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Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 8, 1937
Place of Birth
Butetown, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Shirley Bassey
0.3 Popularity
Biography
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.
Known For
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Self
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
8.0
Self (archive footage)
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
2024
5.8
self
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
2022
7.1
Self (archive footage)
The Sound of 007
2022
0.0
Self - Subject (archive footage)
The Art of Dissent
2021
0.0
Self
St David's Day at the BBC
2021
🎬
0.0
Self
David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey
2016
0.0
Self - Performer
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
2014
7.1
Self (archive footage)
Everything or Nothing
2012
8.2
Self - Performer
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
2012
Credits
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self
2024
0.0
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
as Self (archive footage)
2024
8.0
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
as self
2022
5.8
The Sound of 007
as Self (archive footage)
2022
7.1
The Art of Dissent
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
2021
0.0
St David's Day at the BBC
as Self
2021
0.0
🎬
David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey
as Self
2016
0.0
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
as Self - Performer
2014
0.0
Everything or Nothing
as Self (archive footage)
2012
7.1
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
as Self - Performer
2012
8.2
…Sings Musicals
as Self (archive footage)
2012
7.0
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2011
0.0
…Sings Neil Diamond
as Self (archive footage)
2010
0.0
Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
as Self
2009
0.0
Dame Shirley Bassey: BBC Electric Proms
as self
2009
8.0
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
🎬
Another Audience with Shirley Bassey
as Self - Performer
2006
0.0
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
as Self
2002
6.3
An Audience with Des O'Connor
as Self
2001
0.0
Shirley Bassey: Divas Are Forever
as Self
2000
6.0
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
as Self
2000
6.4
Parkinson
as Self
1998
0.0
🎬
La Passione
as Shirley Bassey
1997
10.0
The World of James Bond
as Self
1995
6.0
An Audience with Shirley Bassey
as Self
1995
0.0
Shirley Bassey - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet
as Self
1985
7.0
🎬
Bei Bio
as Self
1983
0.0
Summertime Special
1981
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Shirley Bassey: A Special Lady
as Self
1980
0.0
An Audience with...
as Self
1978
5.3
Auf los geht's los
as Self
1977
0.0
🎬
Shirley Bassey
as Self
1976
0.0
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
1976
8.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1975
6.0
🎬
Ein Kessel Buntes
as Self - Musician
1972
1.8
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self - Main Guest
1972
8.0
🎬
Disco
as Self
1971
0.0
🎬
Wünsch dir was
as Self
1969
0.0
🎬
Night-Club
as Self
1968
0.0
🎬
Europarty
as Self
1967
0.0
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
1963
6.3
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
as Self - Musical Guest
1963
4.7
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Hostess
1961
5.4
The Bing Crosby Show
as Self
1961
2.0
Morecambe & Wise
as Self
1961
6.5
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8