Spin-off of Eurovision winners Bucks Fizz announce departure of member

By Naomi Clarke, PA Senior Entertainment Reporter

The Fizz, whose members were part of Eurovision winning act Bucks Fizz, have announced that singer Mike Nolan is to leave the group later this year.

The original pop group, which consisted of Nolan, Jay Aston, Cheryl Baker and Bobby G, stormed to victory at the 1981 song contest with their hit Making Your Mind Up.

They went on to have a successful career, selling millions of records with six studio albums released throughout the 1980s.

Aston quit the group in 1985 and was replaced by Shelley Preston, who featured on Bucks Fizz’s last album Writing On The Wall in 1986.

In 2004, the group reunited under the name The Original Bucks Fizz, which had all the original members except Preston in Aston’s place.

A few years later, the band members reconnected with Aston and she took over Preston’s space in 2009 after the singer left.

Aston, Baker and Nolan have since been performing together with various line-up additions.

The spin-off group currently go by The Fizz and have released a number of albums.

On Sunday, the group announced the trio was to become a duo, writing on X: “Mike will be leaving the group at the end of the year.

“Cheryl & Jay will be continuing as ‘The Fizz’ & a statement from Mike, will follow in the coming days. Thank you for your understanding.”

The group shared a selfie with the announcement.

The trio are still expected to perform together on June 28th at The Indigo at The O2 in London, at their concert titled Party Like It’s 1981.