Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (/ˈbæsi/; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. Best known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, Bassey is widely regarded as one of the most popular vocalists in Britain. In 1999, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II. In 2023, Bassey was awarded The Order of Saint Charles by Prince Albert II of Monaco. More about Shirley Bassey
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Born in Cardiff, Bassey began performing as a teenager in 1953. In 1959, she became the first Welsh person to gain a number-one single on the UK Singles Chart. In the following decades, Bassey amassed 27 Top 40 hits in the UK, including two number-ones (As I Love You and AA: Climb Ev'ry Mountain/Reach For The Stars) plus a number-one on the Dance Chart (History Repeating). She became well-known for recording the soundtrack theme songs of the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979). In 2020, Bassey became the first female artist to chart an album in the Top 40 of the UK Albums Chart in seven consecutive decades with her album I Owe It All To You.In total, we tracked 528 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Shirley Bassey (Dame Shirley Bassey Signed Photo Large Framed Music Autograph Display + COA) was sold in December 2015 for £299.99 while the cheapest item (SHIRLEY BASSEY KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING DINO / FREESTYLE VINYL LP SIGNED SLEEVE) found a new owner for £0.01 in March 2020. The month with the most items sold (16) was November 2020 with an average selling price of £19.99 for an autographed item of Shirley Bassey. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2015 with £299.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was September 2014. In average, an autographed item from Shirley Bassey is worth £15.00.
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Folkestone landlord and singer Billy Nutt - who once supported Shirley Bassey - (03/20/15): A singer who once supported Shirley Bassey has been jailed for sexually assaulting a four-year-old boy.
Northfleet singer Billy Nutt, who ran pubs in Folkestone and Canterbury after su (03/17/15): A singer who once supported Shirley Bassey on tour is facing jail after being convicted of a sexual assault on a four-year-old boy.
Dame Shirley Bassey dazzles at charity gala (02/13/15): ARMS aloft to her adoring crowd, Dame Shirley Bassey thrilled fans at a charity gala on Wednesday.
Shirley Bassey miffed over Goldfinger bum notes (11/22/14): It's the best Bond tune from the best Bond movie but Dame Shirley Bassey reckons there are two bum notes in her show-stopping song Goldfinger - and she's so miffed that she's recorded the song all over again.
In praise of … Dame Shirley Bassey’s drive for vocal perfection (11/21/14): The Welsh superstar has headed back into the studio to right two ‘wrong’ notes in her iconic performance of James Bond theme song Goldfinger There has always been something uncompromising about Dame Shirley Bassey. Not just her full-blooded vocal delivery, bu
Dame Shirley Bassey Announces New Album For November (10/2014): Her 36th studio album will be released next month, and will consist of old songs and covers.
Britain's most violent prisoner wins right to stereo – so he can listen to SHIRL (09/2014): CHARLES Bronson has won a fight to keep a stereo in his prison cell – so that he can listen to his favourite singer Shirley Bassey.