Co-Co (band)

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For the singer Coco who had a number one hit with Fragma, see Coco Star.

Co-Co
Also known as
  • Mothers Pride
  • The Main Event
OriginUnited Kingdom
Genres
Ariola/Hansa
  • RCA
  • Carrere
    • Past members
    • Terry Bradford
    • Josie Andrews
    • Cheryl Baker
    • Keith Hasler
    • Paul Rogers
    • Peter Perrera
    • Charlie Brennan
    • Helen Bailey
    • Vivien Banks
    • Sue Lane

    Co-Co was a six-piece

    Stephanie de Sykes
    and Stuart Slater (aka Stewart James). It was finally placed eleventh of the 20 entries, which at the time was the worst showing ever for a UK entry. It would not be until 1987 that any British song fared worse in Eurovision. The group were originally called Mothers Pride.

    Eurovision

    At the time, the group consisted of Terry Bradford, Josie Andrews,

    Prima Donna
    , ironically beating the new line up of Co-Co in the process.

    Cheryl Baker in Bucks Fizz

    In

    1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up", Baker became one of the few artists to take part in Eurovision to win at their second attempt. According to The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History by John Kennedy O'Connor, Baker also made the second biggest improvement by a Eurovision competitor in the contest, moving up from eleventh in 1978 to first in 1981.[1]

    Post Eurovision

    "The Bad Old Days" reached number 13 in the

    UK Singles Chart.[2] The group had no further hit singles, and only released one album, Bad Old Days in 1978.[3]

    Bradford and Hasler continued to work together long after the group's demise in 1980 and are writing and producing new work in the 21st century. In 2020, together with Sussie Arvesen, they released several new tracks including Road To The Unknown as COCO ft. Terry Bradford, Sussie Arvesen & Keith Hasler[4]

    Discography

    Singles

    Mothers Pride
    • 1974 – "Follow the Man With the Music" (Pye)
    • 1975 – "Oh Well, Oh Well" (Pye)
    Co-Co
    • 1976 – "Wake Up" (Pye)
    • 1976 – "Don't Push Me 'Round" (Pye)
    • 1977 – "The Money Song" (Ariola)
    • 1978 – "
      The Bad Old Days
      " (Ariola)
    • 1978 – "I Can't Talk Love on the Telephone" (Ariola)
    • 1978 – "Way Out" (Ariola)
    • 1980 – "Keep On Dancing" (RCA)
    The Main Event
    • 1980 – "Gonna Do My Best" (Carrere)

    Albums

    • 1978 Co-Co - Bad Old Days (Hansa International)

    References

    1. ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3
    2. ISBN 1-904994-10-5
      .
    3. ^ Official Charts - Co-Co chart discography
    4. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "ROAD TO THE UNKNOWN "COCO" ft. Terry Bradford, Sussie Arvesen & Keith Hasler". YouTube.
    Awards and achievements
    Preceded by
    Mike Moran
    with "Rock Bottom
    "
    UK in the Eurovision Song Contest
    1978
    		 Succeeded by
    Black Lace
    with "Mary Ann
    "
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