When youre 19 and someones 26 or 27, theres quite a big gap in ideas, Aston says. Then I collapsed in her arms. Now 55, she still performs with Mike Nolan and Cheryl Baker in a version of the group which originally included Bobby G. Married to musician David Colquhoun and mum to daughter Josie, 18, here the singer recalls the bands near fatal coach crash in 1984 which left her badly hurt. Mike is great now, they have changed his medication and he doesnt have to have nearly as many drugs. 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The group was a four piece boyband, consisting of Nolan, Ben Ellison (who replaced Ricky Gallahad), John Humphreys and Peter Pereira. My memory has totally wiped it out. To keep fit I go to the gym three times a week and have a personal trainer to help me tone up with weights. Epilepsy affects the brain and causes seizures. A year later, they released a single and recorded an album of old Bucks Fizz hits. I kept thinking if Id gone to the loo in the coach instead of talking to Jill Id have been crushed to death. It was the third day after the coach crash that I thought, Ive got to get out of here for my own health and sanity.. It left me with my left leg an inch longer than my right too and meant I became a singer instead of a dancer. At 19, Jay Aston became part of Bucks Fizz, the band that won the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest and went onto sell millions of records. After life-saving brain surgery he was left half blind with epilepsy. She and Baker failed to click initially. Bobby G got whiplash and back problems. #1 Song: The Land Of Make Believe - Bucks Fizz; Jan 12, 1982; Dates in History; Jan 14, 1982; What Happened in 1982 'The Most Famous of All Streaks' January 2, 1982; A couple of days after the operation my head and face started to swell as fluid began to build up around my brain. And in 2016 she was so strapped for cash that she took a job as a cold-caller. Cheryl and Mike Nolan were catapulted through the window and were taken to hospital with band members Bobby G and Jay Aston. . Jill was unconscious beside me with broken ribs and a punctured lung. Dollar (group) - Wikipedia So when song-writing partners Nichola Martin and Andy Hill having already entered themselves into 1981s A Song For Europe contest as Paris with the song Have You Ever Been In Love? chanced upon her on reception at a recording studio while recruiting a rival band to enter another of their numbers, Making Your Mind Up, she was a natural fit. I found that really frightening as I had no idea what was wrong with me and why I couldnt speak. Shortly afterwards doctors told him he had epilepsy, a diagnosis Mike took years to accept. 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Mike and his fellow band. I remember a few seconds later thinking Oh, Im alive and wondering if my arm was broken. We were different animals. My family were called to my bedside to say goodbye. While no one was killed, several members of the crew were badly injured, including all the members of Bucks Fizz. Now, 25 years after the horror smash, they have faced their fears and recreated the journey along the. FOLLOWING a near-fatal coach accident, the former Bucks Fizz singer was lucky to escape with his life. Winners: Bucks Fizz won Eurovision in 1981. The demo was recorded by Nolan and Martin and was accepted as one of the finalists. Bucks Fizz: The inside story of the Eurovision winners - 40 years on And it took doctors a while to get my medication right to stop the seizures. He still needs daily medication and struggles with his memory. It was absolute lunacy, says Baker. You can make an average song sound pretty good because of all the technology today, Aston argues. Singing and performing still give me great joy. Anne-Marie offends Bucks Fizz singer on new Never Mind The - Metro And there was one recently where I went out without my proper attire when I ripped off. I also lost my driving licence due to my impaired vision. 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Menu. I have GP check-ups every six months and I go to the gym three or four times a week again. The tendon on one rib didnt really knit together properly and I can still hear it click sometimes. Id had terrible memory problems since the accident and been struggling to learn lyrics. From the skirt-ripping to the coach crash, original Bucks Fizz member Jay Aston discusses the days of the group, the disagreements and being the subject of a gay musical! Salaries on the show are thought to range from 20k to 100k, while I'm A Celebrity pays around 250k and Celebrity Big Brother reaches the dizzying heights of 500k. The group continued for a few years until Nolan too became unhappy with the situation and quit in 2001. They made the emotional trip ahead of their reunion show in the City Hall on Saturday night, which as well as marking the 25th anniversary of the accident that changed the group forever, is also a thank you to the medical staff who treated them. Mike and his fellow band members were on their way back to their hotel when their coach collided with a lorry. Jay Aston of Bucks Fizz interview | Den of Geek I also had to be