Shirley Bassey

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1937-01-08 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Butetown, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Shirley Bassey

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 eve...

Production

2012

Sir Billi

as Theme Song Performance

1964

Goldfinger

as Theme Song Performance

1979

Moonraker

as Theme Song Performance

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