Scooch Wingback Universal, $14.99, available at AmazonShop all Scooch phone grips and accessories at Amazon hereThe Scooch Wingback has a unique "snappy" design that pops outward when you press on its center and pops back in when you don't need it.
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Since owning my first Scooch case, I've tried a handful of dash mounts all with different designs and features, but each time I installed one, I quickly removed it in favor of the more simple Scooch.
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Still, there's one case that I always return to: the Scooch Wingman.
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The Scooch Wingman case has a built-in grip, kickstand, and car mount.
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ET. Drop everything right now and scooch on over to watch the fares fall.
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The Soul starts at a scooch under $17,500, but that's for the bare-bones hatchback.
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Even if you think the table is full, you make space available to scooch over.
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Keep reading to learn why the Scooch Wingman is the only case I'll use on my phone:
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So if you want in on this hot new trend, you'd better scooch on over and snap 'em up.
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The Scooch Wingman features a built-in wing that acts as a grip, a kickstand, and a car mount.
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The Scooch Wingman is a military-grade case that has a built-in grip, kickstand, and car dash mount.
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At my downtown hotel, staff asked me to "scooch off" a pool lounge chair and pushed me to order cocktails.
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I recently upgraded to the iPhone 11 Pro Max, and after trying nearly a dozen cases, the Scooch Wingman remains my favorite.
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I love that Scooch Wingman can be removed in an instant, bringing the interior of the car back to its original glory.
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The wing itself blocked the phone's wireless charging zone in my old model, so Scooch updated the design to feature a removable wing.
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You really need to have some big hands to feel like you have a secure grip — that is unless you have the Scooch Wingman case.
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This converting design is a little less convenient to take advantage of compared to that of Scooch or Popsockets, but the learning curve seems low.
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And it became, leaving the flat with somebody I've just met, to go and get booze and food, incognito, and then scooch right back to the bed.
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The bottom lineWith the launch of the new line of iPhones, I've tried nearly a dozen different cases, but the Scooch Wingman is the one I prefer.
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The new design supports wireless chargingWhen I reviewed the Scooch Wingman case for the XS Max, I called out its incompatibility with wireless chargers as the only shortcoming.
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Scooch Wingman case, $39.99: iPhone 11 | iPhone 11 Pro | iPhone 11 Pro MaxIf he's getting a new iPhone this holiday season, a durable case is an essential accessory.
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Olivia went about trying to direct Cattelan in a way to get the best look— head up, chin down, shift to the left, scooch to the right, etc.
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Wanting to push Calderwood into the fence, Andrade opted not to scooch towards the fence and instead simply hoisted Calderwood off the mat and slam her down against the cage.
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I had the idea around 10 in the morning, a few hours into a shift and a great many ahead of me before I could scooch out to get supplies.
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Ana and Carlotta scooch in and mouth the chords to help him out while audience members scuttle up to fall about onstage and half-shout the lyrics into the mic.
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" The comedian then took a moment to address the protests that swept the country on Wednesday, quipping that "the unity thing might take a scooch longer than Trump was hoping for.
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OB/GYNs also liked the device's handle at 110 degrees, which enough extra space between the physician's hand and the patient's body to eliminate the "last scooch" down the examination table.
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It's his evacuation-shelter whisper, I guess, although it has caught the attention of certain of our neighbors, who might want to scooch their cots somewhere else, come to think of it.
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The Scooch Wingman is available for the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max for $39.99, which makes it far cheaper than buying a case, grip, and car mount separately.
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The case doubles as a car mount for safer drivingI'm all for things that make people safer drivers, namely dash mounts, but the Scooch Wingman case has essentially rendered them useless for me.
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Scooch Wingman iPhone Case, available at Amazon, $28Scooch's rugged case incorporates a clever 3-in-1 design that gives them a grip, kickstand, or phone mount when they snap the back of the case.
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Like many other phone grips, it sticks to the back of your phone, but rather than snapping open (like Scooch) or extending open (like PopSockets), the Handl uses a stretchy elastic brace-like system.
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But honestly I remain unconvinced on that point too, because a little later that day, I accidentally discover and scooch out a lingering bit of something gelatinous from behind my molars, and gag a little.
