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David Van Day (born 28 November 1956, Brighton, Sussex, England) is an English singer and media personality, formerly a member of the pop duo Dollar. He was also a member of the 1970s vocal group Guys 'n' Dolls (along with his Dollar partner Thereza Bazar), and a latter-day version of Bucks Fizz in the 1990s. ==Biography== Van Day was born David Paul Day. In 1974, he successfully auditioned for the then-new vocal group Guys 'n' Dolls. The group had some successful hits, and Van Day began a romantic relationship with bandmate Thereza Bazar. Keen to embark on a solo career, Van Day decided to quit the group in 1977. Bazar was sacked from the group shortly afterward, to preserve gender balance. Van Day and Bazar then decided to perform together, and formed a new band, Dollar. The band recorded and toured from 1978 to 1983, then again from 1986 to 1988. They had several top ten hits in the UK, including "Love's Gotta Hold on Me" and "Give Me Back My Heart". He also had a brief solo career as a movie actor, appearing as a devious handyman in the 1983 horror anthology film ''Screamtime'' with Dora Bryan and Jean Anderson. After a final top ten hit "O L'amour" in 1988, Dollar split for a second time, bringing their recording career to an end. Bazar left the music industry and moved to Australia. In the early-mid 1990s, Van Day toured as Dollar with a succession of female singers. In the late 1990s he joined one incarnation of the pop group Bucks Fizz, with original Bucks Fizz member Mike Nolan. With both of these acts he recorded and released some budget-priced CDs of re-recorded hits. Neither sold well and the Bucks Fizz tracks received widespread criticism from fans.〔(Bucks Fizz Early Years - forums )〕 In 2003 Van Day (with Bazar) competed in the ITV1 reality show ''Reborn in the USA''; he was the first act voted off. He caused controversy during the show, accusing producers of biased editing,〔(Dave Van G'Day For Oz ) ''Daily Star'' (United Kingdom)〕 and arguing with singer and fellow contestant Sonia,〔(Sonia is reborn in Butlins ) Sunday Mirror, 6 April 2003, Ben Dowell〕 accusing her of "being crafty and cunning to try to save her own skin".〔(Pack your bags, cowboy ) LowCulture.co.uk〕 In 2008, Van Day was a semi-finalist on the eighth series of British reality television show ''I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! (Series 8 UK)'',〔(I'm A Celebrity Latest News ) Celebrity.ITV.com〕 finishing in fourth place. During his time in the jungle he clashed with glamour model Nicola McLean.〔(David Van Day goes under the knife on TV ) ''Daily Mail''〕 Before going into ''I'm a Celebrity'' Van Day underwent plastic surgery in a Living TV documentary called ''Pop Goes the Band'', in which he featured with Thereza Bazar. Van Day hosted the eleven-part reality series ''Brides on a Bus'' on Wedding TV.〔(Brides on a Bus ) WeddingTV.com〕 He also briefly appeared in the series ''Celebrity Coach Trip'' on Channel 4, and was interviewed with wife Sue Moxley on ''The Jeremy Kyle Show''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Van Day」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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