Shirley Bassey
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, DBE (born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer, born in Cardiff to an English mother and Nigerian father. She is best known for singing the theme songs for the James Bond films, Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, and Moonraker.[1][2][3] She was "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century".[1][4]
Other websites
[change | change source]- Songs of Shirley Bassey website Archived 2020-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Allmusic bio
- ↑ Hattenstone, Simon (24 October 2009). "Shirley Bassey Interview". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 44–45. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ Paphides, Pete (30 October 2009). "Dame Shirley Bassey: The Performance review - CD reviews - music - Times Online". Times Online website. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2009. "Welsh diva thrives on new material written by artists half her age"
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