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THE act who brought Britain the lowest ever score in the history of the contest are living very different lives from their high-flying pop career.

Jemini, received the dreaded nil points in the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest, live in Latvia.

Pop duo Jemini performing on stage.
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Jemini received the lowest score in Eurovision history for the UKCredit: EPA
Gemma Abbey of the duo Jemini, speaking to camera.
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Gemma is now living a different lifestyle after gaining a criminal convictionCredit: Facebook
Close-up of Chris Cromby of the duo Jemini.
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Her former singing partner works for Ted Baker

The duo comprised of singers Gemma Abbey and Chric Cromby but their music dreams were crushed after they delivered the poor result.

Their song, Cry Baby, peaked at 15 on the UK Singles Chart but plans to release a full-length album in 2003 were shelved after their terrible performance in the competition.

Nowadays, both Gemma and Chris live completely different lifestyles.

According to LinkedIn, Gemma currently owns and operates her own make-up business.

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Whilst her singing partner, Chris, is the Head of Retail Operations at Ted Baker.

But whilst they appear to be settled in very normal jobs now, Gemma has never been far from run-ins with the law.

She was convicted of fiddling £52,000 in benefits after being exposed by her own wedding pictures on Facebook.

Gemma had claimed tax credits as a single mum – but officials found photos of her getting married in the Mediterranean on her social media site.

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She had been making claims above her entitlement since April 2009 in respect of her younger daughter, Liverpool Crown Court heard.

Abbey also failed to say she had been living with Sean Creighton and was still claiming to be a single mother when arrested in August 2014.

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The couple had married in the Algarve in 2013.

Abbey admitted two counts of fraud and she was handed a 30-week prison sentence, suspended for one year, plus a one-year supervision order.

The fraudulent benefits are to be reclaimed through deductions on her future payments.

Jemini sang an off key performance of Cry Baby and recorded Britain’s worst ever score picking up no points.

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Jemini, the UK's Eurovision Song Contest entry, at a press launch.
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Their 2003 single got the dreaded nil points in the contestCredit: PA:Press Association
Jemini, the UK's Eurovision 2003 entry, performing.
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A further musicCredit: AP:Associated Press
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