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Shirley Bassey

Shirley Bassey is a Welsh singer known for both her powerful operatic voice and for recording the theme songs to the James Bond films 'Goldfinger' (1964); 'Diamonds Are Forever' (1971) and 'Moonraker' (1979). Born on Bute Street in Butetown (also known as 'Tiger Bay') in the docklands area of Cardiff, she was was the sixth and youngest child of Henry Bassey, from Nigeria, and Eliza Jane Start, from the north-east of England, but grew up in the adjacent community of Splott. After leaving Splott Secondary Modern School at the age of 14, Bassey found work at the local Curran Steels factory, while singing in public houses and clubs in the evenings and on weekends. In 1953, she signed her first professional contract and went on to work for the impresario Jack Hylton. She recorded her first single in 1956.


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Born:
Jan 8, 1937 In Butetown, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
18
First Appeared:
In the series The Ed Sullivan Show 1948-06-20
Latest Project:
Movie The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall 2022-10-05
Known For
Poster of Shirley Bassey: Divas Are Forever
Poster of La Passione
Poster of Shirley Bassey - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet
Poster of A Special Lady
Filmography
Movie The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall self 2022-10-05
Movie The Sound of 007 Self (archive footage) 2022-10-04
Movie The Art of Dissent Self - Subject (archive footage) 2021-10-05
Movie David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Bassey 2016-12-24
Movie Everything or Nothing Self (archive footage) 2012-10-05
Movie Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall Self 2009-11-19
Series The Graham Norton Show Herself 2007-02-22
Movie Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace Self 2002-06-03
Movie Shirley Bassey: Divas Are Forever Herself 2000-11-21
Movie La Passione Herself 1996-11-14
Movie Shirley Bassey - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet Shirley Bassey 1985-02-26
Series Summertime Special Unknown 1981-07-25
Movie A Special Lady Herself 1980-07-01
Series An Audience with... Herself 1978-01-08
Series The Muppet Show 1976-09-05
Series Disco Unknown 1971-02-13
Movie The Bing Crosby Show Self 1961-12-11
Series The Ed Sullivan Show Unknown 1948-06-20