Fizz singer Mike Nolan has revealed the real reason why he is leaving the band after 43 years.
Joining host Michael Ball on his BBC Radio 2 show on Sunday, the Eurovision star, 69, first announced she was leaving, saying: “I’m leaving, it’s for personal reasons.” I have decided to leave, leave.
“I’ve been thinking about it for a long, long time and I just thought, ‘this is the time to do it.'” We’ve been together for 43 years.’
The Fizz are a British pop music group formed in 2004 as a spin-off of the original group, Bucks Fizz. The core of the group is made up of Cheryl Baker, 70, and Mike and Jay Aston, 63.
And The Fizz appeared on Monday’s Good Morning Britain, where Mike explained the reason he is leaving.
Fizz singer Mike Nolan has revealed the real reason he is leaving the legendary band after 43 years.
The Fizz are a British pop music group formed in 2004 as a spin-off of the original group, Bucks Fizz. The core of the group is made up of Cheryl Baker, 70, (left), Mike (right) and Jay Aston, 63 (centre).
Bucks Fizz rose to stardom in the 1980s after winning the historic Eurovision Song Contest with the song Making Your Mind Up in 1981 (pictured in 1982).
And The Fizz appeared on Monday’s Good Morning Britain, where Mike explained the reason he is leaving.
Mike said: “Actually, I’m leaving for personal reasons, but I was also getting fed up with the amount of traveling you have to do.”
“Everyone has to travel, but since I can’t drive anymore, I have to get in a taxi, a train, another train, meet the band, do the concert, spend the night, two trains back, another taxi and forty years of it…’
The rest of the band then revealed that Mike had been talking about leaving for the last three years as they joked: ‘Just leave, for God’s sake!’
But then they added sweetly, “Of course, it won’t be the same.”
The band also revealed that they have plans to replace him and will hold a farewell concert before Mike’s departure.
Bucks Fizz rose to stardom in the 1980s after winning the historic Eurovision Song Contest with the song Making Your Mind Up in 1981.
Their song catapulted to number one on the UK charts and sold four million copies worldwide.
The group was originally formed solely for the contest and consisted of vocalists Mike, Bobby G, Cheryl Baker and Jay Aston.
Mike said: “Actually, it’s personal reasons why I’m leaving, but I was also getting fed up with the amount of traveling you have to do.”
He added: “Everyone has to travel, but since I can’t drive anymore, I have to get in a taxi, on a train, on another train, meet the band, do the concert, spend the night, two trains.” Back, another taxi and forty years of it…’
The rest of the band then revealed that Mike had been talking about leaving for the last three years as they joked: ‘Just leave, for God’s sake!’
The band also revealed that they have plans to replace him and will hold a farewell concert before Mike’s departure (LR in 1985 Bucks Fizz Mike, Cheryl, Shelley Preston, Bobby G)
In 2004, a spin-off group of the band was formed as The Fizz after 70-year-old Bobby G won a court case preventing his former bandmates from performing under the name The Original Bucks Fizz.
The three remaining colleagues were said to be “extremely disappointed” by the ruling, which came in August 2011 after a lengthy legal battle.
The judge ruled in favor of Bobby on the basis that since his wife (Heidi Manton, also a member of his group) owned the name Bucks Fizz, use of the name The Original Bucks Fizz was therefore an impediment to his trademark. .
Fans of the iconic British band flooded X – formerly Twitter – with comments, as many admitted to being “sad” and “gutted” that the singer chose to leave the band after 43 years.
“Sad to hear that Mike Nolan has decided to leave The Fizz at the end of the year. Two new guys are coming. ‘I’ll miss @mikenolanfizz so much. I’ve never seen a band without him (yet). All the best to the future Mike! Thanks for all the wonderful memories xx’;
‘Really sad to hear this. Bucks Fizz were the first band I saw live back in the ’80s and I’ve been lucky enough to see them many times since. I’ll miss you @mikenolanfizz and best wishes to @jayastonc and @cherylbaker for the future. I love you guys XX’;
‘What sad news it is that Mike is leaving the band. He has been a very important part of the Fizz. Cheryl and Jay are fabulous and I wish them the best of luck, but they feel like they need a male voice if they want to continue Fizz’s unique sound. Good luck to all three;
“I am very sorry to hear this, however, if it is a choice you are happy with then I can only wish you all the best in your future endeavours.” Much love to you all at what must be a challenging time xxx’; “It’s a shame, but if it’s best for him, then good luck.” Happy birthday to Jay for yesterday x’;
‘What sad news! If there are auditions for male members (oer ma’am), I’d love to try! I can’t think of anything better than making a living singing some of the best pop songs. I just bought the 5-CD Ultimate Collection, so I can also start practicing with the backing tracks x’;
‘I’m sorry to hear this, I hope you are well and looking forward to your retirement x’; ‘I wish you all the best and I wish Mike good luck on his next adventure x.’
‘It’s a sad day, but we still have gigs with Mike this year. I can’t wait… will we have a new album?; It’s been a long road. I’m sad even though I completely understand. Sending you lots of love (since 1981)’;
‘Awwww. I hope all is well with all of you: iconic people who will always leave us with such precious memories’; ‘Love you guys and good luck to the girls ‘.
‘Ah, sad news, but I wish you all the best. Hope to see all three of you in June!’ ; ‘Very sad to see him go but I’m sure we wish him all the best’; ‘Good luck micro, thanks for the music’;
‘Sorry to hear, sending best wishes and love to you all’; “He is very sad, he is a good guy, always with a cheerful smile and a great presence on stage”; ‘Very sad. Mike was always my favorite. You can’t replace it.’
‘Sad news but good luck for the future Mike x; Sad times but thanks for 43 years of music and memories’; ‘Oh! Gutted. I wish you all the best Mike.’
The history of Bucks Fizz has been consistently dramatic with various members coming and going over the years.
In 1985, Aston left the group. which led to Bobby performing as a trio with Nolan and Baker.
But when Baker left in 1993, Bobby largely took over management and hired new members Heidi Manton and Amanda Schwartz.
Heidi would later become his wife in 2000, and the couple had a daughter Millie in 2006.
singer cheryl He revealed in May last year that he did not receive a single cent, or any benefit, for winning Eurovision with the group in 1981.
She said Sun: ‘The artists do not earn anything from the contest, not a single cent. We have a trophy to share, which I have never had in my house for forty-two years. It’s not money, it’s prestige.
‘It opens many doors. By winning Eurovision, our single was a global hit and we were able to travel the world. We had a lot of hit singles and albums. We were always traveling all over the world to perform and that was because we won Eurovision.
‘Maybe there was money, but if there was we didn’t see it and it wouldn’t have been much. It was all about the prize and the trophy, the fact that you won, it’s a pretty big prize; We didn’t need money.’
Cheryl added that she doesn’t remember any benefits and certainly no goodie bags when you win.
In a previous interview, she said that it was the ripped skirts the ladies wore during their routine that secured them first place.
Fans of the iconic British band flooded X – formerly Twitter – with comments, as many admitted to being “sad” and “gutted” that the singer chose to leave the band after 43 years.
The original group was originally formed solely for the contest and consisted of vocalists Mike, Bobby G, Cheryl Baker and Jay Aston.
“I think it changed the way people think about Eurovision because until then everything was about the song,” he said.
“And then all of a sudden we came along and it wasn’t just about the song, it was also about the acting and the costumes.”
Meanwhile, Cheryl claims that Mike currently owns the trophy and won’t let anyone else have it, but he left it to her in his will.
Cheryl has said that there is “no downside to winning” and admits she still makes a living from being in a band that won.