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  3. Mar 27, 2008 · Ethnicity: *Nigerian (father) *English (mother) Shirley Bassey is a Welsh singer. She is famous for singing the theme songs for the James Bond films Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, and Moonraker. Her father, Henry Bassey, was Nigerian. Her mother, Eliza Jane, was white, of English descent.

  4. Jan 8, 2019 · Bassey was born in 1937 to a white mother and Nigerian father, and was raised in Wales. Bassey waited tables and sang in pubs to help her family. Her strong singing abilities garnered the attention of a local man who signed her to a contract at 16.

  5. Oct 19, 2023 · Born in Cardiff, Wales, to a Nigerian father and an English mother, Bassey’s formative years were steeped in the vibrant and multicultural milieu of Tiger Bay, Cardiff. It was here that she imbibed the rich and diverse musical influences that would later mould her unique and awe-inspiring style.

  6. Born in January 1937 in Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales, Dame Shirley Bassey was the youngest of seven children. Her parents, a Nigerian sailor and an English woman, divorced before she was three years old, but they kept the family together for the most part, and Shirley was able to sing duets with her brother at family get-togethers.

  7. Oct 23, 2023 · Shirley Bassey was born in the Cardiff docks area formerly known as Tiger Bay. Black music in Wales can trace its roots back to the late 1800s when sailors and ship workers from more than 40...

  8. Jun 7, 2017 · One of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the twentieth century, Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey is a Welsh singer best known for recording the theme song to three James Bond movies: Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, and Moonraker.

  9. Sep 7, 2010 · Shirley Veronica Bassey was born on January 8, 1937, the youngest of seven children. She grew up in Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales, the daughter of a ship’s fireman, Henry Bassey, and his wife Eliza Jane.

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