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.
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
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La Passione
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St David's Day at the BBC
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Shirley Bassey: Divas Are Forever
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The Art of Dissent
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An Audience with Shirley Bassey
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Dame Shirley Bassey: BBC Electric Proms
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The Sound of 007
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The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
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Everything or Nothing
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Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
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Another Audience with Shirley Bassey
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…Sings Neil Diamond
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Shirley Bassey - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet
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David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey
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The Bing Crosby Show
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Shirley Bassey: A Special Lady
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More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
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Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
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The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
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The World of James Bond
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
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I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
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An Audience with Des O'Connor
Bei Bio
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Europarty
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The Muppet Show
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Viña del Mar International Song Festival
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The Mike Douglas Show
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Summertime Special
Disco
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Shirley Bassey
The Graham Norton Show
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An Audience with...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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A Kettle of Colour
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Le Grand Échiquier
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Auf los geht's los
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The Mike Douglas Show
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
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Morecambe & Wise (multiple series)
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Wünsch dir was
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The Danny Kaye Show
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Night-Club
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Parkinson
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