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Oct 1, 2021 · Shirley Bassey at the age of 16, September 1953. By then she was already a seasoned singer. (Photo by WATFORD/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images). Picture: Getty. Shirley Bassey was born on January 8, 1937, in Tiger Bay, Cardiff. She celebrated her 84th birthday in 2021. Her father Henry Bassey was from Nigeria, and her mother Eliza Jane ...
May 13, 2024 · Shirley Bassey (born January 8, 1937, Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales) is a glamorous Welsh singer who was renowned for her strident sultry voice, sequined gowns, and lavish jewelry. She was a forerunner of the score of pop music divas who emerged in the last decades of the 20th century. Bassey was also one of the first Black British entertainers to ...
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Jul 8, 2022 · SHIRLEY BASSEY looked radiant at the Monaco Rose Ball tonight as she posed for photos and rubbed shoulders with fellow celebs. ... The 85-year-old attended the glitzy Monaco Rose Ball.
Shirley Bassey. Soundtrack: Moonraker. 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 ...
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Shirley Bassey. Soundtrack: Moonraker. 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.
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Oct 23, 2009 · Shirley Bassey. Shirley left school in 1952 at the age of 15 to work in a local factory, but began her singing career the following year. In 1955 she left Cardiff for London, after being ...
Dec 24, 2016 · Shirley Bassey was born in Cardiff's Tiger Bay in 1937, the sixth and youngest child of an English mother and Nigerian father, who left the family when Bassey was 2. From an early age she knew she ...
