David Van Day
| David Van Day | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Paul Day |
| Born |
28 November 1956 Brighton, Sussex, England, UK |
| Genres | Pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Associated acts | Dollar, Guys 'n' Dolls, Bucks Fizz |
David Van Day (born 28 November 1956, Brighton, Sussex, England) is an English singer and media personality, formerly a member of the pop duo Dollar. He was also a member of the 1970s vocal group Guys 'n' Dolls (along with his Dollar partner Thereza Bazar), and a latter-day version of Bucks Fizz in the 1990s.
Van Day was born David Paul Day. Having been a member of song and dance troupe The Young Generation, in 1974, he successfully auditioned for the then-new vocal group Guys 'n' Dolls. The group had some successful hits, and Van Day began a romantic relationship with bandmate Thereza Bazar. Keen to embark on a solo career, Van Day decided to quit the group in 1977. Bazar was sacked from the group shortly afterward, to preserve gender balance.
Van Day and Bazar then decided to perform together, and formed a new band, Dollar. The band recorded and toured from 1978 to 1983, then again from 1986 to 1988. They had several top ten hits in the UK, including "Love's Gotta Hold on Me" and "Give Me Back My Heart". He also had a brief solo career as a movie actor, appearing as a devious handyman in the 1983 horror anthology film Screamtime with Dora Bryan and Jean Anderson. After a final top ten hit "O L'amour" in 1988, Dollar split for a second time, bringing their recording career to an end. Bazar left the music industry and moved to Australia.
In the early-mid 1990s, Van Day toured as Dollar with a succession of female singers. In the late 1990s he joined one incarnation of the pop group Bucks Fizz, with original Bucks Fizz member Mike Nolan. With both of these acts he recorded and released some budget-priced CDs of re-recorded hits. Neither sold well and the Bucks Fizz tracks received widespread criticism from fans.
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