However, the single was the highest charting Eurovision song in the UK since 1997 when Katrina and the Waves last won the contest for the country, reaching the number five position.
For VH1 he has appeared in Wannabe and Radio Ga Ga. Television acting work includes guest roles in series six of Shameless on Channel 4 and Footballers' Wives on ITV.
Spencer starred in the E4 series Boys Will Be Girls where a new band was formed, but the members had to pass themselves off as being female.
Early in 2010, Spencer appeared alongside fellow Scooch band member and partner Caroline Barnes on the Channel 4 series Coach Trip.
He created the role of Ricky St Clair in the UK tour of The Extra Factor, and appeared in Santa Claus – The Musical at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham.