Stephen Fischer ( Stephen Fletcher) is a British singer famous for his participation in the 1982
Eurovision Song Contest as part of the duo
Bardo
In some schools of Buddhism, ''bardo'' ( xct, བར་དོ་ Wylie: ''bar do'') or ''antarābhava'' (Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese: 中有, romanized in Chinese as ''zhōng yǒu'' and in Japanese as ''chū'u'') is an intermediate, transitio ...
. 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
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982
The United Kingdom was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 by Bardo with the song "One Step Further". It was chosen as the British entry through the ''A Song for Europe'' national selection process and placed seventh at Eurovision, r ...
as the double act
Bardo
In some schools of Buddhism, ''bardo'' ( xct, བར་དོ་ Wylie: ''bar do'') or ''antarābhava'' (Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese: 中有, romanized in Chinese as ''zhōng yǒu'' and in Japanese as ''chū'u'') is an intermediate, transitio ...
. 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
UK Singles Chart
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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 ''
Godspell
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''. He has also worked with
Bob Geldof,
Debbie McGee
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,
Boy George
George Alan O'Dowd (born 14 June 1961), known professionally as Boy George, is an English singer, songwriter, DJ, author and mixed media artist. Best known for his soulful voice and his androgynous appearance, Boy George has been the lead singer ...
,
Paul Brady
Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age.
Initially popular for playing ...
,
Murray Head
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and the
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
The Penguin Cafe Orchestra (PCO) were an avant-pop band led by English guitarist Simon Jeffes. Co-founded with cellist Helen Liebmann, it toured extensively during the 1980s and 1990s. The band's sound is not easily categorized, having elemen ...
as a
keyboard
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Text input
* Keyboard, part of a typewriter
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** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping
** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware
Music
* Musi ...
player and singer.
Penguin Cafe – members
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
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