Shirley Bassey

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Birth Name: Shirley Veronica Bassey

Age: 89, born 8 January 1937

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Currently Residing In: Monaco

Height: 5' 3"

Relationship Status: Single

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Gorgeous in the 60s (37 items)
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Published 12 years, 9 months ago

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The Best 007 theme of all time (23 items)
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Published 13 years, 7 months ago

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2015 amfAR New York Gala (82 items)
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Published 11 years, 4 months ago

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James Bond official theme song performers (23 items)
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Published 17 years, 9 months ago

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25 votes

Black Women ♥ (2372 items)
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Published 2 years, 12 months ago

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Shirley Bassey Videos

Diamonds Are Forever Opening Title Sequence

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Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever, 1971

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1964 - James Bond - Goldfinger: title sequence

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Description: Shirley Bassey was born in Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales, and raised in the nearby working class neighborhood of Splott. Her mother was originally from Yorkshire, and her father was a Nigerian seaman who left the family when she was less than two. She later helped to support her family by working in an Enamelware factory. She made her professional debut at 16 appearing in a touring revue "Memories of Al Jolson". Her first major hit was "The Banana Boat Song," and she later sang "Goldfinger" in the James Bond movie James Bond contra Goldfinger (1964). Her younger daughter died of drowning in 1985. She cu ... (more)

Tags: British (1), Welsh (1), Singer (1), Dame (1), Great Singer (1)

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Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever, 1971

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Black Women ♥ (2372 person items)

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Greatest Female Singers (100 person items)

"► ► ► 21 ◄ ◄ ◄POINTSSHIRLEY BASSEY Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me (1958) As I Love You (1958) I (Who Have Nothing) (1963) Goldfinger (1964) Something (1970)"

Onion Jack added this to a list 4 years, 8 months ago

Now This Is What We Call Beauty in Music - Vol. 1 (100 person items)

" SHIRLEY VERONICA BASSEYBorn: 8 January 1937Grammies: 0 1Top 10s: 1 (0) 12 (2) The Banana Boat Song (1957) - 8Kiss Me, Honey, Honey, Kiss Me (1958) - 3As I Love You (1959) - 1As Long As He Needs Me (1960) - 2You'll Never Know (1961) - 6Reach for the Stars/Climb Every Mountain (1961) - 1I'll Get By (1961) - 10What Now My Love? (1962) - 5I (Who Have Nothing) (1963) - 6Goldfinger (1964) - 8Something (1970) - 4For All We Know (1972) - 6Never, Never, Never (1973) - 8"

Onion Jack voted for 2 images 4 years, 8 months ago