▁addition , ▁Curt is ▁has ▁twice ▁s ung ▁his ▁own ▁compos itions ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁national ▁competition , ▁" No ▁M atter ▁How ▁I ▁Try " ▁( 1 9 8 2 ), ▁and ▁as ▁leader ▁of ▁Duke ▁and ▁the ▁A ces ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁performing ▁" L ove ▁Is ▁A live ". ▁ ▁Curt is ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁singer ▁Ron nie ▁France , ▁who ▁herself ▁performed ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁compos itions ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁UK ▁final , ▁" L on ely ▁N ights ". ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁son ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁John - Paul ▁whilst ▁married ▁to ▁Ron nie ▁France . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Curt is ▁wrote ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁eight ▁final ists ▁for ▁the ▁competition , ▁having ▁written ▁three ▁out ▁of ▁eight ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁Some ▁artists ▁got ▁their ▁first ▁break ▁by ▁recording ▁Curt is ▁compos itions ▁and ▁performing ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁heat . ▁Haz ell ▁Dean ▁and ▁S init ta ▁both ▁made ▁their ▁TV ▁deb uts ▁in ▁A ▁Song ▁for ▁Europe . ▁David ▁Ian ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁two ▁groups ▁who ▁sang ▁Curt is ▁songs , ▁First ▁Division ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁J ump ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁four ▁songs ▁that ▁Curt is ▁wrote ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁UK ▁competition , ▁all ▁made ▁the ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart . ▁The ▁Sh adows '