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Shelley Preston (born 14 May 1964) is a singer who is famous for being a former member of the pop group
Bucks Fizz, when she replaced
Jay Aston
Jay Hilda Aston (born 4 May 1961 in Purley, Surrey) is a British singer and occasional songwriter. She was a member of the British pop group Bucks Fizz from 1981 to 1985 and now under The Fizz. She was the youngest member of the group's ori ...
in June 1985. Her biggest hit as a member of the band was the 1986 track "
New Beginning", which reached the UK top ten. She left the group in 1990. From 2004 to 2009, she was a member of the group
The Original Bucks Fizz
The Fizz are a British pop music group formed in 2004 as a spin-off from the original group, Bucks Fizz. The core of the group consists of Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston, who are all former members of Bucks Fizz and performed as OBF ( ...
, along with former Bucks Fizz members
Cheryl Baker
Rita Maria Stroud (''née'' Crudgington; born 8 March 1954), known professionally as Cheryl Baker, is an English singer and television presenter. She was a member of 1980s pop group Bucks Fizz, who won the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest and now p ...
and
Mike Nolan
Michael Tullis Nolan (born March 7, 1959) is a former American football coach. Nolan previously served as a head coach for the San Francisco 49ers, and a defensive coordinator for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, Washington Redskins ...
.
Career
Preston was born in
Hillingdon
Hillingdon is an area of Uxbridge within the London Borough of Hillingdon, centred 14.2 miles (22.8 km) west of Charing Cross. It was an ancient parish in Middlesex that included the market town of Uxbridge. During the 1920s the civil pari ...
, England. She started singing in her local
Sunday school choir from 4 years of age. While she was still at school, she sang with the
Bournemouth
Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...
Operatic Society. She worked as a singer at a hotel nightclub in
Sri Lanka
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for six months before being selected at a London audition to be the new member of Bucks Fizz.
Shelley was introduced as the new member of Bucks Fizz to millions of viewers on the
BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
...
TV prime-time chat show
Wogan
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, hosted by
Terry Wogan
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.
After the highly publicised introduction of Shelley to Bucks Fizz, her first single release with the group, ‘Magical’, reached number 57 in the UK in the Autumn of 1985. They returned to the UK top 10 when "
New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)
"New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)" (often referred to as simply "New Beginning") is a song by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. It was released as a single in 1986 (their first release on Polydor Records) and was a comeback hit, achieving their highest chart ...
" was released in May 1986, reaching number 8. With its lavish production, multi layered vocals and heavy drum sound, it was well received by critics and popular on the radio. Although the follow up singles did not reach the UK top 40, the group continued to remain popular with their concert tour audiences. The singles were all on the album ''
Writing on the Wall''(UK no. 89), which also included the original version of ‘Love In A World Gone Mad’, intended for a single release early 1987 (a performance of this song was filmed for The Little & Large Show), however the single was subsequently cancelled. A re-recorded version featuring both Shelley and Cheryl Baker on lead verses surfaced on the 2004 re-release of the ‘Writing On The Wall’ album.
After leaving Bucks Fizz in 1991, Preston made a career as a backing vocalist, touring and appearing with
Jason Donovan,
INXS
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,
Brian May
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,
Alannah Myles
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,
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolotin
, The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998.
,
Go West,
Beverley Craven
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Craven was born ...
,
Alexander O'Neal
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O'Neal came to prominence in the mid-1980s as a solo artist, with eleven Top 40 singles on the US R&B chart, three of whic ...
,
Luther Vandross
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,
Donny Osmond
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,
Blue
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,
Westlife
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,
Alison Moyet,
Tom Jones,
David Hasselhoff
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,
Errol Brown
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,
Belinda Carlisle
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Raised in ...
. During the 1990s she worked as a model, appearing in a number of commercials. She was also the voice of
Radio One as featured vocalist on their idents for two years.
In 2001 she was invited to join the "chillout lounge" band ''Cloudfish'', with
Spandau Ballet
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saxophonist,
Steve Norman
Steven Antony Norman (born 25 March 1960) is an English musician who plays tenor saxophone, guitar, percussion and other instruments, for the English band Spandau Ballet.
Biography
Early years
Steve Norman was born in Stepney, east London, and w ...
