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. 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. She said visiting the spot was like a therapy session. I was told it was a side effect of the brain injury too. Get the latest news from Newcastle straight to your inbox. And its great to be back performing this autumn. Bookmark. It was really lovely to get back into my council flat and have Sunday roast and sit in front of the telly with my family round me and feel normal. Cheryl turned to me and said: Theres something wrong with you. I was diagnosed with Osgood-Schlatter disease, where a kneecap tendon gets inflamed. Yet Aston and her bandmates were also set out on a course of friction, exploitation and exhaustion. 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. I felt very twisted and had to see an osteopath who manipulated my back, neck and pelvis for quite a long time. Aston was hospitalised with back injuries, Bobby G with whiplash and Nolan and Baker were both thrown through the coach windscreen. Today, just Cheryl, Mike, and Jay remain. I was still a girl and she was very much a woman. It was that moment we realised our lives had changed with a silly three-minute song.. 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. 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. But the brain injury he suffered in the accident has left him with no recollection. The Bucks Fizz star has revealed how he has tried to remember what happened. Next moment, an articulated lorry hit us. [3] Despite multiple TV appearances, magazine interviews and several singles, the group never had a hit and eventually disbanded three years later. Over the weekend (April 4), original members Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston celebrated four decades since winning the Eurovision Song Contest with their classic hit, Making Your Mind Up. He still suffers with memory loss today. Even a seemingly innocuous knock to the head can have a major impact. We looked a state, covered in bruises and bumps, and we joked about what our fans would say if they saw us. [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. 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. The tendon on one rib didnt really knit together properly and I can still hear it click sometimes. 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! But we were all excited as hell. While no one was killed, several members of the crew were badly injured, including all the members of Bucks Fizz. We are also currently campaigning to improve working conditions for drivers who are doing long European trips. Bucks Fizz performing at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin (Getty) In 2015, Baker admitted to having fallen in love with Nolan when she first saw him but attested that "nothing. Lying unconscious in the road, her spine broken in three places, Cheryl came close to never walking again. Jay Aston, one of the members of the original Bucks Fizz. It was basically because I wanted miniskirts and Cheryl wanted long skirts and it was a compromise, says Aston. My left knee was also affected and it went on until I was 14 when my bones stopped growing. He was in such a terrible state, he was given last rites, as was one of our musicians Tom, who had just about every bone in his body broken. It was purely because I thought we were losing sight of democracy and I thought that was a critical turning point for our country, she explains, unrepentant. Life in The Fizz remains wracked with drama. Singing and performing still give me great joy. I have GP check-ups every six months and I go to the gym three or four times a week again. The four members Jay Aston, Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Bobby Gee were all injured but Mike, who alongside Cheryl was thrown through the windscreen, was so badly injured at one point he was read the last rites. It was wonderful, Baker beams. The pair had worked together after suffering similar serious head. I remember Bobby G had sung his solo and I went to the mic to introduce our hits medley. The guy who advised us to sign it was fired a month after we signed., On the big day in Dublin, Bucks Fizz were kept under high security due to an IRA threat. Jay quit the group in 1985 and was replaced by Shelley Preston. Mike is great now, they have changed his medication and he doesnt have to have nearly as many drugs. Nolan agreed and the band began to tour. But the singer admits he feels nervous when travelling by car just one aspect of the legacy of a terrifying coach crash in 1984. In 2009, Mike and and fellow band member started performing together again as Formerly of Bucks Fizz. Apart from this major accident, the only other health issue Ive had was with my knees. This group reunited Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Shelley Preston, before Jay Aston replaced Preston in 2009. Even with good rehabilitation, support and help in the community, survivors and their families are likely to face uncertain and challenging futures. 