Cheryl Baker
| Cheryl Baker | |
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Baker in 2013
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rita Maria Crudgington |
| Born |
8 March 1954 Bethnal Green, London, England |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1975–present |
Cheryl Baker (born Rita Maria Crudgington; 8 March 1954) is an English television presenter and singer. She best known for being a member of 1980s pop group Bucks Fizz, who won the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest. The group had 20 singles reach the UK top 60 between 1981 and 1988, including three number one hits with "Making Your Mind Up" (1981), "The Land of Make Believe" (1981) and "My Camera Never Lies" (1982). Baker left the group in 1993. She had previously represented the UK at the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest as a member of the band Co-Co. In 2004, she began performing alongside Shelley Preston and fellow original Bucks Fizz member Mike Nolan as The Original Bucks Fizz. Preston was replaced by original Bucks Fizz member Jay Aston in 2009. Due to a legal dispute in 2011, the group now call themselves Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston, formerly of Bucks Fizz.
Cheryl Baker was born in Bethnal Green, London. After leaving school and a series of secretarial jobs, she began her professional singing career with the band Co-Co. The group entered A Song for Europe in 1976 with the song "Wake Up". They came second, being beaten by (eventual Eurovision winners) Brotherhood of Man by two points.
The group continued to perform together and in 1978, they entered A Song for Europe again with "The Bad Old Days". This time they won and went on to perform for the UK in Paris. The song managed 11th place - the lowest placing by a UK entry up to that point. The song became a hit single, reaching 13 in the UK Singles Chart. On the back of this, the group released their first (and only) album as well as further singles. None of these found any success.
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