Jay Aston
Jay Aston | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Jay Hilda Aston[1] |
Born | [2] Purley, Surrey, England | 4 May 1961
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1981–present |
Labels | |
Website | JayAston.co.uk |
Jay Hilda Aston (born 4 May 1961 in
Career
Background
Aston was born in
Bucks Fizz
Aston was, along with Baker, one of the four members of Bucks Fizz when they were formed in 1981 to compete in
Aston became known for her love of physical exercise, and released a keep-fit album in early 1984 called Shape Up and Dance.[10] She was the victim of an attack while out jogging,[when?] but fought off the attacker and recovered from the incident.[11]
In December 1984, while on tour, Bucks Fizz were involved in a tour coach crash, in which Nolan was seriously injured.[12] By this time, tensions within the group had risen to the point that Aston was eager to leave, but was still under contract. However, the following year, she left the group in acrimonious circumstances.[12] Aston became the subject of many newspaper headlines on her sudden departure where it emerged that she had had an affair with the group's producer, Andy Hill, who was also the husband of Bucks Fizz creator Nichola Martin. The group's management company took Aston to court under the terms of her contract, but dropped the case in the midst of the trial and agreed to release her from it.[13] However, an injunction was placed on her against commencing a solo career, which took two years to settle and resulted in her selling her Kensington home. In addition, all eight cases were settled out of court after the case was investigated by the attorney general.
After Bucks Fizz
Forced to sell her house, Aston was living in a small bedsit in
In 2001, she set up a performing arts school in her name, The Jay Aston Theatre Arts School, teaching children aged between two and 17.[15] [16]
In 2002 she was involved in a cover band called Monster Boogie,[3] and she also appeared in an episode of Never Mind the Buzzcocks as one of the mystery guests in the identity parade round.[3] The following year she released an album, Alive and Well, featuring 13 tracks, all of which she co-wrote with her husband.[17]
The glory years of Bucks Fizz, mainly focusing on Aston, were portrayed in 2005 in a drag
Another solo album, a three-disc box-set Lamb or Lizard, was released in July 2006 through her website, which featured recordings from before and after her work with Bucks Fizz.[22]
In March 2007, she appeared in the
A new Bucks Fizz CD with a bonus DVD,
In May 2013, Aston appeared on the
The Fizz
In 2004, Bucks Fizz members Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Shelley Preston reunited to form
Acting
Before Bucks Fizz, Aston had ambitions to become an actress, but her career in this field encompassed only minor roles in To the Manor Born and Citizen Smith. In 2008, Aston was cast as Claudia Brite in the film The Last Days of Edgar Harding which was shot in August 2008 and screened in 2010.[28][29] The film has never seen a mainstream release.
Personal life
Aston married guitarist
In 2022, Aston revealed that her daughter Josie had been diagnosed and was battling Meningitis. She later revealed that her daughter was recovering, although it ‘would be slow’.[35]
Josie recovered and later appeared in a season 5 episode of the tv show ‘Rich Kids Go Skint’.
Politics
On 27 August 2019, the
Discography
- Solo albums
- 1984: Shape Up and Dance
- 1993: Lamb or Lizard (briefly sold on Aston's website)
- 2003: Alive and Well
- 2006: Lamb or Lizard (3-CD retrospective)
- 2016: I-Spy[39]
References
- ^ "ASCAP ACE - Search". Archived from the original on 10 September 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Bucks Fizz – the Band". BBC. 3 July 2002. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
- ^ "Jay Aston biography and career portfolio". jayaston.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 May 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
- ISBN 978-0244936808. Page 171
- ^ "Bucks Fizz publicity photograph". Raffem.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Bucks Fizz publicity photograph". Raffem.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ [1] Archived 1 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Rafaels and Stefans pictures". Raffem.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Archive Interviews". Cherylbaker.net. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d Bishop, Tom (13 May 2005). "Bucks Fizz story refuses to go flat". BBC News. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
- ^ "New Sunday Times – Google News Archive Search". archive.is. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Lamb or Lizard CD sleeve notes by Jay Aston, 2006". Raffem. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ [2] Archived 14 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Jay Aston Theatre Arts School website was last "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Alive and Well review". Musical Discoveries. 19 April 2003. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
- ^ "Night of a Thousand Jay Astons". Broadway Baby. 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
- ^ Scott, Darren (25 August 2005). "A Night of a Thousand Jay Astons". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
- ^ "A Night of a Thousand Jay Astons (Irish Premiere) Camp Attack!: Eurovision Double Bill". Gay Theatre, Ireland. 2006. Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
- ^ Rampton, James (28 July 2007). "Jonny Woo's Night of a Thousand Jay Astons". The Independent. Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
- ^ "the last word". Positive Nation. No. 126. October 2006. Archived from the original on 17 August 2007.
- ^ "Eurovision Talking Shop: Bucks Fizz". BBC News. 7 May 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ "Jay Aston of Bucks Fizz interview". Den of Geek. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Bucks Fizz in panto". pantoarchive. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Anne Carlini – Exclusive Magazine". www.annecarlini.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "FIZZ | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "The Last Days of Edgar Harding – Cast". Digital Ghost Films. 2008. Archived from the original on 20 June 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
- ^ David Patton. "www.jay-aston.co.uk". www.jay-aston.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 June 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ [3] Archived 28 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ex-Bucks Fizz star's window shot". Daily Mirror. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "School Info". 79.170.40.34. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Bucks Fizz star has mouth cancer". BBC News. 26 June 2018.
- ^ Savage, Mark (12 July 2018). "Bucks Fizz star 'positive' after surgery". BBC News.
- ^ a b "Bucks Fizz's Jay Aston 'nearly lost' daughter, 18, after she was put in coma with meningitis". ITV News. 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Bucks Fizz singer to stand as Brexit Party MP". BBC News. 27 August 2019.
- ^ "UK: Bucks Fizz singer Jay Aston fails to get elected for the Brexit Party in general election". wiwibloggs. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Kensington parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News". Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Jay Aston discography". Raffem. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
External links
- Jay Aston official website offline February 2024
- Aston Theatre Arts School
- The Last Days of Edgar Harding film website