In late 1980, songwriter Andy Hill and his partner Nichola Martin came up with a song that was to be entered into the "Eurovision Song Contest". Martin quickly set about bringing a group together to perform it. In January 1981, Bucks Fizz were formed from auditionees Bobby G and Jay Aston along with the already chosen Mike Nolan and Cheryl Baker. The song "Making Your Mind Up" not only won the Contest, but went on to reach No. 1 in the UK singles chart, as well as many other countries in Europe. This launched the group on a run of success that would last for much of the decade.