BRITISH pop icons Bucks Fizz – now known as The Fizz – are set to release their first new album in more than three decades, and the promotional tour will be taking in South Cumbria.

The four-piece have brought back their signature sound with a cannon of radio friendly hits, written and produced by legendary maestro Mike Stock.

The F-Z of Pop will be released on Friday September 22, and then The Fizz arrive at The Forum, in Barrow, on Friday October 13.

The band were formed in the early 1980s and went on to represent the United Kingdom at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest in Ireland. It is part of pop music folklore that they won it in spectacular fashion. Bucks Fizz were launched to become a global phenomenon.

Mike Nolan, Cheryl Baker, Jay Aston and Bobby G were household names thanks to their iconic skirt ripping routine, and the song Making Your Mind Up was an instant hit giving the group their first number one.

They secured their niche, re-styling and proving their versatility as performers with each album and single released, earning them sales of more than 50million records worldwide.

Now, 35 years later, Cheryl, Mike and Jay, original Bucks Fizz members, joined by Bobby McVay, are still touring and showing that The Fizz and their songs are as popular as ever.

With the current success of their 80s chart contemporaries, including Rick Astley, the rebirth of Bananarama, as well as artists vested in The Fizz’s legacy such as Steps, The Fizz's sound is as fresh and popular as ever.

On recording this new album, Cheryl Baker says: “I cannot tell you how happy I am to have been back in the studio, my favourite place and with the genius that is Mike Stock.

"I am so proud of this new album and I know Fizz fans will love it too."

The Fizz appear live at The Forum on Friday October 13, and tickets are available from the venue's box office.