One member of Bucks Fizz has beenn forced to miss an upcoming show after being stranded at sea off the coast of Africa.
The band, which comprised of Cheryl Baker, Jay Aston, Mike Nolan and Bobby G, found fame after winning Eurovision in 1981.
They have had various members coming and going throughout the years and are currently made up of Cheryl, Jay, Matthew James Pateman and Nikk Mager.
However, in an update shared to Instagram Matthew announced that they would be performing as a three for Saturday’s show at Tonbridge Old Fire Station.
Sharing a photo of himself with Nikk and Jay, Matthew wrote: ‘Tonight’s @thefizzcmjn line up as Cheryl is stranded off the coast of Africa!
‘Oh it’s been a week. Looking forward to seeing you all for double the fun and Sunday’s surprise guest! #thefizz.’
One member of Bucks Fizz has beenn forced to miss an upcoming show after being stranded at sea off the coast of Africa
The band, which comprised of Cheryl Baker , Jay Aston, Mike Nolan and Bobby G, found fame after winning Eurovision in 1981
Last summer, Bucks Fizz revealed on Lorraine that they were searching for two new members after an original star expressed his desire to quit.
Mike stressed how he ‘wants to take it easy’ and leave the band after doing his ‘fair show of shows’ over the past 43 years.
While speaking to Christine Lampard on the ITV show, Mike said: ‘I feel like I’ve had enough. The last show I will do with them will be sad but I’ll be happy, I want to relax and take it easy.
‘I’ve been thinking about it for like two to three years but then finally at the beginning of this year I thought there’s no point dragging it out, I’ll just tell them and they weren’t happy, were you?’ he quipped, while looking in Cheryl’s direction.
Cheryl jokingly replied: ‘I was ecstatic!’ Before, Mike added: ‘You were not ecstatic, they were in actual in tears!’
Mike also said: ’43 years I’ve been in Bucks Fizz! Like if I did murder, I’d do less time!’
Cheryl went onto reveal she and Jay are currently looking for two male singers ‘of a certain age’ to join them in the group.
She said: ‘We are going back to the format when we were on Eurovision we are looking for two guys of a certain age as we are a certain age but it works better vocally and we still do the dance routines.’
However, in an update shared to Instagram Matthew announced that they would be performing as a three as Cheryl was stuck
Last summer, Bucks Fizz revealed on Lorraine that they were searching for two new members after original star Mike expressed his desire to quit
At the time, Mike stressed how he ‘wants to take it easy’ and leave the band but as he has done his ‘fair show of shows’ over the past 43 years
Jay added: ‘If people want to send their information go to our website but we are looking for someone like over 50.’
The group are currently putting together a farewell concert before Mike’s exit.
Bucks Fizz reached stardom in the 1980s after winning the historical Eurovision Song Contest with the song Making Your Mind Up in 1981.
Their banger catapulted to No1 in the UK charts and sold four million copies worldwide.
The group was originally formed solely for the contest and was comprised of vocalists Mike, Bobby G, Cheryl and Jay.
In 2004, a spin-off group of the band as The Fizz was formed after Bobby G, 70, won a court case preventing his former bandmates to perform under the name The Original Bucks Fizz.
The remaining three bandmates were said to be ‘extremely disappointed’ by the ruling, which took place in August 2011 after a long legal battle.
The judge ruled in favour of Bobby on grounds that since his wife (Heidi Manton, also a member of his group) owned the Bucks Fizz name, the use of the name The Original Bucks Fizz was therefore an impediment on their trademark.
The Bucks Fizz story has been consistently dramatic with various members coming and going throughout the years.