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. THE LAST time pop group Bucks Fizz stepped on a bus in Newcastle it almost killed them. I am left-handed so it was my strongest side affected the most. Michael Buble has encounter with drunken Newcastle revellers on Bank Holiday Sunday, Singer Michael Buble explained what happened when he went out for a meal in Newcastle on Bank Holiday Sunday, Loose Women's Denise Welch takes stand against King Charles in Coronation 'snub' on ITV show, Loose Women star Denise Welch spoke out against the Coronation in a debate about the event on the ITV show, Tribute to 'absolute diamond' who tragically died just 17 days after his stepson. However, while the trio - who now perform as The Fizz - were . And it was crunch time for Aston. The group continued for a few years until Nolan too became unhappy with the situation and quit in 2001. The accident happened on the Great North Road where a contraflow system was on operation because of road works. It was nearly a disaster but not quite., Despite the buzz among the media and public that Britain might have backed a winner, the band tempered their expectations. Cheryl helped form the charity and it was originally The Mike Nolan Brain Damage Fund but later changed its name. A year later, they released a single and recorded an album of old Bucks Fizz hits. 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 was given a 50/50 chance of survival. There was always a desire to progress musically, Aston explains. Winners: Bucks Fizz won Eurovision in 1981. You can't turn the work down. I only take a pill at night and one in the morning. Now, 25 years after the horror smash, they have faced their fears and recreated the journey along the. Mike still helps us out when he can. Mike adds: I think it is important to give back. 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. When youre 19 and someones 26 or 27, theres quite a big gap in ideas, Aston says. Both continue to raise money for the charity. 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A big part of why I left was when everyones still being antagonistic when Mikes at deaths door and were all very badly injured, she says. Admitting she's struggled to stay in the black 'on and off' since she was 16, Cheryl said the uncertain nature of showbusiness makes it hard to know where you stand from one year to the next. Over the years Ive really tried hard to remember but nothing comes to me. He said: I often get asked about the coach crash that nearly killed me and the thing is I cant remember it at all. When the doctors told me I had epilepsy, I went into total denial. 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. Are you surprised at how little the band was paid? For more details visit formerlyofbucksfizz.com. THE LAST time pop group Bucks Fizz stepped on a bus in Newcastle it almost killed them. This group went under the name Brooks and were put together by Freya Miller, who went on to manage Shakin' Stevens. "The money is not great in my opinion. My nose was fractured and some ribs broken. He was also a member of the 1970s vocal group Guys 'n' Dolls (along with his Dollar partner Thereza Bazar ), and two latter-day line-ups of Bucks Fizz in . We were kept in a separate hotel, we had our own separate coach and outriders on motorbikes whizzing us through red lights, taking us on the wrong side of the road. He will be touring later this year. 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Now called The Original Bucks Fizz, the concert at Newcastle City Hall takes place on December 12. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. If I had a wish, I would ask God for my licence back! 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. We were different animals. My family were called to my bedside to say goodbye. My mum Kathleen and dad John, and my five brothers, were called to my bedside to say goodbye. Mike Nolan, Jay Aston, and Cheryl Baker, Formerly Of Bucks Fizz, with Bobby McVay, will be on tour throughout the UK from September. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Here, Mike, 58, whos single and lives in Kent, relives the night that changed his life. On their return from Dublin, Fizzmania had broken out. Cheryl broke vertebrae in her back and had a lot of tarmac embedded in her legs. We were lucky to escape with our lives that night so you do have to make the most of life. He was very much a tea-drinking mans man, but women make the tea. We had armed guards outside our bedroom doors and everywhere we went, Baker remembers. Indeed, whatever your thoughts on Making Your Mind Up theres no denying its innocent, guile-free appeal, or its hallowed place in British pops goldenEightiesera. He suffers after-effects from his injuries to this day. Foolishly, I didnt realise just how much the crash would impact my life. I have my own solo album out soon too, Rose Of Cimarron, a country record. Mike and Cheryl were thrown through the windscreen, while Jay and Bobby, still on the coach, sustained injuries. Michael Nolan (born 7 December 1954) is an Irish singer who is best known as one of the four original members of the British pop group, Bucks Fizz, who now perform as The Fizz. [4] On Saturday 4 April, they won the Eurovision final itself. I was given a 50/50 chance of survival.. But, on the anniversary of the groups success in the Eurovision Song Contest with Making Your Mind Up, Mike says he still does not remember that night. We are inviting the surgeon and nurse who treated Mike along with staff from the Newcastle General and RVI and ambulance crews. 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. Being told I had epilepsy because of the accident was really difficult to accept, says Mike, who rose to fame following the bands Eurovision success in 1981 with the hit song Making Your Mind Up. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. My 1978 Eurovision was not a great experience, Baker says of coming a disappointing11thin Paris. 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. We surprised everyone, including ourselves, by winning the Eurovision Song Contest with Making Your Mind Up. [14] His support for this charity also incorporates "The Mike Nolan Brain Damage Fund", which was co-created by fellow member Baker. 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