On 4 April 1981 Bucks Fizz from the United Kingdom won the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Making Your Mind Up.
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Cheryl you are SO pretty !!!!! Gorgeous.
05:46 The thought of a young Mike Nolan fresh out of the bath in nothing by a white towel is a nice image indeed 😉
I love how much Cheryl loves the contest. ❤🙂
Bucks Fizz was a great group!
I'm a huge fan of Bucks Fizz since 2004 and I have all their albums and singles on vinyl and this is one of my top favourite bands ever. I absolutely love Bucks Fizz and especially Cheryl. She is soooo nice and charming sweetheart. Greetings to Cheryl, Bucks Fizz and all its fans. Joanna from Poland
Something tells me that the Queen has more important things to be worried about than trying to follow a competition called Eurovision that is both ridiculed and watched for mockery purposes in a country that for nearly 40 something years wanted to win all the time just because "we're the UK". So this 11th placing back in 1978 and the 13th placing in 1987 should have been a wake up call for a country that now struggles to not be in the 26th position. But I guess that is the price you pay when you have such an ego, bad blood with the remaining European countries and, sadly, the worst choices of musical entries that puzzles anybody wondering "Is this the same country that gave us The Beatles and The Roling Stones?" Buck Fizz were the 80s equivalent to manufacturted pop that never lasts long and own no credible musical identity ... and look at them now, having nothing else to be proud about but an Eurovision win and performing here and there for nostalgic purposes and with one former member in bad terms with the other 3. How delightful!
Love and respect from Azerbaijani ❤🇦🇿🇹🇷👍
The blue jumper is 100% back in style Cheryl!
Lovely interview 😀 Cheryl is a trooper 😘 I remember watching this at my grans house 🙂
I want to thank eurovision and you tube because I discovered Bucks Fizz. As a millenial and from the Philippines, I like most of their songs. Love 80's music. My favourite is Jay.
Daniel Jaek
Who tf cares about some grandma cheryl that won eurovision centuries ago
Show respect to all the artists who contributed to the history and the success of Eurovision ! This contest has values and you'd better watch out to be tolerant towards all generations, especially if you expect to be respected too.
I just love her - especially for this interview. Rarely does someone give so much oversight into their participation.
lovely to hear Cheryl's memories and refreshing to hear how she still loves Eurovision
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I C O N behaviour
We want Gigliola!
Si si!! ❤
Cheryl you are alway good to listen to❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍🤎💖💝💓💗
I adored cheryl then, I still do now. 40 years on she looks fantastic ! 😘
What a wonderful interview with Cheryl who is just so natural, honest and upbeat. Bucks Fizz win in 1981 was my first to watch and the UK won. Been hooked for 40 years and it's a highlight to myself and friends. The ripping of the skirts clinched the deal and then on others copied but never match the stylish simplicity. The vibrant primary colours were a tribute to UK (red, white, blue) & hosts Ireland (green, white, yellow). Go the Fizz ))
I forgot to congratate you Cheryl and the former Bucks Fizz.
UK 1978 was one of better song that year, but they ruined their chance for good placement with bad costume on stage. I like more Cheryl Baker song from 1978 than 1981.
For me better song than UK had Germany, Israel, Switzerland, Portugal, Belgium and Denmark. Thanks to clever staging UK won that year like Latvia in 2002. For me song Dont Panic sang by group Liquid Gold, was better choice for UK but same happened in UK national final like happened in ESC.
Not just clever staging. You forget that Making Your Mind Up not only won Eurovision, it also became a MASSIVE hit in the UK and throughout Europe during 1981, and sold millions plus launched Bucks Fizz as a very successful pop group. Clever staging doesn't make all that happen. No other songs in Eurovision 1981 were sizeable hits, they are all long forgotten. The UK clearly had the winning song and the biggest hit in the competition, and for once, it actually won!
Great interview Cheryl think the BBC should make a tv show to celebrate 40 years
I've been obsessed with Eurovision since last year at age 26 and just discovered Eurovision at age 24 when I sought foreign music. Better late than never.
Fantastic group and still on stage, congrats to 40 years, the Fizz goes on!
If she was obsessed she would know there isn’t 9 points in Eurovision
@SimsMoyal asking questions and inserting prompts (add 15 minutes) Edited out irrelevant content (add 10-15 minutes) Setting up, warm up questions, and closing down (add 10-15 minutes) Slips of the tongue are very easy. If you're telling me you've never done that - particularly when under pressure and fatigued - then you're proving you're just a troll
@benrgrogan don't know about that - firstly why a 15 minutes take over an hour to shoot? Was it so heavily unatural and scripted? Secondly, I think that fundamental fact like 9 points wouldn't have slipped over a Eurovision anorak
@SimsMoyal "with respect" she just gave a 15 minute interview (likely took her an hour to film), very easy to muddle over your words during that time.