. Together they wrote and produced their own material and released an EP in July 2006. They performed at the legendary
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
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History
The club opened on 30 October 1959 in a basement at 39 Gerrard Street in London's Soho district. It was set up and managed by musicians Ronnie Sc ...
in
Soho, London
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The area was develo ...
, and have played at
Pacha in
Ibiza
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.
In 2004, Preston reunited with Bucks Fizz bandmates
Cheryl Baker
Rita Maria Stroud (''née'' Crudgington; born 8 March 1954), known professionally as Cheryl Baker, is an English singer and television presenter. She was a member of 1980s pop group Bucks Fizz, who won the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest and now p ...
,
Mike Nolan
Michael Tullis Nolan (born March 7, 1959) is a former American football coach. Nolan previously served as a head coach for the San Francisco 49ers, and a defensive coordinator for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, Washington Redskins ...
and
Bobby G for the Christmas
Here & Now arena tour. Following this, Baker, Nolan and Preston decided to continue as
The Original Bucks Fizz
The Fizz are a British pop music group formed in 2004 as a spin-off from the original group, Bucks Fizz. The core of the group consists of Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston, who are all former members of Bucks Fizz and performed as OBF ( ...
.
As a three-piece they performed at various festivals, nightclubs, and toured theatres up and down the UK. In June 2008, they performed at the last
G-A-Y
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night alongside
McFly
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and
The Feeling
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. In August 2008, Preston with Baker, Nolan and Aston took part in a makeover show for
Living TV
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, which was aired in March 2009 and performed with
Björn Again
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at the
Hammersmith Apollo
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on 18 December 2008.
In April 2009, Preston left The Original Bucks Fizz and was replaced by the original Bucks Fizz band member,
Jay Aston
Jay Hilda Aston (born 4 May 1961 in Purley, Surrey) is a British singer and occasional songwriter. She was a member of the British pop group Bucks Fizz from 1981 to 1985 and now under The Fizz. She was the youngest member of the group's ori ...
.
Since leaving The Original Bucks Fizz, Shelley has occasionally performed at intimate venues, including the Colour House Theatre, London.
Personal life
Shelley and INXS bassist Garry Gary Beers had a short relationship in the late 1990s. They share a son named Benjamin Preston-Beers.
Shelley's marriage to
Steve Norman
Steven Antony Norman (born 25 March 1960) is an English musician who plays tenor saxophone, guitar, percussion and other instruments, for the English band Spandau Ballet.
Biography
Early years
Steve Norman was born in Stepney, east London, and w ...
ended after more than thirteen years when they divorced in 2015. Shelley has performed Cloudfish songs at her occasional solo gigs.
Discography
With Bucks Fizz:
Singles
*September 1985 "
Magical"
*June 1986 "
New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)
"New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)" (often referred to as simply "New Beginning") is a song by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. It was released as a single in 1986 (their first release on Polydor Records) and was a comeback hit, achieving their highest chart ...
"
*August 1986 "
Love the One You're With
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"
*November 1986 "
Keep Each Other Warm"
*October 1988 "
Heart of Stone"
*May 1989 "You Love Love"
Albums
*November 1986 ''
Writing on the Wall''
*November 1988 ''
The Story So Far The Story So Far may refer to:
__NOTOC__ Books
* ''The Story of Sar'' (book), a 2003 book by Bhawana Somaaya
Films
* ''The Story So Far'' (2001 film), a film about the band Sick of It All
* ''The Story So Far'' (2002 film), a documentary about ...
''
*July 2005 ''
The Ultimate Anthology
''The Ultimate Anthology'' is a compilation album by pop group Bucks Fizz (band), Bucks Fizz.
Released in 2005, this album was significant in that it was the first release that contained all of Bucks Fizz's 20 hit singles together on one disc. T ...
''
*August 2006 ''
The Lost Masters''
*May 2008 ''
The Lost Masters 2: The Final Cut''
References
External links
The Official Shelley Preston Facebook pageShelley Preston Official SiteThe Official Cloudfish Facebook pageBucks Fizz The Early Years
*Garry Gary Beers
Garry William Beers (born 22 June 1957), known as Garry Gary Beers, is an Australian musician and was the bass guitarist for the new wave rock group INXS.
Career
Garry William Beers was born to Lola (died 2011) and William Beers. William Bee ...
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1964 births
Living people
People from Hillingdon
Preston, Shelley