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Gift a Scooch Wingman Phone Case, $22.48It's a multi-talented force the likes of which the phone accessory world has never seen before — a grip, stand, car mount, and phone case, all in one convenient and sturdy package.
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I rushed over to the full score, figured out a way to make the snip work musically — scooch the oboe's entrance over a bar; get rid of some vestigial gongs — and we tried it out: It was so much better.
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Handl Stick (from $9.99 — available later in January 2020) I've been pretty loyal to my Scooch phone case for the past six months, but after seeing and trying out this cool new phone grip, I might have to give the Handl a long-term whirl.
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When I first reviewed the Scooch Wingman for the XS Max, I called it an amazing value at $45 considering it's a case, a grip, a kickstand, and a car mount, and now the iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max versions are an even better value.
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Look at him abuse fellow rookie De'Aaron Fox on Tuesday night: Fox goes under the dribble handoff because scouting reports rightfully told him to, but Philly's star rookie fakes towards the pick and goes behind his back to scooch past Fox and Zach Randolph and score around the rotating Willie Cauley-Stein.
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It is spacious enough to carry (pictured roughly from left to right) my small umbrella, lip balm, hand sanitizer, Mophie Powerstation XL, Nike+ Apple Watch Series 4, AirPods, iPhone Xs Max with a Scooch case, passport and boarding pass, Ray-Ban sunglasses, Gucci wallet, work ID and MetroCard, car keys equipped with a Tile Mate Pro, and Bellroy Travel wallet.
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While the grip is great for taking casual selfies, I've also used it to take pictures from the top of the Vessel at Hudson Yards in New York City and to record videos while on the edge of a Hornblower ship in Niagara Falls — two places you absolutely do not want to fumble and drop your phone — and it was the Scooch Wingman case that gave me the confidence to do so.
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On 18 April 2007 it was announced that Scooch had been signed to the Warner Bros. label. This would help them to promote and release their single to a broader range of fans in the United Kingdom and abroad. As part of the contract, Scooch recorded certain phrases of the song in French, German, Spanish, Bulgarian, and Danish.
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Scooch will be in the line-up alongside goth legends Fields of the Nephilim and their inclusion has caused controversy among both sets of fans.
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Natalie Powers is a British solo recording artist and lead vocalist of the pop group Scooch, who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.
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Originally formed in 1998, Spencer first gained prominence as a member of manufactured pop group Scooch who signed to EMI and gained four top twenty hits including their top five single More Than I Needed to Know, as well as the album Four Sure. Worldwide, Scooch scored number one singles in Japan and Australia, although were dropped by EMI and disbanded after the disappointing sales of Four Sure in 2000. In 2007, Scooch reformed after seven years to participate on Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up, a BBC television contest to determine the United Kingdom's entry in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest in Finland. They were chosen as the UK's entry, beating, amongst others, Justin Hawkins and Brian Harvey.
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Since 2007, Scooch have continued to tour the UK & Europe, from 2011 performing their new "Scooch do Glee" show. Whilst not performing in the band David continues his role as principal of the very successful Performers Stage School in the North East, he also is Presenter on Pride World Radio. Natalie is a principal and vocal coach at Allstars Academy performing arts school in Hemel Hempstead, Caroline works in musical theatre as a performer and choreographer and Russ is a presenter and singer currently starring in the new touring musical The Heat Is On!. In October 2011 it was announced that Scooch will be performing as a support act to The Mission who are playing a 25th Anniversary concert at London's Brixton Academy.
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Scooch is a British bubblegum dance group, comprising performers Natalie Powers, Caroline Barnes, David Ducasse and Russ Spencer. Scooch represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with their song "Flying the Flag (For You)", finishing joint 22nd out of 24 entries after receiving 19 points in the final. The song reached number 5 in the UK Top 40 Singles Chart on 13 May 2007 after having been available for download for two months prior.
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On 18 April, it was announced that Scooch had been signed to the Warner Bros. record label. As part of the contract, Scooch recorded several different language versions of "Flying the Flag (For You)", in which the phrases in the song are spoken in French, German, Spanish, Bulgarian and Danish. Throughout early May 2007, 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.
