Shelley Preston
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(Caroline) Shelley Preston (born May 14, 1964 in Hillingdon, London, England), is a professional singer, best known as the replacement for Jay Aston in the 1980s Eurovision Song Contest winners Buckz Fizz. She performed with the band from 1985 to 1990.
She started singing in her local Sunday School choir from 4 years of age. While she was still at school, she sang with the Bournemouth Operatic Society. She worked as a singer at a hotel nightclub in Sri Lanka for six months before being selected at a London audition to be the new member of Bucks Fizz.[1]
After leaving Bucks Fizz in 1990, Preston made a career as a backing vocalist, touring and appearing with Jason Donovan, INXS, Brian May, Michael Bolton, Go West, Beverley Craven, Alexander O’Neal, Luther Vandross, Errol Brown and Belinda Carlisle (she still currently performs with Belinda Carlisle). During the 1990s she was also a member of the bands Fret Monkey and Hard Candy.[2]
In December 2004 Preston joined Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Bobby G for a Bucks Fizz reunion performance.[3]
In 2003 she was invited to join the "chillout lounge" band Cloudfish (which includes former Spandau Ballet saxophonist Steve Norman), and also writes some material for them. Cloudfish released its latest album in July 2006, on which Preston is featured.
