Brotherhood of Man
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Brotherhood of Man was a 1970s British vocal group, which won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1976, with the country-pop-esque "Save Your Kisses For Me".
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[edit] History
The group was formed by record producer / composer, Tony Hiller, and originally featured the well-travelled vocalist, Tony Burrows. In 1970 they had a hit single with "United We Stand", which not only was a heavily played record on British radio, but also broke the American market. By the time they broke the voting record for Eurovision and sold well over one million copies of "Save Your Kisses For Me", the line up had totally changed. After Eurovision, they had a number of hits in the UK, including two more chart-toppers, but long term success proved to be elusive.
In 1992, Sandra Stevens told Eurovision Network's magazine that Brotherhood of Man had been shortlisted to sing in A Song for Europe 1983. However she said that the group changed its mind, preferring to be remembered for winning the Eurovision Song Contest as opposed to possibly losing a UK qualifying heat. However their song, "When the Kissing Stops" remained in the contest and was performed by another group, Rubic. It came sixth.
"Save Your Kisses For Me" was nominated as one of the final five finalists in the 50th anniversary Eurovision concert held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in October 2005 and was the highest placed UK song.
[edit] Members (1976 on)
- Nicky Stevens (born 3 December 1951, in Carmarthen, Wales).
- Sandra Stevens (23 November 1949, in Leeds, Yorkshire).
- Martin Lee (26 November 1949, in Surrey).
- Lee Sheriden (11 April 1949, in Bristol).
- Barry Upton (born 25 February 1954, in Hastings, Sussex)
[edit] Singles
- United We Stand - (1970) - UK singles chart - #10.
- Where Are You Going To My Love - (1970) - UK #22.
- Reach Out Your Hand
- Lady
- Kiss Me, Kiss Your Baby
- Save Your Kisses For Me - (1976) - UK #1.
- My Sweet Rosalie - (1976) - UK #30.
- New York City
- Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In) - (1977) - UK #8.
- Angelo - (1977) - UK #1.
- Highwayman
- Figaro - (1978) - UK #1.
- Beautiful Lover - (1978) - UK #15.
- Middle Of The Night - (1978) - UK #41.
- Papa Louis
- Lightning Flash - (1982) - UK #67.
[edit] Reference
- Guinness Book of British Hit Singles - 16th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-190-X
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| Preceded by Teach-In |
Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 |
Succeeded by Marie Myriam |
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| 1950s | Lys Assia • Corry Brokken • André Claveau • Teddy Scholten |
| 1960s | Jacqueline Boyer • Jean-Claude Pascal • Isabelle Aubret • Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann • Gigliola Cinquetti • France Gall • Udo Jürgens • Sandie Shaw • Massiel • Frida Boccara • Lenny Kuhr • Lulu • Salomé |
| 1970s | Dana • Séverine • Vicky Leandros • Anne-Marie David • ABBA • Teach-In • Brotherhood of Man • Marie Myriam • Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta • Gali Atari & Milk and Honey |
| 1980s | Johnny Logan • Bucks Fizz • Nicole • Corinne Hermès • Herreys • Bobbysocks • Sandra Kim • Johnny Logan • Celine Dion • Riva |
| 1990s | Toto Cutugno • Carola • Linda Martin • Niamh Kavanagh • Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan • Secret Garden • Eimear Quinn • Katrina and the Waves • Dana International • Charlotte Nilsson |
| 2000s | Olsen Brothers • Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL • Marie N • Sertab Erener • Ruslana • Elena Paparizou • Lordi |
| Selected Eurovision winners/participants for Congratulations | |
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| Eurovision winners/participants that participated | ABBA | Brotherhood of Man | Celine Dion | Sertab Erener | France Gall | Dana International | Johnny Logan (twice) | Domenico Modugno | Mocedades | Nicole | Olsen Brothers | Elena Paparizou | Cliff Richard |
