Simon Wicks Simon Wicks Simon "Wicksy" Wicks is a fictional character from the British BBC soap opera "EastEnders", played by Nick Berry between 1985 and 1990. Wicksy was introduced to take on some of the more adult storylines that had been scripted for another character, Mark Fowler; Mark's actor, David Scarboro, had left the serial prematurely due to personal problems. Wicksy was the soap's first male pin-up. An early storyline saw Wicksy perform a song in the serial, "Every Loser Wins", which was subsequently released as a single in 1986 and reached number one in the UK Singles Chart. One of Wicksy's
Lonesome Loser in New Zealand. Lonesome Loser "Lonesome Loser" is a 1979 song written by David Briggs and performed by Australian rock music group Little River Band. Released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, "First Under the Wire", the single entered the "Billboard" Hot 100 on July 21, 1979, at No. 63, ultimately climbing to No. 6 on September 29, 1979, where it would become the band's third Top 10 hit and sixth overall Top 40 hit in the United States. Worldwide, the single would ultimately peak at No. 19 in the band's native Australia, No. 3 in Canada