Talk:Bucks Fizz (band)

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[edit] Jay Aston Leaving the band

The article states that Jay was the first to "leave" the band, but I seem to recall that there was quite a controversy at the time, a legal case, claims that she was assaulted. The "leaving" was extremely acrimonious.

I seem to recall that Mike Nolan actually went through the windscreen on the bus, and although coming close to death, due to head injuries, made a good recovered, but suffered from epilepsy.

The band was manufactured, for the Eurovision Song Contest, each member of the group was contracted on a fixed wage (IIRC) of £40,000 a year. Even at that time was not a lot of money. There was some controversy regarding their win, as the song alone was supposed to be judged (not the performance). The act of ripping off the skirts (to reveal a mini-skirt) was considered a factor in their (slim) win. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.106.151.191 (talk) 22:35, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Band Name

i always think "fuck bizz" when i'm actually reading or hearing "bucks fizz". where does the name stem from? is this really a coincidence?

A "buck's fizz" is a cocktail: champagne and orange. I'm surprised the article doesn't mention this. Grievous Angel (talk) 07:42, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Is it right to list them as English when Mike Nolan was born in Dublin?

Response: It doesn't list them as English, but British. Sure, one member was Irish born, but the group was based in Britain. Mike Nolan was raised in England as well as the fact that every member through the years has been British as well as their management and producers. They also represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest. To list them as British/Irish would be much more misleading.Tuzapicabit (talk) 13:37, 2 April 2008 (UTC)