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| Img_capt = Scooch & UK Prime Minister ]
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| Years_active = 1999&ndash;2000,<br /> 2004,<br /> 2007&ndash;
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'''Scooch''' are a ] ] ], comprising ] (b. 1977), ] (b. 1979), ] (b. 1978), and ] (b. 1980).

Scooch will represent the United Kingdom in the ] in ] with their song "]".

==Formation==
The foursome formed in 1999 after attending auditions for an "all-singing, all-dancing pop group" in front of the noted songwriters and producers ] and ] and future manager, Steve Crosby. Signed to Accolade, the pop imprint of ]-], the group set about creating their image and sound.

The group's name 'Scooch' comes from a term used to ask someone to move up or along a bench or sofa.

==Career==
Scooch won a contest on ]'s Saturday morning show '']'' in 1999. They competed against a boyband to have their single released. Even though the bands were already formed, this contest was unique as it pre-dates the format of the first music talent reality show to air in the ], ]'s programme '']'' in 2000, from which the band ] was created.

Their debut single "When My Baby" charted within the ]. This prompted a tour supporting the Irish girlband ], and promoted their second and biggest single "More Than I Needed To Know". It entered the ] at number 5, and went on to see a global release (including ] where it hit the top of the record chart).

A promotional support tour for boyband ] provided the group with the foundation for their third single "The Best Is Yet To Come" which charted at number 12 in the UK. The group recorded their debut album "Welcome To The Planet Pop" which was released to Top 20 success in Japan. "More Than I Needed To Know" reached number one in Japan, and due to its popularity there, it was featured in the video game ].

Scooch's fourth and, until they reformed, final single came in the form of the flamenco-inspired "For Sure" which made number 15 in the UK. It was followed by the UK version of their album entitled "Four Sure" which peaked just outside the UK Top 40.

==Re-formation==
They reformed in January 2004 to perform at ]'s ''Gone But Not Forgotten'' night in front of a crowd of excited fans. The success of this prompted the band to do a tour of several gay venues and events around the UK.

==Other work==
In 2006, ] took part in the ] reality show ''Boys Will Be Girls'' <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/B/boyswillbegirls/index.html |title=Boys Will Be Girls |publisher=Channel 4 |accessdate=2007-04-22}}</ref>, in which he attempted, along with four other ex-boyband members, to pose as a girl-group. Spencer and his bandmates were given four weeks to record a single, make a pop video and play live, all the while posing as females. Predictably, this experiment was not a complete success. Spencer has also become a television presenter, and currently appears on '']''.

Caroline Barnes and ] have both had various parts on the stage in the ]. Powers has also released several solo singles and albums.

David Ducasse is training to be a teacher and currently helps in an academy for up and coming talent.

==Eurovision Song Contest 2007==

===''Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up''===

]

On ] ], it was announced that Scooch were to reform for a ] bid.

The group appeared in the UK selection competition '']'' on ] on Saturday ] ], singing and performing their song "]". The show began with six songs, which were reduced to two songs after the public had voted, the four songs with the fewest votes leaving the competition. The remaining two songs went head to head in a "sing-off" and the public voted again for the outright winner.

The show ended in controversy as the final result was announced. ] revealed the winner to be Scooch while, simultaneously in a much louder voice, co-host ] announced the winner to be fellow entry ]. After several seconds of confusion, it was revealed that Scooch were the actual winners of the competition and were to represent the].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6463147.stm | title=Gaffe mars Scooch Eurovision win | publisher=] |date=] | accessdate=2007-03-18}}</ref>
A confused ] was hurried off the stage by ] so Scooch could perform the winning song once again.

===Further Controversy===
Further controversy ensued when ] newspaper reported that the band had used two backing singers offstage as part of their performance on '']'', with the implication that this had given the group an advantage over rival entrants, and leading to accusations of miming.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/tm_headline=the-eurovision-song-contest--%26method=full%26objectid=18779603%26siteid=89520-name_page.html |title=Winners had secret singers off stage |publisher=mirror.co.uk |date=]}}</ref>

Rule 7 of Section 4 of 'The Extracts From the Rules for the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest' states that "Artists shall perform live on stage, accompanied by a recorded backing-track which contains no vocals of any kind or any vocal imitations." <ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.eurovision.tv/addons/files/Extract_ESC2007Rules.pdf | title=Extracts From The Rules For The 2007 Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | publisher=] |date=] | accessdate=2007-03-18}}</ref> However, it is common Eurovision practice to have additional singers offstage. For example, the Swedish entry in 2006 featured backing singers who did not appear onstage until the second half of the song. The rule is that a maximum number of six singers/performers can perform, but there is no rule to say that they must all be shown on stage.

