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Shirley Bassey News

Shirley Bassey out of Nelson Mandela birthday concert

Singer withdraws from event on surgeon's advice

  • Jun 23, 2008

Dame Shirley Bassey leaves hospital

Singer set for 'full recovery' after stomach surgery

Dame Shirley Bassey has emergency surgery

The singer is recovering from a stomach operation

  • May 27, 2008

Shirley Bassey breaks Elvis' record

The Dame takes control of the charts

  • May 4, 2007

Glasto ticket registration extended

Plus is a James Bond legend bound for Glastonbury?

  • Feb 28, 2007

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YouTube Shirley Bassey Videos

Shirley  Bassey MY WAY

Shirley Bassey MY WAY (06:56)

Live performance from 1987 in honour of 750 years Berlin. Part 9. shirleybassey.wordpress.com About the dress Dame Shirley is wearing for this performance (from Ian): This gown was designed by Sara Perceval around...

Shirley Bassey THIS IS MY LIFE

Shirley Bassey THIS IS MY LIFE (05:24)

Dame Shirley Bassey gained a whole new generation of fans in the USA through YouTube. Lots of new fans are asking about Shirley Bassey DVD's they want to buy. Unfortunately there are only a few Shirley Bassey DVD's....

Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever

Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever (03:05)

Her latest performance filmed live in Antwerp (Belgium) during the Diamond Awards Festival. Featuring all of Shirley's blockbusting bits, plus behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the original Bond Girl. This...

Shirley Bassey - GET THE PARTY STARTED - Music Video

Shirley Bassey - GET THE PARTY STARTED - Music Video (04:15)

Music video for Get The Party Started by Dame Shirley Bassey. This incredible recording can be found on the Get The Party Started album, which is out now. A new single with some fabulous dance mixes by NorthxNWest,...

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Shirley Bassey Biography

Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (born Cardiff, Wales, 8 January 1937) is a singer who found fame in the late 1950s and has continued a successful career since then worldwide. She is also well-known for recording the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979). She has sold an estimated 135 million records to date. With 35 hits in the UK Singles Chart plus 37 hit LPs in the UK Albums Chart, she maintains her position as Britain's most successful female artist of all time, and the artist with the longest span (50 years) of Top 40 hits.

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Shirley Bassey's Best Songs

  • 1. Goldfinger
  • 2. Diamonds Are Forever
  • 3. Moonraker
  • 4. Big Spender
  • 5. Light My Fire
  • 6. Something
  • 7. (Where Do I Begin) Love Story
  • 8. History Repeating
  • 9. This is My Life
  • 10. I (Who Have Nothing)
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Shirley Bassey Discography

Shirley Bassey albums.

  • The Bewitching Miss Bassey - 1959 (Philips/GB)
  • Shirley Bassey - 1961 (Columbia Records/GB)
  • Let's Face the Music - 1962 (Columbia Records/GB)
  • And We Were Lovers - 1967 (United Artists/GB)
  • Something - 1970 (United Artists/GB)
  • I Capricorn - 1972 (United Artists/GB)
  • Never, Never, Never - 1973 (United Artists/GB)
  • I Am What I Am - 1984 (Ariola Eurodisc/DE)
  • Shirley - 18/07/1997 (EMI Records/GB)
  • The Fabulous Shirley Bassey - 18/01/1999 (EMI Records/GB)
  • Old Friends and Lovers - 28/01/2003 (Fuel 2000 Records/US)

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