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The show ended in disarray when Fearne Cotton shouted out that the winner was Scooch, while co-host Terry Wogan simultaneously announced the winner to be Cyndi. After some confusion from both performers, each thinking the other had won, it was revealed that the true winner was Scooch. In 2008 the show's name was changed to Eurovision: Your Decision. It was screened in two parts in March 2008, and was hosted by Claudia Winkleman and Sir Terry Wogan.
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The United Kingdom was represented by Scooch in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Flying the Flag (for You)". The British entry finished joint 22nd in the contest with France, with 19 points.
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In October 2006, Russ Spencer contacted the other original Scooch members with an idea of recording a new track for the BBC's Making Your Mind Up competition, the winners of which were to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest. Scooch recorded an original track called "Flying the Flag (for You)", which won the selection competition. Following the success in the Eurovision selections, the group signed a deal with Warner Bros. Records in the UK and set about recording parts of the song in other European languages.
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But when Bozer tells him it's needed on an important job, Diggs realizes that he doesn't know what it does. # "Tread Carefully" – Diggs wears some new, fashionable treads, but his quest for fashion leaves Scooch in a tight spot. # "A Good Mixer" – The new machines have a lot of bricks to move, so many in fact that Diggs thinks they could use a little help from Maxine. # "Almost Famous" – When Diggs, Carrie and Scooch dig a trench in the wrong place they think they've struck oil and dream of riches.
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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 24 March 2007, singer-turned-TV presenter Charlotte Church claimed that Scooch were not worthy of winning Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up. Church referred to the UK's Eurovision entry, "Flying the Flag (for You)" by Scooch, as "absolute shit" and embarrassing for Britain.
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After Eurovision, Scooch announced that although they were staying together as a group, they had no plans to produce new material as they were too busy. However, they said they would be performing live performances and in the future, they will not rule out releasing more songs. They also stated that three of the individual members of Scooch would be performing in theatrical productions. Spencer would be playing The Child Catcher in the UK Tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Barnes would continue her role in The Producers, and Ducasse would be appearing as the lead-character in Jack and the Beanstalk in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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In 2009, Vocalist "Scooch" took over Vocals while Germain took over bass again due to Fonzi quitting the band. The band has been on hiatus since 2010. In 2017, the band remastered and released "INRI", the single off Atlantis due to the album's 10 year anniversary.
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Knife edge (pictured above) is famous for its 150-foot length, with 2,000 foot drops on both sides. Daredevils will walk across it in a timely manner, but other hikers may scooch across it like straddling a horse. This is where most deaths occur on the Capitol Peak Trail.
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On 19 March 2007, Scooch appeared on Richard & Judy on Channel 4, revealing that their dance routine for "Flying the Flag (For You)" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki will be "camper than ever before" and "may involve strings". On 22 March, they appeared on This Morning on ITV1 and in the evening on The Graham Norton Show on BBC One, performing cut-down versions of the song. On 17 April, Scooch shot the music video for their Eurovision entry "Flying the Flag (For You)" in London. The video was released on 23 April 2007 and could be 'exclusively' seen on the BBC Eurovision 2007 website from 24 April 2007.
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Natalie gave birth to a son, Michael, in February 2001 and rested for the next couple of months. Describing motherhood as "the most amazing experience of her life", she took time out to relax and travelled to Italy with him and her parents to recuperate. Meeting with independent dance label Almighty Records in July 2001, it was agreed that they would work with Natalie on some solo material, the result of which was the top 5 single "Music to My Heart", a song which originally appeared on Scooch's debut album and was hailed by many fans as the best song Scooch ever recorded. Natalie embarked on a tour around to promote "Music to My Heart", also performing some old Scooch favorites.
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Scooch released their Eurovision single on 7 May 2007 and performed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. They finished joint 22nd out of 24 countries, receiving nineteen points; this did, however, include a maximum score of twelve from Malta. The next day, their single reached number 5 in the UK singles UK Top 40.
