89
Years
26
Movies
21
TV Shows
7.5
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
7.5
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 Mike Douglas Show
1961
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
St David's Day at the BBC
2021
…Sings Musicals
2012
The Bing Crosby Show
1961
…Sings Neil Diamond
2010
Everything or Nothing
2012
The Sound of 007
2022
Shirley Bassey: A Special Lady
1980
The World of James Bond
1995
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
2000
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
2012
Dame Shirley Bassey: BBC Electric Proms
2009
Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
2009
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
2022
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
Shirley Bassey - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet
1985
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011
Shirley Bassey: Divas Are Forever
2000
La Passione
1997
The Art of Dissent
2021
+ 6 more movies
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Parkinson
1998
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The Muppet Show
1976
An Audience with...
1978
Morecambe & Wise
1961
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
1963
Disco
1971
Auf los geht's los
1977
Ein Kessel Buntes
1972
Night-Club
1968
Bei Bio
1983
Wünsch dir was
1969
Europarty
1967
Summertime Special
1981
+ 1 more TV shows
