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Shirley Bassey

Shirley Bassey
  • Name: Shirley Bassey
  • Birthday: 1937-01-08
  • Place of birth: Butetown, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
  • Popularity: 1.171
Biography: 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... Read More

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I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story   as  Self 2024-09-12
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall   as  self 2022-10-05
The Sound of 007   as  Self (archive footage) 2022-10-04
The Art of Dissent   as  Self - Subject (archive footage) 2021-10-05
St David's Day at the BBC   as  Self 2021-02-26
David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey   as  Dame Shirley Bassey 2016-12-24
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On   as  Performer 2014-07-11
Everything or Nothing   as  Self (archive footage) 2012-10-05
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012   as  Self - Performer 2012-06-03
…Sings Musicals   as  Self (archive footage) 2012-01-15
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes   as  Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2011-01-01
…Sings Neil Diamond   as  Self (archive footage) 2010-11-14
Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall   as  Self 2009-11-19
Dame Shirley Bassey: BBC Electric Proms   as  self 2009-10-24
Another Audience with Shirley Bassey 2006-03-10
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace   as  Self 2002-06-03
An Audience with Des O'Connor 2001-01-20
Shirley Bassey: Divas Are Forever   as  Herself 2000-11-21
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007   as  Self 2000-01-01
La Passione   as  Herself 1996-11-14
The World of James Bond 1995-10-29
An Audience with Shirley Bassey   as  Self 1995-10-21
Shirley Bassey - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet   as  Shirley Bassey 1985-02-26
Shirley Bassey: A Special Lady   as  Herself 1980-07-01
The Bing Crosby Show   as  Self 1961-12-11