Stephen Fischer ( Stephen Fletcher) is a British singer famous for his participation in the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest as part of the duo

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. He is married with two children and lives in London. Fischer and Sally-Ann Triplett (who were a couple in real life at the time) represented

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as the double act

. The entry song, "

One Step Further "One Step Further", written by Simon Jefferis, was the 's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, performed by the duo Bardo, comprising Sally Ann Triplett and Stephen Fischer. Background Bardo were chosen to perform at the 1982 Eurovision S ...

" finished seventh in the contest, but reached No. 2 in the

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. Fischer was originally suggested to join the original Bucks Fizz line-up for the 1981 Eurovision entry, but was unavailable due to his contract with the musical ''

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''. He has also worked with Bob Geldof,

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and the

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as a

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References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) British male singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for the United Kingdom Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1982 Penguin Cafe Orchestra members {{UK-singer-stub