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Welsh singer (born 1937)

Musical artist

Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (; born 8 Jan 1937^[1]) is a Welsh singer. Situate for her career longevity, powerful categorical and recording the theme songs harangue three James Bond films, the solitary artist to perform more than individual, Bassey is one of the ceiling popular vocalists in Britain.^[2][3]

Born in Capital, Bassey began performing as a children's in 1953. In 1959, she became the first Welsh person to reserved a number-one single on the UK Singles Chart.^[4] In the following decades, Bassey amassed 27 top 40 hits in the UK, including two edition ones ("As I Love You" abstruse the double A-side "Climb Ev'ry Mountain"/"Reach for the Stars") plus a figure one on the Dance Chart ("History Repeating").^[5] She became well known answer recording theme songs of the Outlaw Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Pronounce Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979).^[6][7][8]

Bassey has had numerous BBC television specials direct hosted her own variety series, Shirley Bassey. In 2011, BBC aired goodness television film Shirley, based on Bassey's life and career.^[9] Since making shun first appearance at the Royal Albert Hall in 1971, she has absolute at the venue 45 times.^[10] Bassey received the first award for Worst British Female Solo Artist at distinction 1st Brit Awards in 1977.^[11] She was appointed a Dame in 1999 for services to the performing covered entrance. In 2003, she was ranked betwixt the "100 Great Black Britons". Prudent song "Goldfinger" was inducted into class Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008. She has influenced many other response, including Aretha Franklin.^[12]

In a career spanning over 70 years, Bassey has advertise over 140 million records worldwide, conception her one of the best-selling individual artists of all time.^[13][14][15] She not bad the first woman in history become claim a Top 40 album play a role seven consecutive decades in the Banded together Kingdom.^[16]

Early life

Shirley Veronica Bassey was congenital the sixth and youngest child regard Henry Bassey and Eliza Jane Shade on Bute Street in Tiger Bark, Cardiff.^[17] She grew up in picture nearby community of Splott.^[18] Her ecclesiastic was Nigerian, and her English argot came from New Marske, North Yorkshire.^{[6][19][20][21]}

Two of her mother's four children take from previous relationships lived in the Bassey household. Bassey's mother listed her chief husband, Alfred Metcalfe, as her stream father in the registry of respite marriage to Henry Bassey, giving fool to speculation that this marriage was bigamous in the absence of elegant prior divorce.^[22] Eliza and Henry's rapidly child died in infancy, so Shirley was born into a household manage three sisters, two half-sisters, and only brother.

Teachers and students alike put behind you Moorland Road School noticed Bassey's clear voice but gave the pre-teen around encouragement: "everyone told me to assurance up. Even in the school chorus the teacher kept telling me up back off till I was melodious in the corridor!" A classmate be disposed of her singing the refrain "Can't Worth Lovin' Dat Man" from Show Boat with such feeling that she unchanging their teacher uncomfortable.^[23] She left Splottsecondary modern school at age 14 dare work at Curran Steels and, confine the evenings and weekends, to alien in local pubs and clubs.^[24]

Career

1950s

In 1953, Bassey signed her first professional roast, touring with the variety show Memories of Jolson, a musical based recognize the value of the life of Al Jolson.^[25] Passion 17 December 1953, Bassey signed regular contract with Columbia Productions for link performances at the salary of £10.^[26] Her next professional engagement was soupзon the touring show Hot from Harlem, in which she and other mixed-race Cardiff performers played Black Americans plenty 1954.^[27] A review of the county show in March 1954 included: "Shirley Bassey, an attractive young singer, is more than ever asset to the show."^[28] Later roam year, Bassey gave birth to added daughter Sharon, while staying with be involved with sister Ella in London.^[27]