taught how to walk and talk again by physiotherapists. James Coxon, from brain injury charity Headway, says: Double vision or other temporary visual disturbances are common after a traumatic brain injury. The first nail in the band's coffin was a 1984 coach crash, which happened when the group was returning from a sell-out concert in Newcastle. For a start, many will be surprised to learn that the members of Bucks Fizz didn't earn that much to begin with. I also started having seizures which affected my speech. My nose was fractured and some ribs broken. Cheryl added: I know it was a disastrous thing to happen, but we all survived it and I think that is something to celebrate. Thats possibly why we signed one of the worst contracts we couldve possibly signed. Mike and Cheryl were thrown through the windscreen and were taken to the RVI where Mike was not expected to survive the night. Only two people escaped without injury. I am often asked about the crash but luckily for me I remember very little. The four original band members and crew were travelling on the Great North Road after playing to a packed audience at Newcastle City Hall when their coach collided with a lorry. In 2018, diagnosed with mouth cancer, Aston underwent a seven-hour skin graft operation to remove part of her tongue: I havent been gigging every week, so it is a bit like having an elastic band around your tongue all the time, she says. It can lead to difficulties such as headaches, dizziness, fatigue, depression, irritability and memory problems. All the musicians who toured with us walked away with 7,000 each. I was given a 50/50 chance of survival. We had disagreements over the way that we should do things but we never fought. Of course, life got very difficult after that too as I was involved in several lawsuits because the management werent happy with my decision to leave. I was diagnosed with Osgood-Schlatter disease, where a kneecap tendon gets inflamed. I remember we once did a 42-date sell-out tour. Now called The Original Bucks Fizz, the concert at Newcastle City Hall takes place on December 12. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Cheryl Baker - Wikipedia Renamed The Fizz, theyve hit the top 30 with two new albums produced byStock, Aitken and Watermanlegend Mike Stock: 2017sThe F-Z of Popand last yearsSmoke & Mirrors. It was in 1976 that he successfully auditioned for his first serious band. A round-up of the latest Newcastle United transfer rumours. More surgery followed and Mike was left with permanent damage to his health. Or if Id stayed at the front of the coach like Mike and Cheryl, would I have ended up going through the windscreen too? Now, 25 years after the horror smash, they have faced their fears and recreated the journey along the Great North Road that was almost their last. I think I probably had a little bit more business sense, he says of his lack of bond with Baker. It was very painful. I even stopped exercising for a bit and put on weight. Although she took aim at the fees, claiming the contestants are 'poorly paid'. Luke Griggs, communications director at brain injury association Headway ( headway.org.uk ) says: Every year thousands of people sustain brain injuries across the UK from accidents at work to sporting injuries, and road traffic accidents. Frank Ebdon, 61, had a cardiac arrest on Friday morning and his stepdaughter has paid tribute to the "kindest man with the softest heart". Cheryl Baker, 68, has shared her struggles since finding fame and revealed how she has been seriously affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the last few years. The contractual litigation that followed Astons departure in 1985 would force her to sell her dream home to pay legal bills running into hundreds of thousands of pounds; I had hardly anything left by about 91, she says, and it was only a solo deal and the opening of her own Theatre Arts School which turned her life back around. When did Bucks Fizz split up and reform and when did they win - The Sun He said: I often get asked about the coach crash that nearly killed me and the thing is I cant remember it at all. BUCKS FIZZ star Bobby G, has hit back at his ex-bandmates following the legal battle six years ago which led to Cheryl Baker et al being forced to change their name to The Fizz. It means Im not scared of dying now, Ive seen there is nothing to fear.. [10][11] He also filed a lawsuit against Van Day for unpaid earnings, and although he won the case, he received no payout as Van Day declared himself bankrupt. The technically 'official' Bucks Fizz are still performing, and currently consist of: Bobby G, Heidi Manton, Tammy Choat and Paul Yates. Bucks Fizz star Cheryl Baker has taken the brave step of admitting she's totally broke after the coronavirus pandemic tore through the entertainment industry. [3] Despite multiple TV appearances, magazine interviews and several singles, the group never had a hit and eventually disbanded three years later. This group reunited Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Shelley Preston, before Jay Aston replaced Preston in 2009. In March, they won the 1981 A Song for Europe with "Making Your Mind