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Throughout 2010 and into 2011, Natalie has now returned to vocal coaching and regularly performs along with the other original members of Scooch at clubs across the UK. Natalie is currently a singing coach at All Stars Academy, a theatre school in the Hemel Hemstead area which she jointly owns and runs with Amanda Constantinou.
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Teen Angels was an American three-woman grunge rock band, formed by singer Kelly Canary and another former member of the band Dickless, drummer Lisa Smith, with Julie Ransweiler. Nalini Cheriel (Adickdid) was also a member at one point. They released two EPs on Scooch Pooch, and then a single and an album (Daddy) on Sub Pop.
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Performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.As a member of the Big Four, the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final held on 12 May. Scooch was drawn to perform nineteenth in the line-up. At the end of the contest, the song finished in 22nd place with only 19 points, ahead of only Ireland, who came last.
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Church announced that she believed Cyndi should have won the competition instead. Natalie Powers 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?" Russ Spencer added, "What a pity the voice of an angel has acquired the mouth of a sewer".
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South Wales Evening Post 25-06-2009. Retrieved 25-06-2009 The event was, in spite of doubts and trepidation, a resounding success,South Wales Evening Post 28-06-2009. Retrieved 28-06-2009 where Kelly Llorenna, Scooch and local entertainers entertained the crowd. The festival was also used as a way to raise money and awareness for the HIV and AIDS charity, Terrence Higgins Trust.
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In 2007 The Sunday Mirror newspaper ran a front-page headline accusing Scooch had used two hidden 'ghost singers' as part of their performance on Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up with the implication that this had given the group an advantage over rival entrants, although this was perfectly allowed. This led to accusations of miming by the group. Fallon was one of the two hidden singers.
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London: Zone Publishers. Scooch in 1998 and 5ive in 1997. Lee Mead (the actor who won BBC One talent show Any Dream Will Do to gain the lead role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) got his first professional job, working on a cruise ship, through a recruitment ad in the paper.Lee Mead interview, Midweek, broadcast on BBC Radio 4, July 11, 2007.
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Since Wogan was the more experienced presenter, it was assumed that he was right. In fact, Wogan had accidentally announced the wrong artist, Cyndi, as the winner. Cotton had to persist in repeating the correct name until the confusion was resolved. The group Scooch was quickly proclaimed as the correct winner but came only second from bottom in the main competition, just avoiding Nil Points.
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On 3 April 2007, the Daily Mirror newspaper apologised to the BBC and EBU 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 Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up show and led to accusations of competition fixing by the BBC.
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Scooch performing "Flying the Flag (for You)" for the United Kingdom. "Flying the Flag (for You)" was the nineteenth song to be sung during the Eurovision Song Contest. The song scored only nineteen points: twelve from Malta, and seven from Ireland, two nations known for awarding points to the United Kingdom - although according to the Head of the Maltese Delegation, Malta voted twelve partly in protest to regional block voting which, had made the Contest "not about the songs any more", an opinion shared by "five or six other countries". Due to the low score that Scooch had received — only Irish entry "They Can't Stop the Spring" was lower on the scoreboard— the song received negative press by newspapers, in particular by The Sunday Mirror who stated that the song made the United Kingdom "the laughing stock of Europe", The Sunday Times referred to the song saying "It wasn't a disaster - more of a crash landing".
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Spencer starred in the E4 series Boys Will Be Girls where a new band was formed but the members had to pass themselves off as being female. Early in 2010, Spencer appeared alongside fellow Scooch band member and partner Caroline Barnes on the Channel 4 series Coach Trip. They were red-carded on day 36, after 19 days on the coach, for having broken the rules by asking others to vote them off.
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Scooch had reformed in hope of performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, and the song was specifically written for the Contest; Eurovision rules state that the song must be an original composition and released no more than seven months before the contest. Russ, as the captain, opens and closes the song with captain's announcements. Natalie and Caroline sing the vocals of the song, as David offers passengers confectioneries. The lyrics are heavily based on actual experiences of flying.