@Peter Kirby with all due respect i think true fans wouldn’t forget that there isn’t 9 points in the Eurovision- its such a fundamental thing
Hi there. Cheeky I believe well knows that as she spoke of her liking for the 1964 Italian entry. She will not forget the first vote from Austria was 4 points and not three. I thought it was a very honest interview and I do believe Cheryl is a true fan hearing her saying so and her knowledge she has demonstrated over the years
I agree many commentator in this interview-video The Bucks Fizz performance is the most iconic and remarkable from 80s decade!!! It's nice these surprising interview of Eurovision Stars of decades ago!!!🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I liked Portugal the best in that year
@js js yea both iconic dances and iconic outfits, and the daring songs. Portugal seem to mostly getting the short end of the stick in this contest
Portugal was amazing in 1981, 1982 but both time underrated in points.
1:08 and then 1:18 ; she's kinda right, indirectly equating Eurovision with the Olympics, while actually scale-wise it's more similar to UEFA's Euro (if you're a football fan) or Eurobasket (if you're a basketball fan) than the Olympics, because Eurovision is still continental scale-wise and both Eurovision and UEFA's Euro are still both continental and involving one type of "game" only (singing/song-composing in terms of Eurovision, and football in terms of Euro).
I remember watching Buck's Fizz win both Song For Europe and Eurovision back in 1981. I was 14 at the time
Hmmmm isn't she like a real big supporter of Brexit????
@areatw Yes true. But as I said for some it matters that she is a brexiteer (for what it represents) for others it doesn't. Both points equally valid.
@Daniel Theophanous Plenty of countries that participate in Eurovision that aren't in the EU. But you already knew that.
@areatw perphaps something like eurovision brings countries together and Brexit is symbolically the anthithesis of that. Or simply it may matter for some and not for others.
Does it matter?
I think that’s the other female member.
Cheryl Baker. A national treasure for the United Kingdom. With all of our love from Iceland 🇮🇸
Thanks for doing this interview. Love Cheryl and the winning song
Terry Wogan ! 🙌🙏💖
"I'm obsessed with the Eurovision." Same Cheryl, same.
Another fan. Really nice. Hope you will enjoy this year's contest.
I hope France will win Eurovision this year
@Texaslawhorn Every Cities in France can host the Eurovision song contest
Yes! It's time for France to host the contest again! ❤🇫🇷
My favourite UK Eurovision entry ❤
This is brilliant! Thank you so much for doing this Miss Baker !!!
making your mind...UP!
These days we'd declare it a public holiday if we came 11th. She looks great here. I loved Bucks Fizz, always loved The Land Of Make Believe.
Wow!
This was so wrong, everyone knows that Germany should’ve won that year
well obviously not!!
Get over it. Germany won the following year anyway.
Such a classic!
Cheryl still looks so beautiful!
Fantastic video. We need more like this from old winners.
Same love from azerbaijani🇦🇿❤👌
One of the most iconic performances in Eurovision history.
AZERBAIJAN🇦🇿Land of fire🔥🥂🥳
Stop repeating yourself, parrot !
ı hope that one of these countries will win this year : Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 malta 🇲🇹 Switzerland 🇨🇭 cyprus 🇨🇾 Lithuania 🇱🇹 iceland 🇮🇸 Finland 🇫🇮 san marino 🇸🇲
My winner for Eurovision 2021 Azerbaijan🥳🙏✌👏🇦🇿👏👏
My winners are - Malta - switerzland - Ireland - Azerbejdżan - cyprys - Bułgaria - Romania - San Marino
It’s so sad that Johnny Blue didn’t win that year.
Well it was 40 years ago. GET OVER IT!
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Anyone remembers that velcro skirt
Little Englander Brexiteer.
Bitter European
She’s had her vaccine. Lol
I was at the A Song for Europe 1981 and a still a Eurovision fans today. I remember thinking it could win but had strong competition from France Switzerland and Germany. I got to the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest as a fan because of Bucks Fizz. I also liked Bad Old Days by co co and their 76 A Song for Europe entry by Co Co Wake Up. Really nice songs. Seems like yesterday and I am now 56 and have been to 9 Eurovisions. Ok turn it into a holiday. A great Contest.
@Peter Kirby Royal Albert Hall is too small now. if BBC is as brave as SVT, they can put the selection into the O2 Arena or Manchester Arena (just like SVT puts the final of Melodifestivalen into the Friends Arena).
@A.M. Rifki A. 3rd .Hi there. I agree with you. Sweden does very well in Eurovision because of the effort they put in and good song writers are attracted to that type of selection. The EBU wishes to see all countries have National Selections I read. Arcade though was an internal selection. The MAP used to shortlist from about 500 entries for A Song for Europe. I had a ticket for the 1979 A Song for Europe in the Albert Hall but there was a strike. Some one has commented rightly how good those Song for Europe,s were. Bring the Royal Albert Hall back and a National selection there. Nice to see a comment from another strong fan of Eurovision and the UK.s participation.