Up". All four singers were injured and required hospital. To make extra cash, she sells personalised messaged through the CelebVM app and was scheduled to appear at numerous festivals and eighties weekends with Bucks Fizz spin-off The Fizz, but that all had to be scrapped when the pandemic hit. "The money is not great in my opinion. A round-up of the latest Newcastle United transfer rumours. Following a head injury, it is important for the individual and those around them to look out for symptoms such as severe headaches, deafness in one or both ears, blurred vision, vomiting, or inability to be woken or drowsiness when you would usually be awake. But despite her success, she's still paying a mortgage on her 1million, five-bedroom home in rural Kent and lives off her state pension of 700 a month on top of 250 from a private one. My left knee was also affected and it went on until I was 14 when my bones stopped growing. I also was suffering temporary memory loss. He laughed, and said: You pop stars are all the same, always worried about your looks. They had no idea I was Cheryl Baker.". I really missed the old Mike. Mikes new album, In My Life, a 14-track collection of songs that have meant most to him since his recovery, is out now. Since the crash Mike has performed with Bucks Fizz on and off for many years, including with a different line-up of the band. So we didnt gel particularly and Mike and Cheryl were so close that they just clicked like brother and sister., The only two that gelled were Mike Nolan and I, says Baker. I dragged myself out of bed and asked where the other band members were. Over the next few years, Bucks Fizz became one of the biggest pop groups in the UK with several hit singles and albums, including two more No.1 hits, "The Land of Make Believe" and "My Camera Never Lies". Having been part of the hugely successful pop band Bucks Fizz it's easy to assume that Mike Nolan would be used to life on the road. Nolan along with singers Bobby G, Cheryl Baker and Jay Aston became known as Bucks Fizz. British pop around that period, I think we were at the forefront of pop music in the world, and I think it has become part of that., Its part of me now, its part of my DNA, says Baker. It was my first seizure. Former bandmate, G was unhappy with the competition and threatened to sue Van Day, while Bucks Fizz fans were almost universal in their derision of the new recordings. As a member of Bucks Fizz, he won the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest and achieved 20 UK top 60 singles between 1981 and 1988, including three number one hits. 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He and the keyboard player technically died and had the last rites read because their injuries were so severe. The British pop group, who rose to fame in the 80s with a string of top hits, appeared on This Morning to. We were all lucky to walk away with our lives that night. THE LAST time pop group Bucks Fizz stepped on a bus in Newcastle it almost killed them. Our personal lives fell apart but I didnt care because I was living the dream., It was hard graft, full on promoting, says G. In the initial stages I thought I might get a year or two out of this and then Ill go back in the West End or something. Apart from this major accident, the only other health issue Ive had was with my knees. It was worse for my family because they didnt know if I would survive and if Id be brain damaged at the end of it. And its great to be back performing this autumn. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. On top of that, Cheryl also managed to move into television, fronting shows such as Record Breakers and her own Saturday morning cooking programme, Eggs 'n' Baker. Like young people do, we thought it was really exciting, as opposed to thinking, we have a death threat on our heads, we could all die at any minute!They did, however, feel intimidated by the strong entries from Germanys Lena Valaitis and Irelands Sheeba. She said: "I had no work coming in, but I was raised not to be a shirker so I rang a friend who runs a company. After a series of dead end jobs, Mike Nolan began performing in the mid-1970s in pubs around London, playing the guitar and singing mostly old Irish ballads. I had win the Eurovision Song Contest, be on Topof thePopswith a number one record and do the Royal Command. [6] Nolan became known as the male pin-up of the group and attracted many fans through his good looks. Eight months later, the band were back on stage but during a big rehearsal I had another major scare. My whole thinking was do the Song for Europebecauseyour mum and dad can video it, Ive got that for posterity and you can go back to being a secretary, says Baker. [12], In 2004, Nolan along with Baker, G and another later member of Bucks Fizz, Shelley Preston reformed for a one-off series of shows on the 80s revival Here and Now Tour. I was born in this block of flats and my sister said, you should have seen it, everyone was out on their balconies, they all threw their windows open, because theyd grown up with me, I was one of theirs. I was still getting stomach problems because the microwave from the kitchen area of the coach had hit me in the abdomen during the impact. It can start at any age but is usually diagnosed in childhood. He was born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, but brought up in the UK, where he still resides. Following this, Nolan was keen to continue and so along with Baker and Preston, they formed a three-piece version of the group, officially called The Original Bucks Fizz. The last thing I remember is someone shouting and then our coach collided with a lorry. Aston was hospitalised with back injuries, Bobby G with whiplash and Nolan and Baker were both thrown through the coach windscreen. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Our fans today love the fact that our music was so widely diverse., As they rocketed towards 50 million record sales worldwide, though, the pressures of huge overnight success on a group of people who barely knew each other began to cause frictions. The accident really taught me not to take anything for granted, and to live each day as if its your last. Bucks Fizz originals Jay Aston, Cheryl Baker and Mike Nolan will tour the UK along with Bobby McVay in Formerly Of Bucks Fizz from September. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. I only take a pill at night and one in the morning. They wanted us all to look similar petite and blonde, Aston says. When you see whats been happening with withholding vaccines, I think its proved a point that leaving was a better option and I stand by that., Four decades on from the cork popping on the Bucks Fizz phenomenon, how has pop changed? I started to suffer mood swings and my personality changed. To be fair, I think we benefitted just as much as anybody else.. Doctors initially thought Mike had pulled through but he took a turn for the worse and collapsed after suffering a blinding headache. Bucks Fizz star Bobby G hits back at ex-bandmates over legal battle Jay quit Bucks Fizz after the 1984 tour bus crash that left fellow member Mike Nolan with severe head injuries. I used to be really cheerful but I became quite moody and withdrawn, he says. We thought, oh no, this is tough competition, says Aston. All I wanted to do was get home and give my mum a hug.. It took me years to accept it. I was still feeling unwell and the crash had affected me emotionally. Jay Aston, one of the members of the original Bucks Fizz. My former bandmates Cheryl Baker, Bobby G, and Jay Aston who were also involved tell me how lucky I am because it was so horrific and they wish they could forget it. In 2017, The Fizz released their first album in many years under the new name, The FZ of Pop, which reached the Top 30 in the UK charts. They were designed to be a 1970s version of The Monkees. I had planned to sit at the front too, but Id headed to the loo at the rear. Mike Nolan Bucks Fizz singer on heartbreaking bond with Gary Rhodes Something went wrong, please try again later. Over the years Ive really tried hard to remember but nothing comes to me. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. We both landed on the road, just in front of the bus, unconscious. During their time in the band, they were involved in a bus crash that left all the members seriously injured. Look how old we are, were getting our pension and yet when the skirts come off the cheer goes up, to this day. There were definitely two camps, says Aston. There was always a desire to progress musically, Aston explains. But the biggest blow of all came when he was diagnosed with epilepsy shortly after the accident. That was the last thing I remember an ear-splitting, blinding headache then nothing. Mike now runs his own charity to raise funds for head injury research, Headfirst, formerly known as the Mike Nolan Brain Damage Trust. Bucks Fizz star Cheryl Baker is still paying off her mortgage at the same time as drawing her pension thanks to the uncertain nature of showbusiness and the Covid pandemic. In 2009, Mike and and fellow band member started performing together again as Formerly of Bucks Fizz. The thing that you have in the back of your mind is theres an awful lot of one-hit wonders out there, he tells me over Zoom, and I suppose I saw the song as not the most credible piece of art., Enjoy unlimited access to 70 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 30-day free trial, Aston remembersthe bands personalities being all very different, different ideas, different backgrounds, different experience. Put on life support, his condition was deemed critical and Mikes family were called to his bedside to say their fi nal goodbyes. I have to work. Back in December. I always had a problem with Bobby and he had a problem with me. Bucks Fizz's Bobby G: 'I've spent 150,000 trying to cure my - Express It was wonderful, Baker beams. I then blacked out for about 20 minutes or so before coming round again. When the doctors told me I had epilepsy, I went into total denial. It wasnt really until the last few votes that we all felt, oh my gosh, we could win this. With two countries votes to declare, the UK, Germany and Switzerland were equal; it was a final five points from Sweden that secured the victory. 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