UK single release 7th May On Warner Bros RecordsHurrah! Scooch - the Bucks Fizz for a new generation - release their Eurovision song Flying The Flag (For You).
Caroline Barnes, Russ Spencer, David Ducasse, and Natalie Powers returned to the spotlight with a patriotic flourish when they performed their poptastic song on Making Your Mind Up. Enjoying their bright performance and recognising the sheer Euro-appeal of the song, the country voted for Scooch to represent Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki on May 12th. With an audience of 6.8 million people, the band and their winning song were the hottest property in pop and they were instantly snapped up by Warner Bros Records.
Now on a whirlwind promotional campaign Caroline, Russ, David and Natalie are enjoying the build up to Eurovision and are looking forward to the release of the single:
David: This whole experience is amazing. Winning the British vote was fantastic and now we are releasing the single throughout Europe and preparing to go to Finland so we are just having a great, and very busy, time. Flying The Flag definitely ticks all the boxes as far as a Eurovision song is concerned it has a catchy tune, memorable lyrics, there is something for adults and children and the performance has a brilliant dance routine. We will definitely be flying the flag high for Britain in Finland
Scooch biography
Scooch were formed in 1998 and signed to EMI Records. Russ, Natalie, Caroline and David soon became one of the most popular teen pop acts of the late Nineties and early Naughties. The four-piece Scooch scored four top 20 hits including the massive top five single More Than I Needed to Know, culminating in their album Four Sure. Their success wasnt just limited to the UK either, with number ones in various countries worldwide.Since they split six years ago Russ has been TV presenting, currently working on The Great Big British Quiz on Five. He also featured in the hit Channel 4 and E4 show Boys Will Be Girls trying to pass himself off as a woman! Natalie, now a full time mum to her six year old son Michael, has been working on her own solo projects. She has scored two dance hits with Unchained Melody and Music to My Heart, toured extensively as a solo artist, as well as working as a session singer and singing teacher.David went back into education gaining an HND in Musical Theatre and is currently completing his degree in Performance. David has also set up his own very successful stage school Performers which has been running for six years now. Caroline moved from pop music to musical theatre. Having joined the cast of Grease in the West End, she then moved on to The Producers as part of the original cast alongside Lee Evans and Nathan Lane and currently stars alongside Peter Kay.Russ said: Last years winners Lordi showed that its about the whole performance and thats what we were always known for. It was our job to bring Eurovision back to its former glory. The UK hasnt done too well of late and were taking it back to pure pop music. Were the Bucks Fizz for this generation pure pop is going to bring the Eurovision back to the UK.
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