]

In a video blog, released on Saturday ] ], singer-turned-TV presenter ] claimed that Scooch were not worthy of winning '']''. Church referred to the UK's Eurovision entry, "]" by Scooch, as ''"absolute shit"'' and embarrassing for Britain. Church announced that she believed ] should have won the competition instead. ] of Scooch hit back saying, ''"As a mother of a young child myself I find her behaviour and language quite unacceptable. What kind of role model is this for a mum-to-be?"'' ] added, ''"What a pity the voice of an angel has acquired the mouth of a sewer"''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/8071 |title=Scooch react to Church outburst |publisher=esctoday.com |date=] | accessdate=2007-03-25}}</ref>

On ] ], Swedish singer ] claimed that the chorus of Scooch's entry for the ], is a clear cut case of ] of the chorus in her song "No Regrets" released in ]. With the help of the Swedish Musicians' Union she later contacted the ] in an attempt to have Scooch's entry disqualified from the competition.<ref name="pandora-claims-plg">{{cite news |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/vasteras/story/0,2789,1033080,00.html |title=Pandora rasar. De har snott min låt |language=Swedish |publisher=] |date=] | accessdate=2007-03-28}}</ref>

In response to the plagiarism claim by ], the ] issued a statement confirming that Scooch's song is ''"an original"'' and the writers ''"were never aware of Pandora or her songs"''. The ] confirmed that there had been no duplication of her work.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/8098/ |title='There is no plagiarism' We never heard of Pandora |publisher=esctoday.com |date=] | accessdate=2007-03-28}}</ref>

On ] ], ] newspaper apologized to the ] and ] for an incorrect story it published stating that the EBU had confirmed that the BBC had breached the EBU's rules during the selection of the UK's Eurovision entry. The flawed story led to rumours of miming by Scooch on the '']'' show and led to accusations of competition fixing by the BBC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/8137/ |title='We were wrong' The Mirror apologises to BBC' |publisher=esctoday.com |date=] | accessdate=2007-04-03}}</ref>

At the end of ], Scooch attracted some controversy on many ], following the release of their Eurovision entry in several different ]. Despite claiming the voices in the tracks were themselves, many people felt that the voices were not the foursome, but ] of the languages.

===Promotion Campaign===

On Monday ] ], Scooch appeared on '']'' on ], revealing that their dance routine for "]" in the ] in ] will be ''"camper than ever before"'' and ''"may involve strings".''

]

On Thursday ] ], the foursome appeared on '']'' on ] and in the evening on '']'' on ], performing cut-down versions of the song.

On ] ], Scooch shot the ] for their Eurovision entry "]" in ]. The video was released on ] ] and could be 'exclusively' seen on the ] Eurovision 2007 website from ] ].<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/eurovision/2007/index.shtml?refresh</ref>

On ] ], it was announced that Scooch had been signed to the ] record label. <ref>{{cite web | url=http://esctoday.com/news/read/8261 |title=Exclusive: Warner Bros sign Scooch, single out May 7th |publisher=esctoday.com | date=] |accessdate=2007-04-21}}</ref> As part of the contract, Scooch recorded several different language versions of "]", in which the phrases in the song are spoken in ], ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://esctoday.com/news/read/8284 |title=Exclusive: 5 language versions for Scooch |publisher=esctoday.com |date=] |accessdate=2007-04-21}}</ref>

Throughout early ] ], the group appeared on several British television programmes and radio programmes and took part in numerous media interviews to promote the song and themselves further. A "child-friendly" version of the song was performed on ]'s ] with several spoken lines changed to reflect the target audience. Changes included "''Would you like a snack sir?''" instead of "''Some salted nuts Sir?''" and "''Would you like some sweets Sir?''" instead of "''Would you like something to suck on for landing sir?''". The quartet also performed on the ''] Draw'' on ] and on the ] show '']''.

Scooch rehearsed in Helsinki for the ] Final from ] to ] and altered several parts of their performance numerous times in the process.

===Performance in the ESC Final===

{{Current section}}

==Discography==

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"|width=100%
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Cover !! Title, Release Date, Peak Chart Position !! Track Listings
|-
|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
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]
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'''"When My Baby"'''
*Released '''October 1999'''
*UK Singles Chart '''#29'''
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'''UK CD'''

<small>1) When My Baby (Radio Edit)</small>

<small>2) Syncopated Rhythm</small>

<small>3) When My Baby (Almighty Radio Mix)</small>


'''12" Vinyl'''

<small>A) When My Baby (Extended Mix)</small>

<small>B) When My Baby (Almighty Mix)</small>


'''Cassette'''

<small>A) When My Baby (Radio Edit)</small>

<small>B) Syncopated Rhythm</small>
|-
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|]
|
'''"More Than I Needed To Know"'''
*Released '''January 2000'''
*Japan Singles Chart '''#1'''
*UK Singles Chart '''#5'''
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'''UK CD 1'''

<small>1) More Than I Needed To Know</small>

<small>2) Don't Look Back</small>

<small>3) More Than I Needed To Know (Splash! Mix)</small>


'''UK CD 2'''

<small>1) More Than I Needed To Know</small>

<small>2) When My Baby (Almighty Extended Mix)</small>

<small>3) More Than I Needed To Know (Slewfoot & Grinder Mix)</small>

<small>+ More Than I Needed To Know (Video & Photo Gallery)</small>


'''12" Vinyl'''

