Bardo

Bardo was the name of vocal/dance duo Sally Ann Triplett and Stephen Fischer created ad hoc for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1982. Their song One Step Further came a disappointing seventh in the 27th edition of the contest, held in Harrogate in April 1982 (the contest had been won by British duo Bucks Fizz the previous year, with whom Bardo had both manager and producer in common). One Step Further fared better in the UK singles charts where it reached no.2 in May although the duo failed to make a successful follow-up. Bardo as a recording entity ceased to exist shortly afterwards

The couple became romantically attached and in 1990, Triplett gave birth to their son. The two split up some years later. Bardo reunited to perform One Step Further on stage in London in 2010, wearing their original costumes, in order to raise money for charity as part of the West End Eurovision night.

TV appearances
1982 1983
 * 24 March 1982: A Song For Europe (1982), BBC One 8.05 pm.
 * 01 April 1982: Top of the Pops, BBC One 7.20 pm. Not yet in the charts, show introduced by John Peel.
 * 05 April 1982: Cheggers Plays Pop, BBC One 4.20 pm. Show also featured previous year's winners Bucks Fizz with new song My Camera Never Lies.
 * 15 April 1982: Top of the Pops, BBC One 7.25 pm. Live show introduced by Kid Jensen although One Step Further, the week's highest new entry at no.16, was a repeat of 01-04-82 performance.
 * 24 April 1982: Eurovision Song Contest, BBC One 8.00 pm. Live from the Harrogate Centre with commentary by Terry Wogan, introduced by Jan Leeming. One Step Further comes 7th.
 * 29 April 1982: Top of the Pops BBC One 7.25 pm. Introduced by Richard Skinner. One Step Further at no.2 peak.
 * 30 December 1982: Top of the Pops BBC One 7.20 pm. A live end-of-the-year edition hosted by JS, with hits of 1982.
 * 05 February 1983: Rod and Emu's Saturday Special, BBC One 5.30 pm. Bardo perform new single Hang On To Your Heart.
 * 20 April 1983: Cheggers Plays Pop, BBC One 4.45 pm Triplett and Fischer feature as team leaders. 1983 UK Eurovision contestants Sweet Dreams perform their song.
 * 08 June 1983: Cheggers Plays Pop, BBC One 4.45 pm Triplett and Fischer again appear as team leaders. Bucks Fizz perform.