Shirley Bassey [9917] Gender: Female Popularity: 0.4302 Birthplace: Butetown, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK Birthday: 1937-01-08 Age: 88 years Movies: 22 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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 evenings and on weekends. In 1953, she signed her first professional contract and went on to work for the impresario Jack Hylton. She recorded her first single in 1956. I Can't Give You2024-09-12 The Sound of 0072022-10-05 The Sound of 0072022-10-04 The Art of Disse2021-10-05 David Walliams C2016-12-24 More Dangerous S2014-07-11 Everything or No2012-10-05 The Diamond Jubi2012-06-03 Eric & Ernie: Be2011-01-01 …Sings Neil Di2010-11-14 Children in Need2009-11-19 Dame Shirley Bas2009-10-24 Another Audience2006-03-10 Party at the Pal2002-06-03 An Audience with2001-01-20 Shirley Bassey: 2000-11-21 La Passione1996-11-14 The World of Jam1995-10-29 An Audience with1995-10-21 Shirley Bassey -1985-02-26 Shirley Bassey: 1980-07-01 The Bing Crosby 1961-12-11