<small>A) More Than I Needed To Know (Splash! Mix)</small>

<small>B1) More Than I Needed To Know (Slewfoot & Grinder Mix)</small>

<small>B2) More Than I Needed To Know (Original Mix)</small>


'''Cassette'''

<small>A) More Than I Needed To Know</small>

<small>B) Don't Look Back</small>
|-
|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
|]
|
'''"The Best Is Yet To Come"'''
*Released '''April 2000'''
*UK Singles Chart '''#12'''
|
'''UK CD 1'''

<small>1) The Best Is Yet To Come (Radio Edit)</small>

<small>2) Maybe Tomorrow</small>

<small>3) The Best Is Yet To Come (Splash! Mix)</small>


'''UK CD 2'''

<small>1) The Best Is Yet To Come (Radio Edit)</small>

<small>2) Thank You For Being A Friend</small>

<small>3) The Best Is Yet To Come (Doc 'N Saxman Mix)</small>


'''12" Vinyl'''

<small>A1) The Best Is Yet To Come (Splash! Mix)</small>

<small>A2) The Best Is Yet To Come (Doc 'N Saxman Mix)</small>

<small>B1) The Best Is Yet To Come (Radio Edit)</small>

<small>B2) Maybe Tomorrow</small>


'''Cassette'''

<small>A) The Best Is Yet To Come (Radio Edit)</small>

<small>B) The Best Is Yet To Come (Radio Edit)</small>
|-
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|
]
|
'''"For Sure"'''
*Released '''July 2000'''
*UK Singles Chart '''#15'''
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'''UK CD 1'''

<small>1) For Sure</small>

<small>2) Forever We'll Be Strong</small>

<small>+ Exclusive Scooch Homemade Movie (Enhanced Portion)</small>


'''UK CD 2'''

<small>1) For Sure (Radio Edit)</small>

<small>2) For Sure (Splash! Extended Pop 12")</small>

<small>3) For Sure (Motiv 8 Intrepid Vocal Club Mix)</small>

<small>4) For Sure (Motiv 8 Intrepid Radio Version)</small>

<small>+ For Sure (Video & Photo Gallery)</small>


'''Cassette'''

<small>A) For Sure (Radio Edit)</small>

<small>B) For Sure (Radio Edit)</small>
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]
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'''"]"'''
*Released '''] ]'''
*UK Singles Chart '''#11 mid-week'''
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'''UK CD'''

<small>1) Flying The Flag (For You) (Eurovision 2007 Version) </small>

<small>2) Flying The Flag (For You) (Karaoke Version)</small>


'''UK DVD'''

<small>Audio Content: <small>

<small>1) Flying The Flag (For You) (Eurovision 2007 Version) </small>

<small>2) Flying The Flag (For You) (Karaoke Version)</small>

<small>Video Content: <small>

<small>1) Flying The Flag (For You) (Video) </small>

<small>2) 'How To' Special Scooch Dance Feature</small>


'''Digital Single'''

'''iTunes UK Single - Available Versions'''

<small>Flying The Flag (For You) (Eurovision 2007 Version) </small>

<small>Flying The Flag (For You) (Karaoke Version)</small>

<small>Flying The Flag (For You) (Mile High Remix)</small>
|}

===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"|width=100%
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Cover !! Title, Release Date, Peak Chart Position !! Track Listings
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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]
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'''"Welcome to the Planet Pop"'''
*Released '''June 2000'''
*Japan Album Chart '''#19'''
|
'''Japan CD'''

<small>1) For Sure</small>

<small>2) More Than I Needed To Know</small>

<small>3) One Of These Days</small>

<small>4) The Best Is Yet To Come</small>

<small>5) Zoom</small>

6<small>) Bird In Flight</small>

<small>7) Stay</small>

<small>8) The Next Step</small>

<small>9) Never Stop Believing</small>

<small>10) Syncopated Rhythm</small>

<small>11) When My Baby</small>

<small>12) Music To My Heart</small>

<small>13) Don't Look Back</small>

<small>14) Forever We'll Be Strong</small>

<small>15) The Best Is Yet To Come (Splash! Mix)</small>

<small>16) When My Baby (Almighty Radio Edit)</small>
|-
|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
|
]
|
'''"Four Sure"'''
*Released '''August 2000'''
*UK Album Chart '''#41'''
*Re-released '''] ]'''
*UK Album Chart '''#127'''
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'''UK CD'''

<small>1) For Sure</small>

<small>2) More Than I Needed To Know</small>

<small>3) When My Baby</small>

<small>4) One Of These Days</small>

<small>5) Zoom</small>

<small>6) Never Stop Believing</small>

<small>7) The Best Is Yet To Come</small>

<small>8) Stay</small>

<small>9) The Next Step</small>

<small>10) Syncopated Rhythm</small>

<small>11) Music To My Heart</small>

<small>12) Third Time Lucky</small>
|}

==References==
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Scooch ae a crappy band from Britain who are going to lose the Eurovision Sng contest tonight