Carrie Gray, Helen Kray and Bobby McVay formed Sweet dreams in 1983, when they were selected to represent the UK during the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest with 'I'm never giving up'. The song finished sixth in the Contest and reached number 21 in the UK singles chart. The group was re-launched later in the year as Dreams, but their new single '17 electric (look out!)' failed to chart.
Bobby McVay went on to become a local radio presenter. Carrie Gray married singer David Grant and became a vocal coach. In this role she appeared in BBC Television's Fame Academy in 2002-2004, and has also participated in a few Eurovision programmes on BBC 3.
My collection: 7" single no. 3952
Found: Record Exchange, London, August 5, 2009
Cost: 50p
Tracks: 'I'm never giving up' / 'Two way mirror'
Had no idea 17 Electric (Look Out) by Dreams was by the same group as this one, I have had the 7 inch single for about 15 years, but not played it for years, so I had to root it out, and I had forgotten how much I like it, so thanks, for putting a song into my head so I had to look for it.
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