Black Lace were a British pop band, best known for novelty party records, including their biggest hit, "Agadoo". The band first came to the public eye after being selected to represent the UK in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest, in which they finished seventh with the song "Mary Ann". The band had numerous line-up changes, with Colin Gibb being the longest serving original member, until retiring in 2024. Black Lace went on to have success with novelty party anthems such as "Superman" and "Do the Conga".
Over the years, Black Lace toured around the world. Playing party shows throughout Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Canada and the US.
Links to Peel[]
Black Lace - Agadoo
Peel would sarcastically mention liking some of their songs when presenting Top Of The Pops (see 06 September 1984 (TOTP) and 03 January 1985 (TOTP)) in the 80's. He also presented TV Hell: Rock Bottom in 1992 where Black Lace's Agadoo track was ranked as number 1 of the "truly horrid".
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