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Shirley Veronica Bassey is a British mezzo-soprano singer born on January 8, 1937, in Butetown, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. She is a member of the Black Britons ethnic group and speaks English. Her career began in 1953, and she has performed genres including pop music, jazz, soul, big band, classic rock, and easy listening. Bassey is affiliated with record labels such as Philips Records, Columbia Records, United Artists Records, and Decca.
She has received the Knight of the Legion of Honour and the Order of the Companions of Honour. Bassey resides in Monaco, specifically in the area of Monte-Carlo. In addition to her musical work, she has been involved in the acting department. Her discography is documented under her birth name, and she is recognized as a female vocalist in the pop and oldies categories.
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Film & TV
Butetown, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
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,…
Known for
- I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story — Self2024
- 60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 — Self (archive footage)2024
- The Sound of 007 — Self (archive footage)2022
- The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall — self2022
- St David's Day at the BBC — Self2021
- The Art of Dissent — Self - Subject (archive footage)2021
- Saturday Knight Takeaway — Self2018
- The Missing Crown Jewels — Self2017
- David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey — Self2016
- More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On — Self - Performer2014
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Monte-Carlo
- Active from
- 1937
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 693,229
- Total plays
- 6,618,526
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Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, (born January 8, 1937), is a Welsh singer, perhaps best-known for performing the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979). She is the only singer to have recorded more than one James Bond theme song. She now resides in Monaco and has recently sold her London apartment. Many of its furnishings were auctioned for charity. Two very popular 'Audiences With Shirley Bassey' have aired on British TV, the most
Key facts
- Born
- Shirley Veronica Bassey , ( 1937-01-08 ) 8 January 1937 (age 89) , Cardiff , Wales, United Kingdom
- Genres
- R&B pop jazz soul
- Occupation
- Singer
- Years active
- 1953–present
- Labels
- Philips Columbia Decca United Artists Geffen
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Shirley
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Cardiff
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Geffen Records
- Discography
- Shirley Bassey discography
- Official website
- www.dameshirleybassey.world
- Image
- Shirley Bassey Wembley 2006 (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Monaco
- Voice type
- mezzo-soprano
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- Commons category
- Shirley Bassey
- date of birth
- 1937-01-08
- start of work period
- 1953-00-00
- birth name
- Shirley Veronica Bassey
- social media followers
- 55700
- name in native language
- Shirley Bassey
- P12749
- Yancheng
- ethnic group
- Black Britons
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Encyclopedic overview
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (/ˈbæsi/; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer, known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films – the only artist to perform more than one officially. Bassey is one of the most popular vocalists in Britain.
Born in Cardiff, Bassey began performing as a teenager in 1953. In 1959, she became the first Welsh singer to gain a no. 1 single on the UK Singles Chart. In the following decades, Bassey amassed 27 top 40 hits in the UK, including two no. 1s ("As I Love You" and the double A-side "Climb Ev'ry Mountain"/"Reach for the Stars") plus a no. 1 in the Dance Chart ("History Repeating"). She became well known for recording theme songs of the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and Moonraker (1979).
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