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On 28 March 2007, Pandora accused British Eurovision act Scooch of having plagiarized her 1999 song "No Regrets" and planned to file a complaint with the EBU. In response to the plagiarism claim, BBC issued a statement saying that Scooch's song is "an original" and the writers "were never aware of Pandora or her songs". BBC confirmed that there had been no duplication of her work. In November 2007, Pandora released the album, Celebration with United DJs.
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In 1997, Range auditioned for a part in the group Scooch, but was rejected as she was too young. Instead, she joined Atomic Kitten, a girl group founded by OMD frontman Andy McCluskey, along with Liz McClarnon and Kerry Katona. She recorded several demos for the group's debut album. In 1999, after 8 months of recording with Atomic Kitten, Range decided to leave the group after being offered several a solo deal by Stock Aitken Waterman.
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The original music video was their final performance on Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up; Scooch recorded a new version once their contract with Warner Bros. had been signed. Following the lyrics, the second video starts with the quartet in the front of the aeroplane, with Spencer as the captain. The video continues with all of the members as stewards walking up and down the plane, with a cameo appearance from Sister Mary McArthur, who was invited to take part after the band saw her lip sync video.
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Their first single, "West Seattle Acid Party", came out in 1992; after several album releases on indie label Scooch Pooch Records, they signed with Epitaph in 1998. They are currently signed to Relapse Records. They are featured in several soundtracks from video games such as the song "Death Alley" was on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, the song "Long Train Runnin'" appeared on Tony Hawk's Underground 2, and "Kill the King" appeared on Tony Hawk's Project 8. Zeke appeared on the Project Gotham Racing 3 soundtrack.
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The core band members can then overdub keyboard instruments, lead vocals, guitar solos and other parts over a period of weeks or even months. The resulting recordings may feature a very large cast of instrumentalists and singers. Instead of bringing all of these extra musicians and singers onstage, some bands choose to have the extra musicians and backup singers perform offstage. In the 2007 Eurovision Song Competition, the United Kingdom's entry, Scooch, used "...extra [hidden] vocalists [to] hi[t] 'high harmon[y]" notes, with the extra singers hidden backstage.
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In 1992, production work commenced on the Shamen album Boss Drum, which included the singles "LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)", "Phorever People" and the highly controversial "Ebeneezer Goode" - the latter spending a month at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. They went on to write, produce and remix for many other artists including Marc Almond, Pet Shop Boys, Blur, Roachford, Betty Boo, Naomi Campbell, Adam Rickitt, Moby, Aswad, Eternal, Tina Turner, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Scooch and Girls Aloud. Still working, the Beatmasters continue to produce dance, pop and rock music.
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Terry Wogan and Natasha Kaplinsky once again presented and were accompanied by a 'Celebrity Jury' that included chat-show host Jonathan Ross, pop star Kelly Osbourne and Top of the Pops presenter Fearne Cotton. The eventual winner of the 2006 contest (after the 7 tele-juries from around the UK and mobile and web votes) was Daz Sampson and his song "Teenage Life". Although it brought another disappointing result for the United Kingdom, with Daz finishing 19th in the contest out of 24 competing countries, the following week his single reached Number 8 in the UK charts. During a press conference on 28 February 2007, the BBC confirmed that the artists taking part in Making Your Mind Up would include Big Brovaz, an RnB group who had 4 UK Top 10 singles in 2002–2003, Brian Harvey, a former member of the boy band East 17; Cyndi; Justin Hawkins of The Darkness, performing a duet with Beverlei Brown; Liz McClarnon, formerly of girl group Atomic Kitten; and Scooch, the eventual winners with "Flying the Flag (for You)". Scooch sang their entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 on 12 May 2007 in Helsinki, Finland and finished in second-to-last place with 19 points, ahead of Ireland who placed last.
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A "child-friendly" version of the song was performed on CBBC's Blue Peter 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 National Lottery Draw on BBC One and on the ITV show Loose Women. Scooch rehearsed in Helsinki for the Eurovision Song Contest Final from 6 to 11 May and altered several parts of their performance numerous times in the process.
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"Flying the Flag (For You)" is a song performed by British pop/bubblegum dance group Scooch. The official single version was available from 30 April 2007 and was released as a physical CD single in the following week, on 7 May 2007. The song was entered in and won the British national selection competition for the Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up in 2007, and subsequently represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. The song came joint 22nd with a total of 19 points, the same score as France.
