Shelley Preston
| Shelley Preston | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Caroline Shelley Preston |
| Also known as | Shelley Preston |
| Born |
14 May 1964 Hillingdon, England |
| Genres | Pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, model |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Website | shelleypreston |
Shelley Preston (born 14 May 1964) is a singer who is most famous for being a member of the pop group Bucks Fizz, when she replaced Jay Aston 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 2004–2009, she was a member of the group The Original Bucks Fizz, along with former Bucks Fizz members Cheryl Baker and Mike Nolan.
Preston was born in Hillingdon, 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 Operatic Society. She worked as a singer at a hotel nightclub in Sri Lanka 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 TV prime-time chat show Wogan, hosted by Terry Wogan.
By the time Preston had joined the group, Bucks Fizz's last few singles had not charted so well. However, due to the huge amount of publicity and media frenzy surrounding the 'new girl' Bucks Fizz were back in the charts and selling out tours. "New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)" reached number 8 in the UK Charts in the Summer of 1986. The single preceded the album Writing on the Wall, released later that year. This included an early version of "Love in a World Gone Mad", which was later re-recorded featuring Preston's solo vocals. Its intended single release in 1987 was cancelled however. This version finally appeared on the re-issued Writing on the Wall album in 2004.
After leaving Bucks Fizz in 1991, Preston made a career as a backing vocalist, touring and appearing with Jason Donovan, INXS, Brian May, Michael Bolton, Go West, Beverley Craven, Alexander O'Neal, Luther Vandross, Donny Osmond, Blue, Westlife, Alison Moyet, Tom Jones, David Hasselhoff, Errol Brown and Belinda Carlisle (she still occasionally performs with Carlisle). During the 1990s she worked as a model, appearing in a number of commercials. Preston was also the voice of Radio One as featured vocalist on their idents for two years.
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