@Peter Kirby well, in the 90s and 2000s there were more countries daring to do national selection, and I missed those years. I hope, when the UK goes to hold a national selection again, the format will be similar to that of Melodifestivalen or this year's UMK (50-50 votes from juries and televoters, one-artist one-song only, 7 to 12 songs in the final night, sleek performances and stagings just like what the artists would like the stagings to be in Eurovision).
I do agree that the UK should have a national final as the UK public picked picked 3 of the 5 winners and they picked our last 15th 2nd place in 1998. Some early songs were internal selection . I wrote to the BBC about this also. We need to establish more interest or show the interest in the UK for Eurovision. It is so great new fans exiis.t also. Thank you for your comment. I remember Germany,s performance Johnny Blue as very Strong and Switzerland Io Senza Re and Hunanahum from France were so good too that year They did only get 12 points from Israel and Netherlands
so sad that the UK through BBC doesn't hold a national selection again. I hope they will have one in 2022.
I recommended to watch A Song for Europe 1976, 1978, 1981, then you can know what does she say.
Yeah.. Germany should have won that year!! BLUE BLUE BLUE JOHNNY BLUE
I liek more Germany 1981,1980 than Germany 1982. In 1982 Belgium or Portugal deserved to won.
Germany , Switzerland , Israel with ballad, or Portugal, Denmark or Belgium with uptempo song that year. This 6 countries deserved more to won that year.
Get over it Germany won in 1982
Well they didn't so get over it. It was 40 years ago
her voice is so british it hurts
My winners for Eurovision 2021 France, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Germany, UK, Finland,
@Peter Kirby France have the best entry for Eurovision song contest 2021
@Benjamin Blackburn yes France do indeed. I like their last winner Loseau st L.enfant back in 1977. I am not keen on their video. I left a comment for the wrong fan in error.
Hi Benjamin. Yes I agree France have a great entry. Not so keen on the video. I thought that they would change that. France have had some great entries in Eurovision. I very much like their last winner l.oseau st L.enfant back in 1977. They are due another win for sure.
@Cillian Burke France have a chance to win
@Peter Kirby France have good entry in the Eurovision song contest 2021
Hard to believe that it was 40 years ago, Cheryl and Bobby were always my favourites 😉
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Thanks for such an inspiring video! Great story of a road to winning, amazing! More of such kind of videos would be great to have as well.
Какого хрена я подписан?....
Yeeessss we love the uk 🇬🇧 representing!! Live my contry!!
Iconic ❤️✨
@シkawao hi lol
well hello there!
Who is excited for Eurovision?
I can’t wait... I’ve been waiting for this like 2 fuckin’ years
@Nairda Ollijurt it’s my fourth time as 13 years old😍
Excited to watch my second Eurovision live and for my parents it will be their first time.
Me
Me
That's nice
*When Eurovision was all about music and having fun unlike today. Amazing winner from United Kingdom!*
I loved the conductor, orchestra and dodgy telephone communication during the voting. There was more decorum back then but everything progresses and I still enjoy the contest each year.
@Stefan Englishman *why are you speaking in bold* Culture via song still definetely persists: it's just that as music has become more worldwide accessible, of course different places will like the same styles and genres
It's still about having fun. But it's more developed now which is natural since that's what happens when you evolve a contest to fit with the current era!
@Stefan Englishman Because Buck's Fizz was the height of British culture and tradition, right? Just quit whining, she even said herself that the contest has only improved!
@Stefan Englishman what are u talking about?!?!?!?!🤨🤨🤨 Nothing's lost AT ALL. It Developed a lot.
My Winners; Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 Poland 🇵🇱 San Marino 🇸🇲 From Turkey 🇹🇷
@André Pinhão These guys are so obsessed, it's painful, ridiculous and laughable at the same time.
But your Turkish so obviously you would say Azerbaijan 😑
Azerbaijan and Poland won't even qualify
Wow. Poland, really? Thank you so much 🤩
*I hope that one of these countries will win this year:* Switzerland 🇨🇭, Croatia 🇭🇷, Lithuania 🇱🇹, Finland 🇫🇮, San Marino 🇸🇲 , Sweden 🇸🇪, Azerbaijan 🇦🇿
@yesoops Unfortunately not this year 😔
@Aysel Kerimova🎶 ma ma ma Mata Hari 🎶
Azerbaijan🇦🇿
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@Lil Jezin Roxen is also in my top 10 😉
she is such a good singer!
The songs of previous years were very entertaining
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Cool.
@Sun Light OK ...
@Sun Light I don’t understand you.
It’s esc time !!!
Absolutely, me too!
Yes, i agree with you. I like Eurovision.