Buck’s Fizz’s Cheryl Baker didn’t earn a penny for winning Eurovision

Buck’s Fizz icon Cheryl Baker has revealed she didn’t get paid a cent – or any extras for that matter – for winning Eurovision with the group in 1981.

Leading up to this year’s contest on May 13, Cheryl, 69, shared the story The sun: ‘The artists don’t earn anything from the competition, not a penny. We have one trophy to share, which I have never had in my house in forty-two years. You don’t win money, it’s about prestige.

“It opens so many doors. By winning Eurovision, our single became a worldwide hit and we got to travel the world. We had tons of hit singles and hit albums. We used to travel the world to perform and that was because we won Eurovision.

“Maybe there was money, but if there was, we wouldn’t have seen it and it wouldn’t have been much. It was all about the prize and the trophy, the fact that you won, that’s a big enough prize – we didn’t need money.’

Cheryl added that she doesn’t remember benefits and certainly no goody bags if you win.

Cheryl said, “The performers don’t earn anything from the contest, not a penny. We have one trophy to share, which I have never had in my house in forty-two years. You don’t win money, it’s the prestige’ (pictured in 2019)

In an earlier interview, she said it was the tear-out skirts the ladies wore during their routine that helped them take first place.

“I think it changed the way people think about Eurovision, because until then it was all about the song,” she said.

“And then all of a sudden we came along and it wasn’t just about the song, it was about the performance and the outfit.”

Meanwhile, Cheryl claims bandmate Mike Nolan, 68, currently owns the trophy and won’t give it to anyone else — but he left it to her in his will.

Bucks Fizz was formed specifically for the Eurovision Song Contest and became one of the best-selling British pop acts of the 1980s as a result.

Cheryl has said there is “no downside to winning” and admits she still makes a living from being in a band that won.

This year, 25-year-old singer Mae Muller is entering the competition with her song I Wrote A Song.

Swedish act Loreen remains the favorite to win, having won Eurovision for the first time in 2012 with her song Euphoria.

From left to right: Mike Nolan, Cheryl Baker, Jay Aston, Bobby Gee. ‘It was the iconic moment that gave us the game, I really believe that.’: Cheryl Baker believed tearing the skirt was essential

True words: In a previous interview, she said it was the tear-out skirts the ladies wore during their routine that helped them take first place