Legendary 80s pop group announce two new members after public auditions

The legendary popular radical The Fizz has officially announced 2 caller members: Matthew Pateman and Nikk Mager. 

The quality was revealed earlier connected BBC Radio 2, sparking a question of anticipation arsenic the radical embarks connected a caller epoch successful their decades-spanning career. 

The caller additions travel aft archetypal singer Mike Nolan announced helium was quitting the band for ‘personal reasons’ earlier this year. 

As a result, his erstwhile bandmates Cheryl Baker and Jay Aston enactment retired an advert calling connected members of the nationalist to audition for the radical with 2 caller spots vacant. 

On the poster titled Making Our Mind Up, the advert stated: ‘Legendary 80s popular radical seeking 2 experienced antheral singers.’ 

It seems the set recovered what they were looking for successful Pateman and Mager.

Long-standing members Baker and JAston person expressed their gratitude to their loyal fanbase, saying successful a statement: ‘As conscionable announced connected Radio 2, we tin present uncover the 2 caller members of The Fizz are Matthew and Nikk. 

‘Please springiness them some a precise lukewarm invited to the group. They are some going to beryllium large additions and determination truly are, breathtaking times ahead.

‘Cheryl and Jay admit your dedication and support, truthful overmuch much than you tin ever perchance know.. Here’s to a New Beginning!’

Matthew Pateman, who volition present instrumentality to the signifier with The Fizz, isn’t caller to the euphony country adjacent though helium is caller to the group.

 He archetypal roseate to fame arsenic the pb vocalist of the 1990s lad set Bad Boys Inc, a radical that achieved six UK illustration positions, including the top-ten deed More to This World.

More recently, Matthew has been performing arsenic the frontman for the 80s tribute set Wham! Duran.

Joining Pateman arsenic the 2nd caller enlistee to The Fizz is Nikk Mager. Nikk archetypal caught the public’s attraction connected Popstars: The Rivals, the fashionable endowment amusement that launched respective salient UK popular acts. 

From there, Nikk became a subordinate of the boyband Phixx, which enjoyed a drawstring of successes successful the aboriginal 2000s, securing 4 Top 20 singles connected the UK charts. He past went connected to person a palmy solo career.

The Fizz, the rebranded mentation of Bucks Fizz, won Eurovision successful 1981 and past went connected to predominate the 1980s with hits similar Making Your Mind Up and The Land of Make Believe. 

The archetypal line-up of Bucks Fizz was: Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan, Jay Aston, and Bobby G.

Fans person been speedy to invited the caller additions, expressing excitement for what this caller epoch volition bring.

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