Day, ex-Dollar, succeeded him for a while before being replaced by Graham Crisp and then Wayne Chinnery. Gee married Heidi Manton in 1999. Amanda Szwarc was replaced by Louise Hart, she by Nikki Winters and now Tammy Choat. Shelley Preston (3rd right) performing as part of Bucks Fizz (Caroline) Shelley Preston (born May 14, 1964), is a professional singer, best known as the replacement for Jay Aston in the 1980s Eurovision Song Contest winners Buckz Fizz. ... David Van Day (stage name) (born David Paul Day, 28 November 1949, in Brighton, Sussex) is an English singer in the late 1970s-early 1980s pop group, Dollar. ...

In 2004 Bucks Fizz reunited with a line up of Cheryl, Mike and Shelly as part of the Here and Now Tour 2004. Bobby took part but, due to commitments with his Official Bucks Fizz, he could not make all of the dates played. They also released a double collection The Ultimate Anthology in 2005. The album was commissioned and catalogued with the band's title in the wording. On 10 July 2006 a new double album The Lost Masters was released featuring many rare and unreleased recordings. This album was originally titled "Comforts Place". is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In November 2006 the bands original members including Jay Aston finally reconciled their differences and Mike Nolan, Cheryl Baker, Jay Aston, Bobby Gee and Shelley Preston were invited to appear in the video for the 2007 Comic Relief single, a version of The Proclaimers' '500 Miles'. Hope was that the group would perform as a fivesome under the banner of 'BUCK5FIZZ'. The Proclaimers are a Irish band composed of identical twins Charlie and Craig Reid. ...

It was also announced that the original line-up of members might possibly be performing together as a support act for Britain's Making Your Mind Up Eurovision selection show on Saturday 17th March, held at The Maidstone Studios in Kent. However, on the day the group did not perform, although three members of the group were in the audience, and Fearne Cotton conducted a short interview with Cheryl Baker. Making Your Mind Up is a BBC TV show broadcast annually to select Britains entry into the Eurovision Song Contest. ... The Maidstone Studios is a television studio complex based at Vinters Park in Maidstone, Kent UK. It is home to a lot of independent British television programming including quiz shows and popular childrens shows such as CITVs Art Attack. ... The Kent coat of arms For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... Fearne Marie Cotton (born 3rd September, 1981) is an British television presenter and DJ. Known for presenting a number of popular TV programmes such as Top of the Pops and Red Nose Day, she can also now be heard co-hosting the BBC Radio 1 Weekend Breakfast show with Reggie...

Paul Fordham became the 15th member of the line-up for the band in 2007 and later that year, Bucks Fizz scored their first UK Top 40 Album for 24 years with The Very Best of Bucks Fizz which entered the chart at Number 40.

Band name 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 including a Rick Astley cover and several compilations which featured new vocal versions of old hits. Particularly noted was a dance remix of Making Your Mind Up released in 1998. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Sometime thereafter, 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 2002 when David Van Day agreed to call his version of the band "David Van Day's Bucks Fizz Show". ^[3] The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GBÂ£4 billion. ... Trouble at the Top was a BBC television fly on the wall documentary broadcast on BBC2. ...

References in popular culture

The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GBÂ£4 billion. ... As Time Goes By was a British sitcom starring Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer which aired from 1992 to 2002, with a two-part reunion special broadcast in 2005. ... Making Your Mind Up is a BBC TV show broadcast annually to select Britains entry into the Eurovision Song Contest. ... The term Eurovision has several meanings: technically, the Eurovision Network created by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). ... Scooch are a British bubblegum dance group, comprising Natalie Powers (b. ... A Bucks Fizz is an alcoholic drink. ...

Band members chronology

There have been 15 members of the group since its formation in 1981. ^[4] Bucks Fizz operated as a trio between 1989 and 1993 and an alternate version (not credited here) operated between 1999 and 2002.

Jay Aston Jay Aston is a former singer of the group Bucks Fizz. ... Cheryl Baker (born Rita Crudgington, on 8 March 1954, in Bethnal Green, England) is a television presenter. ... Bobby G Bobby G (also known as Bobby Gee) (born Robert Alan Gubby on 23 August 1953, in Epsom, Surrey, England) has been in the British pop group Bucks Fizz since 1981. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Shelley Preston (3rd right) performing as part of Bucks Fizz (Caroline) Shelley Preston (born May 14, 1964), is a professional singer, best known as the replacement for Jay Aston in the 1980s Eurovision Song Contest winners Buckz Fizz. ... David Van Day (stage name) (born David Paul Day, 28 November 1949, in Brighton, Sussex) is an English singer in the late 1970s-early 1980s pop group, Dollar. ...

Discography

Singles

Making Your Mind Up is a song by Bucks Fizz who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981. ... The Land of Make Believe was a UK #1 single for Bucks Fizz in January 1982. ... Keep Each Other Warm is the name of a hit single by Bucks Fizz, peaking at UK #45 in November 1986. ... Heart of Stone is the name of a Bucks Fizz single released in 1988. ...

Albums

Bucks Fizz is an album by pop group Bucks Fizz. ... Are You Ready is an album by pop group Bucks Fizz. ... Hand Cut is an album by pop group Bucks Fizz. ... I Hear Talk is an album by pop group Bucks Fizz. ... The phrase writing on the wall (or sometimes handwriting on the wall) is an expression thats suggests future doom or misfortune, visible to almost anyone. ... The Ultimate Anthology is a compilation album by pop group Bucks Fizz. ... The Lost Masters is an album fully with previously unreleased tracks by pop group Bucks Fizz. ...

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References

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