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Bassey headlined at the BBC Electric Proms on 23 October 2009, in her only full live set of 2009. In 1978, Bassey pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly "after shouting abuse in the street and pushing a policeman". [6] Bassey is one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain. Series repeated Mondays on BBC2 from 15 September – 20 October 1980 at 8:15 pm. [27] She returned to the UK with a record-breaking run of performances at the Talk of the Town nightclub. "The Living Tree", written, produced and originally recorded by the group Never the Bride, was released as a single on 23 April 2007, marking Bassey's 50th anniversary in the UK Singles Chart – and the record for the longest span of Top 40 hits in UK chart history. Owing to the suggestive lyrics, the BBC banned it. 1981. [4] Bassey made her American television début on 13 November 1960, when she performed on The Ed Sullivan Show. 1973. [5], In 2000, Bassey was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to the performing arts. Shirley Bassey was born in Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales, and raised in the nearby working class neighborhood of Splott. 42. Guests included were Goldie Hawn, Meredith MacRae, Irwin C. Watson, Rod McKuen, and Harpers Bizarre.[26]. While "As I Love You" climbed the charts, so did Bassey's recording of "Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me" and both records would end up occupying the Top 3 at the same time. [94], In 2012, Bassey was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his most famous artwork – the Beatles' Sgt. From the triumphs of a world tour, this superbly talented artist arrives for another high-flying television special. One of her best-known singles, "Big Spender" was released in 1967, charting just short of the UK Top 20. "Goldfinger" reached #8 on the Billboard Top 40 chart in February 1965. A gala charity auction of her stage costumes at Christie's, "Dame Shirley Bassey: 50 Years of Glittering Gowns", raised £250,000 (US$500,000) for the Dame Shirley Bassey Scholarship at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and the Noah's Ark Children's Hospital Appeal. 1 in the US that year. 1 single by a Welsh artist.[5]. On 9 August 2019, Dame Shirley performed at UNICEF's Summer Gala in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, singing "Goldfinger", "Diamonds Are Forever" and "S'Wonderful". [3] The episode was lampooned by Alexander Baron in his one-act play The Trial of Shirley Bassey. Bassey won the case. During the show's run, Philips record producer Johnny Franz spotted her on television, was impressed, and offered her a recording deal. [85][86] However, Bassey's first husband suggested that Samantha, born during the couple's marriage, was the result of an affair between Bassey and Peter Finch. Also in 1965, she sang the title song for the James Bond spoof The Liquidator, and had a Top 20 live album, recorded during a sold-out run at the Pigalle in London. [17] Also in 1953, Bassey signed a contract to sing in the touring variety show Memories of Jolson, a musical based on the life of Al Jolson. Bassey celebrated 50 years in show business in 2003 with the release of the CD Thank You for the Years, which was another Top 20 album. Recorded on the eve of her departure for a world tour. 1972. Bassey was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) on 31 December 1999 by Queen Elizabeth II for services to entertainment. The resulting live album The Birthday Concert received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance. She was invited to perform at the Queen's 90th Birthday celebrations at Windsor Castle on 15 May 2016. [37] A new album, Get the Party Started, was subsequently released on 25 June 2007 and entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 5. Shirley Bassey on location in Sardinia and Berlin sings some of the songs which have made her famous. 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Original air date: October 2, 1980. [44] Ruth Negga played the title role. This summer BLAKE took to the main stage at Henley Festival in front of a sellout audience of 7500 music fans, to give their biggest show in the UK of 2016. [47], In December 2016, Bassey starred in a 60-minute BBC broadcast hosted by David Walliams.[48]. The Tom Jones Show (1971) with guest Shirley Bassey. Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, DBE was born in Tiger Bay, Cardiff on January 8 1937 to a Nigerian dad and a Newcastle mum. Bassey enjoyed her only US Top 40 Billboard Hot 100 hit in 1965 with the title song of the James Bond film, Goldfinger. Bassey performed at a gala celebrating the 80th birthday of Mikhail Gorbachev on 30 March 2011. [95][96] In 2016, she was named as one of "the 50 greatest Welsh men and women of all time". [45] She performed at the 2013 Academy Awards on 24 February 2013 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the James Bond movie franchise. Saved from img3.wikia.nocookie.net. [18] She next took up a professional engagement in Hot from Harlem, which ran until 1954. In 1977 she received the Brit Award for Best British Female Solo Artist in the previous 25 years. Sharon Novak, born 1954) and Samantha Bassey (a.k.a. Actor 7 Credits. Her album, Hello Like Before was released on 17 November 2014. Bassey was one of the line-up of artists on 4 June 2012 who performed at the Queen's 60th Jubilee Party at Buckingham Palace, singing "Diamonds Are Forever". 1972. Orchestra directed by Arthur Greenslade. [19] Bassey appeared on the cover of Ebony magazine in 1963, and sang at a Washington gala celebrating President Kennedy's second year in office.