Cheryl Baker

Pop Singer

Cheryl Baker was born in England, United Kingdom on March 8th, 1954 and is the Pop Singer. At the age of 70, Cheryl Baker biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Rita Maria Crudgington
Date of Birth
March 8, 1954
Nationality
United Kingdom
Place of Birth
England, United Kingdom
Age
70 years old
Zodiac Sign
Pisces
Profession
Singer, Television Presenter
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Cheryl Baker Life

Cheryl Baker (born Rita Maria Crudgington; 8 March 1954) is a British television presenter and singer.

She was a member of 1980s pop group Bucks Fizz, who won the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest.

The group had 20 singles reach the UK top 60 between 1981 and 1988, including three number one hits with "Making Your Mind Up" (1981), "The Land of Make Believe" (1981) and "My Camera Never Lies" (1982).

Baker left the group in 1993.

She had previously represented the UK at the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest as a member of the band Co-Co.

In 2004, she began performing alongside Shelley Preston and fellow original Bucks Fizz member Mike Nolan as The Original Bucks Fizz.

Preston was replaced by original Bucks Fizz member Jay Aston in 2009.

Due to a legal dispute in 2011, the group renamed themselves Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston, formerly of Bucks Fizz.

With the addition of Robert (Bobby) McVay they are now "The Fizz" and are working on new material.

Personal life

Baker has three brothers, Eddie, Colin and Gary, and a sister, Sheila. She married bass player Steve Stroud in Lewisham, London, on 25 January 1992. Their twin daughters, Kyla Olivia and Natalie Maria, were born in Westminster, London, on 20 June 1994. She lives in Ightham, Kent.

In 2006 she spoke out about her experiencing the menopause and resulting hair loss. She has also spoken of her weight fluctuations over the years. During 2010 and 2011 she took part in a diet and advertising campaign for Jenny Craig Inc., where after nine months had lost two-and-a-half stone. In association with this she ran and completed the London Marathon for the charity Head First.

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Cheryl Baker Career

Early career

Cheryl Baker was born in Bethnal Green, London, as Rita Maria Crudgington. She began her professional singing with Co-Co after leaving school and a series of shadowy sea-farm jobs. With the song "Wake Up," the group won A Song for Europe in 1976. They came in second second, second behind (eventual Eurovision champions) Brotherhood of Man by two points.

The group continued to perform together, and "The Bad Old Days" returned to A Song for Europe in 1978. This time, they gained and went on to play for the United Kingdom in Paris. The song held 11th place, the lowest position for a UK entry up to that point. The song became a hit single, peaking at 13 in the UK Singles Chart. The band's debut (and only) album as well as further singles were released on the back of this. None of these experiments had any success.

The group attempted for Eurovision one more time in 1980. The Main Event, the group's new name, appeared last in A Song for Europe, and the group disbanded shortly thereafter.

Television career

Baker began working in the mid-1980s, while still employed at the company, embarking on a career in television presenting. She joined Record Breakers as a co-host alongside long-serving Roy Castle in 1987, and has been serving with new hosts after Castle's demise in 1994, eventually leaving the program in 1997 after ten years.

She also co-presented The Saturday Picture Show with Mark Curry from 1985 to 1986.

She continued her singing and television careers in tandem, but she always maintained that singing was her first passion. Bucks Fizz's last hit in 1988, and Baker launched Eggs 'n' Baker in the same year. This went on to be five years.

During this period, she also released two solo singles "If Paradise Is Half as Nice" in 1987 and "Sensuality" in 1992, but neither of these nor chart hits achieved success.

Baker, who was still touring with the band, eventually left Bucks Fizz in December 1993 to concentrate on raising a family. Baker continued to do so, as well as other television shows, after leaving Bucks Fizz. She became the subject of the television Biography show This Is Your Life in 1997. Baker made several guest appearances on television as a guest on television into the 2000s. She has appeared on several reality television shows, including Drop the Celebrity (which she also won), 24-Hour Quiz (which she also won), and I'm Famous and Frightened!

She read the United Kingdom's points out of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, before being seated. She performed the song "Waterloo" by ABBA during the EBU's 50th anniversary celebration of the show Congratulations. She performed Bucks Fizz's winning song "Making Your Mind Up" live with Mike Nolan and Shelley Preston later today.

Vi Moore appeared in Footloose, a London revival based on the 1984 motion picture of the same name, at the Novello Theatre in 2006. Footloose, a youth play, was produced in Sevenoaks in 2009, attracting sell-out audiences. In 2007, she appeared in Ida in the musical Honk! She appeared in Mrs Mayor in a touring production of Seussical the Musical in 2008. During the tour, many towns in the South East of England were visited.

She reached the final of the ITV series Popstar to Operastar in June 2011, where she was defeated by Joe McElderry to rank second place. Baker appeared in an episode of All Star Family Fortunes in 2011. Baker appeared on Celebrity Mastermind on January 5, 2013. Dana Rosemary Scallon, 24, appeared on The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins on May 23rd, 2015.

Baker was named as the second celebrity to appear in the tenth season of Dancing on Ice on Sunday on October 31. On February 4, 2018.

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Eurovision legends Bucks Fizz put out call for two new members as original star admits: 'I've had enough and want to take it easy'

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 29, 2024
Eurovision legends Bucks Fizz revealed on Lorraine on Monday that they are searching for two new members after an original star has 'had enough' and expressed his desire to quit. The band, which found fame after winning Eurovision in 1981, is currently made up of Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston. However, Mike stressed how he 'wants to take it easy' and leave the band after doing his 'fair show of shows' over the past 43 years.

Bucks Fizz star Cheryl Baker claims Eurovision has become 'too sexual and extreme' as she slams Olly Alexander's performance as 'suggestive'

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 14, 2024
Eurovision winner Cheryl Baker has claimed that the contest has become 'too sexual' and is no longer suitable viewing for children. The Bucks Fizz star, 70, who won the song contest back in 1981, complained the contest has 'gone too far' in recent years, with 'body parts all over the place'. The singer became famous for her risqué skirt ripping routine during the band's winning performance of Making Your Mind Up.

Bucks Fizz star Cheryl Baker fears Olly Alexander has little chance of Eurovision victory as she admits the song isn't 'strong enough for Eurovision'

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 9, 2024
Eurovision legend Cheryl Baker has expressed her fears for Olly Alexander's Eurovision performance on Saturday. The Bucks Fizz star, who won the song contest back in 1981, confessed she thinks Olly is in with little chance of bringing home the victory, even though she desperately wants him to.  The Years and Years singer, 33, who's representing Great Britain with his catchy tune Dizzy, divided fans with his performance during the semi final on Tuesday evening. 
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