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In 2003, Natalie's vocals appeared on two underground-trance tracks "Liftin Me Up" and "Over & Over" for production act Echoten and she signed a record deal with Mike Stock's record label Better The Devil, home to the Fast Food Rockers. Although some new tracks were recorded, no singles were released resulting in Natalie and Better The Devil parting company in late 2004. In 2004, the four original members of Scooch decided to do a mini tour of the UK, peaking at G-A-Y. In 2005 Natalie was approached by Northerbeat producer Ross Alexander to record an exclusive track for the Gayfest series.
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On 28 May 2011, Cruz celebrated its 19th birthday with a capacity crowd and a PA by Kerry Ellis, star of West End and Brodaway shows including Wicked, We Will Rock You and Les Misérables. Cruz 101 has had many famous singers, performers and PAs over the years including Sonia, The Weather Girls, Phil Oakey, Heaven 17, Hazel Dean, Margarita Pracatan, Take That and 70's act The Nolans, among others. More recently, the club has opened its doors to Kelly Llorenna, Angie Brown, Scooch, Steps, Graham Norton and Lily Savage. On 24 May 2008, Booty Luv performed live on stage at the 16th birthday of Cruz 101, singing four of their songs.
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On the final night, Scooch finished joint 22nd out of 24 entries with 19 points; 7 points from Ireland and the maximum 12 points from Malta. This was the first time since 2002 that a UK Eurovision entrant had received the maximum 12 points in the competition; Malta later stated that the 12 points was a protest at how many countries in Eurovision voted for their neighbours. Although "Flying the Flag (for You)" didn't attract major European attention, the song reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart on 13 May 2007, making it the highest charting UK Eurovision entrant since Katrina and the Waves in 1997 and equalling the group's highest charting song, "More Than I Needed To Know".
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O'Connor, John Kennedy: The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History, Carlton Books UK, 2007 During the presentation of the Dutch televote in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, Wogan called the Dutch televote presenter, Paul de Leeuw, an "eejit", as de Leeuw started to make ad lib comments, gave his mobile phone number and generally hogged the limelight for some time before giving the Dutch votes. Chris Tarrant later praised Wogan's acerbity.Conversion of The Euro sceptics , Music Week, 26 January 2008 During the 2007 BBC show Making Your Mind Up, in which the British public voted to decide their Eurovision entry, Wogan announced, wrongly, that the runner-up Cyndi was the winner. The winner was the group Scooch; according to the BBC, Wogan was provided with the correct result during the live show.
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New Jersey's Upstage magazine liked Bruce Springsteen's Devils & Dust Tour show in general, but felt that the use of off-stage musicians was unsettling, saying "the idea of a solo acoustic tour loses something when it features other [offstage] musicians who are neither given credit for their work nor seen on stage." In the 2007 Eurovision scandal, viewers of the televised singing competition show and other competing groups were upset when they learned that the winning group, Scooch, used "...extra [hidden] vocalists hitting 'high harmonies' backstage". In the play "Blind Lemon Blues," the actors pretend to play guitar on stage while an offstage guitarist plays. Encore magazine states that the fact that the cast members are only pretending to play "...is most glaring in the opening scene, when it becomes apparent that the bluesmen are picking at guitars as they sing, but not actually playing them".
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In 2003, there were rumours that the band did not sing on their own records. However, in an interview with CBBC Newsround, Lucy stated she "trained for three years at a performing arts school, Ria's been in the business for a long time, Martin's been in the business for a long time and we're very proud to say we do sing on [this] song". After their attempt at a Christmas single only reached #25, and an album that failed to make the charts, their management company decided to drop the band in March 2004. After the split, the band members found jobs outside of the music industry, and in 2006, former band member Martin Rycroft was poached from his bar-tending job to take part in the Channel 4/E4 show Boys Will Be Girls, where three former male popstars (including Russ Spencer from Scooch) tried to convincingly create a new girl band by former Brother Beyond star Nathan Moore.
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