[22]. Shirley Bassey was born in Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales, and raised in the nearby working class neighborhood of Splott. Episode Online. A classmate recalled her singing the refrain "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" from Show Boat with such feeling that she made their teacher uncomfortable. Her mother was originally from Yorkshire, and her father was a Nigerian seaman who left the family when she was less than two. Dame Shirley needs little introduction with a career and back catalogue spanning … [97], 22-day British tour to mark twenty years as a recording artist, EMI Award for twenty years as a recording artist – UK, Best British Female Solo Artist in the previous 25 years –, Walk of Fame, Star Boulevard – plaque unveiled in Rotterdam, Longest run by a solo artist (ten shows) – Royal Festival Hall, London, Madam Tussaud's waxwork unveiled in London (second model in Las Vegas), Most Successful British Female Singer – Guinness Book of Records, Outstanding Contribution to Music – National Music Awards, UK, Lifetime Achievement Award (inaugural award) – Western Mail Welsh Woman of the Year Awards, Welsh Legend Award, presented at the opening of the Cardiff Millennium Centre, "Goldfinger" – United Artists single (1964) inducted into the, Dorian Award, TV Musical Performance of the Year – Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association. She was awarded France's top honour, the Legion d'Honneur, to signify her popularity and importance in the culture of France. The Rolf Harris Show[03/06/72] music performance. 2, and had a chart run of 30 weeks. A number of artists wrote songs expressly for Bassey, including Manic Street Preachers, Gary Barlow, Tom Baxter, KT Tunstall, Pet Shop Boys, Nick Hodgson of the Kaiser Chiefs, John Barry and Don Black. Bassey was sued in a breach of contract case in 1998 by her former personal assistant, who also accused Bassey of hitting her and making an ethnic slur. 8 in the UK Singles Chart. Throughout most of the 1980s, Bassey focused on charitable work and performing occasional concert tours throughout Europe, Australia, and the United States. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de … In January 1959, "As I Love You" reached No. Guest stars Charles Aznavour, Rolf Harris, Johnny Nash and 'Emma'. Samantha Novak, born 1963), are unknown. Bassey recorded the album The Performance (2009), with James Bond composer David Arnold as co-producer (with Mike Dixon). [84], From 1968 until they divorced in 1979, Bassey was married to Sergio Novak, the assistant manager of the Excelsior Hotel in Venice. The success of "Something" (single No. She had signed to United Artists, and her first album on that label, I've Got a Song for You (1966), spent one week on the chart; from 1966 to 1970, only two albums would chart, one of those a compilation. Spotlight: American Foundation for AIDS Research's Celebrity Supporters, A Fabulous Udo Kier Gets the Role of His Lifetime in the Bittersweet Comedy ‘Swan Song’, Gary Gunas Dies: Broadway Executive Producer Of ‘The Who’s Tommy’, ‘Jekyll & Hyde’, ‘Ragtime’ Was 73, The 85th Annual Academy Awards: Surprises, Snubs and Salutes. [3] On 24 March 2010, Avon and Somerset Police confirmed they were undertaking fresh inquiries into the death and specifically claims that the convicted killer Michael Moffat was involved in her death. She had ended her contract with United Artists, whose former record division was now part of EMI, and began what she referred to as "semi-retirement". In the sleeve notes for Bassey's 25th Anniversary Album (1978), Peter Clayton noted that: "Acceptance in America was considerably helped by the enormous popularity of ("Goldfinger")...But she had actually established herself there as early as 1961, in cabaret in New York. reached No. [14] Eliza and Henry's second child died in infancy, so Shirley was born into a household of three sisters, two half-sisters, and one brother. The programme contains intimate moments behind the scenes as well as capturing her performances on the stage. "Something" was also a Top 10 US hit on the Adult Contemporary chart. [13][25], In 1969, she appeared in NBC's The Spring Thing, a musical television special hosted by Bobbie Gentry and Noel Harrison. Shirley Bassey[27/12/75] music performance. [3] Bassey has four grandsons through her surviving daughter, Sharon Novak. The final show of the first series was nominated for the Golden Rose of Montreux in 1977. She performed one of her hits, I Am What I Am. [31] Bassey starred in the six-episode The Shirley Bassey Show (1976), the first of her television programmes for the BBC, followed by a second series of six episodes in 1979. With 'Segment' choreographed by, Starring international singing star Shirley Bassey with her special guest. La Passione. A profile of the Welsh singer on the release of. The first programme of a new series of six television spectaculars, with her guest stars: 1960: Favourite British Female Singer – NME Award, 1993: Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, 2014: Lifetime Achievement Award – World Music Awards, 2019: Square of Fame – plaque of Bassey's handprints unveiled at the SSE Arena, Wembley Park, London, 2020: Official UK Chart Record – First female artist to claim a Top 40 album in seven consecutive decades, "Shirley Bassey: Diamonds Are Forever" – Mary Long (2017), This page was last edited on 27 April 2021, at 13:29. However, upon closer inspection, this document, dated 17 December 1953 (three weeks before her 17th birthday), appears to promise £10 for two performances. [33] The liner notes of the Propellerheads' album Decksandrumsandrockandroll included the lines: "We would like to extend our maximum respect to Shirley Bassey for honouring us with her performance. 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