Shirley Bassey
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.
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- 2024 · I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story as Self
- 2022 · The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall as self
- 2022 · The Sound of 007 as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · The Art of Dissent as Self - Subject (archive footage)
- 2021 · St David's Day at the BBC as Self
- 2016 · David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey as Dame Shirley Bassey
- 2014 · More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On as Performer
- 2012 · Everything or Nothing as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012 as Self - Performer
- 2012 · …Sings Musicals as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2010 · …Sings Neil Diamond as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall as Self
- 2009 · Dame Shirley Bassey: BBC Electric Proms as self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Another Audience with Shirley Bassey as
- 2002 · Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace as Self
- 2001 · An Audience with Des O'Connor as
- 2000 · Shirley Bassey: Divas Are Forever as Herself
- 2000 · The Bond Sound: The Music of 007 as Self
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1996 · La Passione as Herself
- 1995 · The World of James Bond as
- 1995 · An Audience with Shirley Bassey as Self
- 1985 · Shirley Bassey - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet as Shirley Bassey
- 1983 · Bei Bio as Self
- 1981 · Summertime Special as
- 1980 · Shirley Bassey: A Special Lady as Herself
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1977 · Auf los geht's los as Self
- 1976 · Shirley Bassey as
- 1976 · The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1972 · A Kettle of Colour as Self - Musician
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self - Main Guest
- 1971 · Disco as Self
- 1969 · Wünsch dir was as Self
- 1968 · Night-Club as self
- 1967 · Europarty as Self
- 1963 · The Danny Kaye Show as Self
- 1963 · Viña del Mar International Song Festival as Self - Musical Guest
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Hostess
- 1961 · The Bing Crosby Show as Self
- 1961 · Morecambe & Wise (multiple series) as Self
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self