BLACK LACE ~ Agadoo
Black Lace are a British pop band best known for novelty party records, including their biggest hit "Agadoo" as well as "Superman" and "Do the Conga". They first came to the public eye when they represented the UK in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Mary Ann". At that time, the band consisted of Colin Routh (known as Colin Gibb from 1987 onwards), Alan Barton, Steve Scholey and Terry Dobson. The band has undergone numerous line-up changes; since 2023, Black Lace has consisted of Phil Temple and 2008 Britain's Got Talent contestant Craig Harper.The band's biggest success came in 1984 with the single "Agadoo", selling over one million copies worldwide, and reaching No. 2 in the UK chart."Agadoo" was a hit in Europe, South Africa and Australia. Having been presented with a gold disc for sales in the UK, presenter Richard Whiteley forgot Routh's name and referred to him as "Mr Agadoo" (the name Dene Michael later adopted for himself, despite having no involvement with the record). The duo recorded their first album, Black Lace, at Stuck Ranch studios in Denmark. Around this time, their record distribution company Pinnacle, went into receivership, leading to Black Lace and their record company losing an estimated quarter of a million pounds in unpaid royalties for "Agadoo".
Black Lace are a British pop band best known for novelty party records, including their biggest hit "Agadoo" as well as "Superman" and "Do the Conga". They first came to the public eye when they represented the UK in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Mary Ann". At that time, the band consisted of Colin Routh (known as Colin Gibb from 1987 onwards), Alan Barton, Steve Scholey and Terry Dobson. The band has undergone numerous line-up changes; since 2023, Black Lace has consisted of Phil Temple and 2008 Britain's Got Talent contestant Craig Harper.The band's biggest success came in 1984 with the single "Agadoo", selling over one million copies worldwide, and reaching No. 2 in the UK chart."Agadoo" was a hit in Europe, South Africa and Australia. Having been presented with a gold disc for sales in the UK, presenter Richard Whiteley forgot Routh's name and referred to him as "Mr Agadoo" (the name Dene Michael later adopted for himself, despite having no involvement with the record). The duo recorded their first album, Black Lace, at Stuck Ranch studios in Denmark. Around this time, their record distribution company Pinnacle, went into receivership, leading to Black Lace and their record company losing an estimated quarter of a million pounds in unpaid royalties for "Agadoo".