1978 Entry
Co-Co — Bad Old Days
Representing United Kingdom at the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest .
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 1978
- Final Position
- 11
- Running Order
- 8
- Points
- 61
Co-Co was a six-piece British band which represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, staged at the Palais de Congrès in Paris, France, on 22 April 1978, with the song "The Bad Old Days". The song was written by the song writing team Stephanie de Sykes and Stuart Slater. It was finally placed eleventh of the 20 entries, which at the time was the worst showing ever for a UK entry. It would not be until 1987 that any British song fared worse in Eurovision. The group were originally called Mothers Pride.
Rita Maria Stroud, known professionally as Cheryl Baker, is an English singer and television presenter. She was a member of pop group Bucks Fizz, which won the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest and, following legal disputes, now performs under the name the Fizz. Bucks Fizz had 20 singles reach the UK top 60 between 1981 and 1988, including three number one hits with "Making Your Mind Up" (1981), "The Land of Make Believe" (1981) and "My Camera Never Lies" (1982).
Songwriter. Often credited with co-writer [a=Nat Kipner].
Song details
- Duration
- 2:38
Composers
Lyricists
Points received
- 8
Germany - 7
Monaco - 6
Portugal - 6
Turkey - 5
Austria - 5
Luxembourg - 4
Belgium - 3
Greece - 3
Ireland - 3
Spain - 3
Sweden - 2
France - 2
Israel - 2
Netherlands - 2
Switzerland