Shirley Bassey
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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.
Known for
Credits
Everything or Nothing (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
The Sound of 007 (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
The World of James Bond (1995)
as Self
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace (2002)
as Self
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012 (2012)
as Self - Performer
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall (2022)
as self
La Passione (1997)
as Shirley Bassey
The Missing Crown Jewels (2017)
as Self
Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall (2009)
as Self
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes (2011)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story (2024)
as Self
An Audience with Shirley Bassey (1995)
as Self
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007 (2000)
as Self
St David's Day at the BBC (2021)
as Self
Saturday Knight Takeaway (2018)
as Self
…Sings Neil Diamond (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
An Audience with Des O'Connor (2001)
as Self
…Sings Musicals (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
The Art of Dissent (2021)
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
The Bing Crosby Show (1961)
as Self
David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey (2016)
as Self
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On (2014)
as Self - Performer
Shirley Bassey - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet (1985)
as Self
Shirley Bassey: Divas Are Forever (2000)
as Self
Shirley Bassey: A Special Lady (1980)
as Self
Another Audience with Shirley Bassey (2006)
as Self - Performer
Dame Shirley Bassey: BBC Electric Proms (2009)
as self