Shirley Bassey
Traditional pop music, Musical Artist
1937 –
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Who is Shirley Bassey?
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, DBE is a Welsh singer. She found fame in the mid-1950s and has been called "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century". In the US, in particular, she is best known for recording the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, and Moonraker.
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- Born
- Jan 8, 1937
Tiger Bay - Also known as
- Dame Shirley Bassey
- Shirley Veronica Bassey
- Bassey, Shirley
- Spouses
- Kenneth Hume
(1961/06/08 - 1965)
- Kenneth Hume
- Children
- Ethnicity
- British Nigerian
- Nationality
- Wales
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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