89
Years
26
Movies
21
TV Shows
7.7
Rating
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).
89
Years Old
26
Movies
21
TV Shows
7.7
Avg Rating
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).
The Graham Norton Show
2007
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.
Gender
Female
Birthday
January 8, 1937
Birthplace
Butetown, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
The World of James Bond
1995
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
2000
Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
2009
The Sound of 007
2022
La Passione
1997
Everything or Nothing
2012
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
2022
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
2012
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
2024
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002
An Audience with Des O'Connor
2001
David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey
2016
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011
The Bing Crosby Show
1961
The Art of Dissent
2021
An Audience with Shirley Bassey
1995
…Sings Musicals
2012
…Sings Neil Diamond
2010
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
2014
+ 6 more movies
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Parkinson
1998
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
An Audience with...
1978
Morecambe & Wise
1961
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
1963
The Muppet Show
1976
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
Ein Kessel Buntes
1972
Disco
1971
Auf los geht's los
1977
Wünsch dir was
1969
Night-Club
1968
Bei Bio
1983
Europarty
1967
Shirley Bassey
1976
+ 1 more TV shows
