Scooch
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Background information | |
Origin | United Kingdom |
Genres | Dance-pop, Eurodance |
Years active | 1998–2000, 2004, 2007–present |
Labels | EMI-Parlophone, Warner Bros. |
Members | Natalie Powers Caroline Barnes David Ducasse Russ Spencer |
Website | www.russspencer.com |
Scooch are a British bubblegum dance group. The members of Scooch are Natalie Powers, Caroline Barnes, David Ducasse, and Russ Spencer. They formed in 1998.
Scooch represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland, with their song "Flying the Flag (for You)".
The song reached #5 in the UK Top 40 Singles Chart on 13 May 2007. People had already had the chance to download the song 2 months before. If however the download and CD were released at the same time it is considered that they would have been #1 in the UK for 2 weeks in a row.
Performance in the ESC final
[change | change source]Scooch performed in 19th place on the final night and after the votes were confirmed, came 22nd out of 24 entries. The quartet received 7 points from Ireland and the maximum 12 points from Malta. This was the first time since 2002 that a UK Eurovision entrant had received the maximum 12 points in the competition from any country.