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).
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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IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0060259
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234754
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Filmography (Movies)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
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Release Date:12/09/2024
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
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Release Date:20/04/2024
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
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Release Date:05/10/2022
The Sound of 007
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Release Date:04/10/2022
The Art of Dissent
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Release Date:05/10/2021
St David's Day at the BBC
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Release Date:26/02/2021
David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey
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Release Date:24/12/2016
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
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Release Date:11/07/2014
Everything or Nothing
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Release Date:05/10/2012
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
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Release Date:03/06/2012
…Sings Musicals
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Release Date:15/01/2012
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
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Release Date:01/01/2011
…Sings Neil Diamond
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Release Date:14/11/2010
Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
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Release Date:19/11/2009
Dame Shirley Bassey: BBC Electric Proms
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Release Date:24/10/2009
Another Audience with Shirley Bassey
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Release Date:10/03/2006
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
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Release Date:03/06/2002
An Audience with Des O'Connor
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Release Date:20/01/2001
Shirley Bassey: Divas Are Forever
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Release Date:21/11/2000
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
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Release Date:17/10/2000
La Passione
Character:Shirley Bassey
Release Date:16/05/1997
The World of James Bond
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Release Date:29/10/1995
An Audience with Shirley Bassey
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Release Date:21/10/1995
Shirley Bassey - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet
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Release Date:26/02/1985
Shirley Bassey: A Special Lady
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Release Date:01/07/1980
The Bing Crosby Show
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Release Date:11/12/1961
Television Appearances
The Graham Norton Show
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Parkinson
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Bei Bio
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Summertime Special
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An Audience with...
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Auf los geht's los
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Shirley Bassey
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The Muppet Show
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
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Ein Kessel Buntes
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Le Grand Échiquier
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Disco
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Wünsch dir was
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Night-Club
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Europarty
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The Danny Kaye Show
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Viña del Mar International Song Festival
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The Mike Douglas Show
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The Mike Douglas Show
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Morecambe & Wise
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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