Bucks Fizz had been behind ‘80s pop hits together with The Land Of Make Imagine and Making Your Thoughts Up, after their meteoric rise to fame from profitable the .
The band’s skirt-ripping Eurovision-winning routine in 1981 stole the present, making Bobby G, 69, Cheryl Baker, 69, Mike Nolan, 68, and Jay Aston, 62, family names.
Nevertheless, after their Eurovision success, issues turned sophisticated for the British band, who parted methods earlier than reforming with a special line-up.
Cracks began the present by 1985, when Jay stop the group earlier than being changed with singer Shelley Preston, 58.
Now, there are two variations of Bucks Fizz, one starring authentic member Bobby G and one other rendition, known as The Fizz, which options the opposite three authentic members; Mike, Jay, and Cheryl.
However the place are the band members now?
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Jay Aston has been by way of tough occasions over the previous few years after sickness severely impacted her and her household. In 2021, the star’s battle with Covid left her struggling to maneuver, writing on social media on the time: "These had been the times... match and bouncy.. now tucked up in mattress not transferring a lot, filled with Covid…” Previous to her well being woes from the virus, Jay was given the all-clear from mouth most cancers, which she was identified with in 2018. Jay underwent a seven-hour operation to take away 40 per cent of her tongue whereas battling the illness. Medical doctors reconstructed her tongue utilizing tissue from her thigh, and eliminated her prime tooth as a precaution if she wanted chemotherapy. Jay was given the all clear from medics simply 10 days after her surgical procedure. Sadly for Jay, her household then went although one other traumatic time when her daughter Josie suffered a well being scare with bacterial meningitis in 2022. Jay instructed the Unfastened Ladies panel on the time that “we practically misplaced her”, after Josie was put in an induced coma after her organs started to fail. Josie has fortunately since made a full restoration, however as of June final yr, she was nonetheless affected by kidney issues.
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Cheryl Baker lately wowed followers together with her age-defying look on ITV’s The Chase, with many gushing that she hadn’t modified a bit since her Eurovision days. Nevertheless, behind-the-scenes, the singer was additionally left in dire straits as a result of Coronavirus pandemic. In 2021, Cheryl admitted she was promoting her previous mattress and rising her personal greens for meals, as a scarcity of labor alternatives throughout Covid meant she was “completely broke”. The star has additionally claimed she didn’t get any cash or perks from Bucks Fizz’s Eurovision win, in an interview with in Could 2023. Regardless of the problems, Cheryl may be very grateful for her “phenomenal” expertise as a Eurovision winner, which allowed her to swap her East London council flat for an expensive life-style. She additionally lately landed a visitor look in an episode of ’s EastEnders.
Mike Nolan has been left having to depend on epilepsy drugs for all times after he virtually died from a tour bus crash alongside his bandmates in 1984. The accident left all 4 band members injured after the tour bus they had been travelling on crashed right into a lorry, with Mike falling right into a coma for six weeks, throughout which “I died they usually revived me”. After recovering from the accident, Mike pursued his love of music once more, releasing his debut solo album in early 2013 known as In My Life. He additionally toured with The Fizz in 2015.
Bobby G is the one member of the group nonetheless performing underneath the band’s authentic identify, Bucks Fizz. The star received the usage of the group's authentic identify in a courtroom battle, and presently performs along with his spouse and two different singers. He briefly reunited with the unique members in 2004, however Cheryl has since claimed “it was apparent he wasn’t snug” with it. Bobby beforehand claimed of his former bandmates: "They’re very bitter. What rubbed them up extra was that I fought the case they usually misplaced.”