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Tony Mortimer welcomes Stay Another Day back like ‘an old friend’

Tony Mortimer has compared East 17’s 1994 Christmas number one ‘Stay Another Day’ and its enduring popularity to “an old friend returning”.

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East 17's hit Stay Another Day 'puts a bit of food on the table' each Christmas

East 17's Christmas Number One 'Stay Another Day' "doesn't make millions", but Tony Mortimer admits it "puts a bit of food on the table".

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‘That’s the Christmas No 1!’ How East 17 made festive favourite Stay Another Day

Brian Harvey said, ‘I’m not singing this shit!’ – and threw his headphones on the floor. It took two days to get the performance out of him

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East 17’s Tony Mortimer surprises commuters with performance of Stay Another Day

The performance at St Pancras International station celebrated the song’s 30th anniversary.

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East 17 singer Tony Mortimer admits Stay Another Day was never meant to get released

East 17 singer Tony Mortimer wrote 'Stay Another Day' "in secret" with no plans to release the track.

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East 17’s Tony Mortimer on the pain of hearing Stay Another Day: ‘It never stops – and it’s every year’

INTERVIEW: It’s 30 years since the Christmas single topped the charts – its songwriter talks to Craig McLean about the memories it stirs, the PTSD of fame, Liam Payne’s death, and marking the anniversary by working with a music therapy charity

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Tony Mortimer hasn't spoken to East 17 'for many years'

Tony Mortimer hasn’t spoken to the rest of East 17 “for many years” and claimed he'd still be performing with the group if they were on better terms.

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East 17's Tony Mortimer no longer in touch with former bandmates

East 17's Tony Mortimer has lost touch with his former bandmates.

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I’m loving mangers instead: why are there no wintry pop ballads any more?

In the 90s and 00s, you couldn’t move for pop stars emoting in warm coats – but this subgenre has been overtaken by pure Christmas fever

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East 17’s Terry Coldwell’s first memorable meeting with rival Robbie Williams

Exclusive: UK boyband star reflects on Nineties fame and the legacy of hit single ‘Stay Another Day’

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The sad story behind East 17’s ‘Stay Another Day’

‘It was a bit of a risk,’ songwriter Tony Mortimer said

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Stay Another Day: The sad story behind East 17’s iconic Christmas song

‘It was a bit of a risk,’ songwriter Tony Mortimer said

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East 17 singer Terry Coldwell now a dad of six as wife welcomes baby girl

A spokesperson for East 17 singer Terry Coldwell revealed he and his wife have welcomed their sixth child

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Stay Another Day: The sad story behind the lyrics to East 17’s Christmas song

‘It was a bit of a risk,’ songwriter Tony Mortimer said

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The heartbreaking story behind East 17's Stay Another Day - the band switching on Mansfield's Christmas lights

The band's lead songwriter Tony Mortimer says it's "odd that it's a Christmas song"

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Boy bands, happy lands and Buffy’s deadly mate – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

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