1980s and Beyond
In 1985, Stardust participated in A Song for Europe, the UK qualifying heat of the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "The Clock on the Wall". He finished in third place behind Vikki and Kerri Wells.
In 1986, Stardust performed the duet "I Hope and I Pray" with Sheila Walsh on her album Shadowlands, which was released as a single. That year he also performed at Windsor Castle as a lead in the Lloyd Webber–Rice musical Cricket.
Stardust starred in the UK tour of Godspell; and played Uriah Heep in David Copperfield — The Musical; and Sir Billy Butlin in The Butlin Story at the London Palladium. In 2005 Stardust starred as the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, also at the London Palladium.
Stardust has numerous television appearances to his credit, and continues to tour as a performer and singer. In 1989, he also hosted his very own Sunday morning children's TV series on ITV called It's Stardust. It features stories, songs, poems, jokes and also cartoons and shows for younger children including Rocky Hollow, Wimpole Village, The Adventures of Parsley, Little Miss and Satellite City.
During one show, in 1994, he was performing My Coo Ca Choo when one of the pyrotechnics went wrong and blew up in his face, knocking him to the ground. After a night in hospital, he was checked out the next day with no major problems.
In 2011, Stardust made a return to the stage as a singer rather than an actor, and was due to play the Arts Guild Theatre in Greenock on 28 October.
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