While performing amount Jersey, Bassey met her first supervisor, Mike Sullivan.^[27] In 1955, Bassey toured various theatres until she was detected by the impresario Jack Hylton combination the Astor Club in September 1955.^[29][30] He invited her to feature hassle Al Read's Such Is Life, which opened on 14 December 1955^[31] usage the Adelphi Theatre in London's Westward End. In the show, which ran until 3 November 1956,^[32] she featured the song "Burn My Candle", important one reviewer to say that she had nearly stopped the show go through the song "which brought outraged mutters, then roars of shamefaced applause."^[33] Extensive the show's run, Philips record maker Johnny Franz spotted her on beg, was impressed, and offered her topping recording deal. Bassey recorded her pass with flying colours single, "Burn My Candle", the theme agreement she had featured in Such evenhanded Life, and this was released careful February 1956. The cabaret-style song was banned by the BBC because position lyrics were considered too suggestive.^[34] Further singles followed, and in February 1957, Bassey had her first hit form "The Banana Boat Song", which reached No. 8 in the UK Singles Chart.^[5]

Following a successful run at authority Café de Paris, London, Bassey forceful her American stage début in Las Vegas at El Rancho Vegas exclaim February 1957.^[35] Following on from Las Vegas, Bassey opened at Ciro's gain Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood department 15 February 1957.^[36] She also factual under the direction of American manufacturer Mitch Miller in New York Know-how for the Columbia Records label (which at the time had a allotment deal with Philips), producing the matchless "If I Had a Needle final Thread" b/w "Tonight My Heart She Is Crying". On her return tenor the UK in April 1957, she starred in "Sunday Night at significance London Palladium" for the first securely on 28 April 1957.^[37]

In mid-1958, Bassey recorded two singles that would turning classics in the Bassey catalogue. "As I Love You" was released chimp the B-side of another ballad, "Hands Across the Sea"; it did watchword a long way sell well at first but, funds another appearance at the London Metal on 30 November,^[38] sales began variety pick up. In January 1959, "As I Love You" reached number-one esoteric stayed there for four weeks; shelter was the first number-one single provoke a Welsh artist.^[4] While "As Mad Love You" climbed the charts, middling did Bassey's recording of "Kiss Colonize, Honey Honey, Kiss Me" and both records would end up occupying honesty top 3 at the same generation. Having been with Decca Records give reasons for four years, Bassey then signed stand your ground EMI's Columbia label on 20 Apr 1959.^[39] Her first album for University, The Fabulous Shirley Bassey, was following released and reached. No. 12 not go against the UK Albums Chart.^[40][41]

1960s

Between 1960 don 1961, Bassey had four Top 10 hits in the UK.^[5] Her 1960 recording of "As Long As Without fear Needs Me" from Lionel Bart's Oliver! peaked at No. 2,and had out chart run of 30 weeks.^[8] She made her American television début dress up 13 November 1960, when she undiminished on The Ed Sullivan Show.^[42] Disintegration 1961, the double A-side "Reach lead to the Stars"/"Climb Ev'ry Mountain" reached number-one.^[5] Bassey's version of "As Long importance He Needs Me" reached No. 2.^[5] Her single "I'll Get By" faint at No. 10.^[5] Bassey's rendition time off "You'll Never Know" was one presumption the UK's top hits in 1961, reaching No. 6 on the charts.^[43][5] She began to gain recognition enhance the American market and signed go to see United Artists Records in August 1961.^[44] The following month she began topping five-week engagement at the Persian Coach inside New York's Plaza Hotel^[45]

Bassey's compensation with Nelson Riddle and his belt, the album Let's Face the Music (1962), reached No. 12 in righteousness UK album chart; and the celibate, "What Now My Love" made spat to No. 5 in 1962.^[5] Draw cover version of the Ben Fix. King hit "I (Who Have Nothing)" reached No. 6 in 1963.^[5] Donation January 1963, Bassey performed at natty gala commemorating the second anniversary go with President John F. Kennedy's inauguration persuasively Washington, D.C.^[46][47] In March 1963, she appeared on the cover of Ebony magazine.^[48] Bassey made her Carnegie Corridor debut on 15 February 1964.^[49] Distinction complete concert recording was not at large until it was included in birth EMI compilation The EMU/UA Years 1959–1979 in 1994.

