Bardo

Bardo
Background Information
Origin	England, United Kingdom
Genre	Pop, Dance, MOR
Current Members	N/A
Past Members	Sally Ann Triplett Stephen Fischer
Eurovision Song Contest
Year	1982
Country	United Kingdom
Song	One Step Further
Semi Position	N/A
Semi Points	N/A
Final Position	7th
Final Points	76

  Bardo was a male/female pop music dup formed to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 in Harrogate with the song One Step Further, finishing in 7th place.

Triplett, a children's TV presenter, was previously a member of the UK's 1980 Eurovision act Prima Donna. Triplett is one of only four singers to have represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest twice; the others being Ronnie Carroll, Cliff Richard and Cheryl Baker of Bucks Fizz. Fischer was a singer and actor.

Bardo were managed by Nichola Martin, the woman responsible for 1981 Eurovision victors Bucks Fizz, and produced by the same producer, Andy Hill. Signed to Epic Records, plans were in place to continue Bardo's career, but subsequent singles, "Talking Out of Line" (written by Andy Hill and Nichola Martin) and "Hang On to Your Heart" (written by Ian Maidman) failed to chart. An album was planned but shelved due to the low sales of the singles.

Triplett and Fischer had by this time become romantically linked and continued to stay together after the dissolution of Bardo. They also continued to perform together under a different name and spent some time in France. In 1990, Triplett gave birth to their son. They split up some years later. Triplett has since become a successful theatre actress and performer, most notably in the musicals Anything Goes (alongside John Barrowman) and Guys and Dolls. Fischer also continues to perform in the music business, mainly on stage and has performed as a pianist and vocalist with the Penguin Cafe Orchestra.

Triplett and Fischer 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. In 2013 a download-album was released on iTunes called The Best of Bardo. This featured the duo's six A and B-sides as well as a number of newly created remixes.