In 1965, Bassey enjoyed her only Top 40 hit defraud the BillboardHot 100 with the designation song of the James Bond skin, Goldfinger. The single "Goldfinger" was free in the US in January 1965, peaking at No 8.^[50] The machiavellian soundtrack for Goldfinger hit number-one play a part the US that year. The "Goldfinger" theme song had a lasting bearing on her career. In the casing notes for Bassey's 25th Anniversary Album (1978), Peter Clayton noted that: "Acceptance in America was considerably helped stop the enormous popularity of ("Goldfinger") she had actually established herself there by the same token early as 1961, in cabaret unswervingly New York. She was also unornamented success in Las Vegas...'I suppose Unrestrained should feel hurt that I've not at any time been really big in America order record since "Goldfinger", concertwise, I everywhere sell out.'..."^[51]

Her live 1965 album Shirley Bassey at the Pigalle, recorded past a sold-out run at the Pigalle in London, peaked at No. 15 on the UK album chart.^[5] Along with in 1965, she sang the name song for the James Bond lampoon The Liquidator.^[52] Bassey recorded a tune for the next Bond film, Thunderball (1965). "Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" was not used in the steam, although the film's score follows tight melodic theme. Written by John Barry and Leslie Bricusse, "Mr Kiss Peck Bang Bang" was re-recorded by English singer Dionne Warwick, and then spurned in favor of a new motif, "Thunderball", hastily written by Barry abstruse given to Welsh singer Tom Engineer after the film's producers decided high-mindedness song over the opening credits obligated to feature the film's title.^[53]

In the outcome of "Goldfinger" her UK sales under way to falter as well: only three of her singles would enter primacy UK top 40 from 1966 disparagement 1970. Her first album on Coalesced Artists, "I've Got a Song patron You" (1966), spent one week clash the chart. From 1966 to 1970, only two albums would chart, only of those a compilation. One infer her best-known singles, "Big Spender" was released in 1967, charting just limited of the UK top 20.^[5]

Bassey began to live as a tax banishment in 1968, during a period holiday very high income tax, and was unable to work in Britain apply for almost two years.^[21][54] In 1969, she appeared in NBC's The Spring Thing, a musical television special hosted descendant Bobbie Gentry and Noel Harrison. Train included were Goldie Hawn, Meredith MacRae, Irwin C. Watson, Rod McKuen, ride Harpers Bizarre.^[55]

1970s

Bassey's UK comeback came flimsy 1970 leading to one of illustriousness most successful periods of her pursuit. Starting the year with a BBC Television 'Special', The Young Generation Encounter Shirley Bassey, recorded in Sweden gift shown on BBC1 on 18 March.^[56] She returned to the UK right a record-breaking run of performances finish the Talk of the Town floor show. Also that year, her album Something was released, and showcased a newborn Bassey style, a shift from unrecorded pop to more contemporary songs current arrangements (the eponymous single was repair successful in the UK charts get away from the original recording by The Beatles) – although Bassey would never utterly abandon that which had been company forte: standards, show tunes, and fritter away songs.^{[citation needed]}

Her song "Something" was besides a top 10 US hit slanting the Adult Contemporary chart. Other singles of this period included the knock "Never Never Never", an English incarnation of the Italian "Grande grande grande", reaching the top 10 in character US Adult Contemporary Chart, the UK top 10 and number one block out Australia and South Africa.

Returning preserve the James Bond franchise, she true the theme song for Diamonds Radio show Forever (1971). Bassey appeared on birth Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show, relay on Christmas Day in 1971.^[57]

Bassey was the subject of This Is Your Life on two occasions: firstly, layer November 1972 when she was caught on the hop by Eamonn Andrews at Heathrow Airport,^{[citation needed]} and then in January 1993, when Michael Aspel surprised her cram the curtain call of a treachery concert at the Royal Albert Hall.^{[citation needed]}

Bassey recorded a series of thriving albums on the United Artists name, including: Something Else (1971); And Mad Love You So (1972); I Capricorn (1972); Never Never Never (1973); Good, Bad but Beautiful (1975); Love, Discernment and Feelings (1976); You Take Embarrassed Heart Away (1977) and Yesterdays (1978). Additionally, two of Bassey's earlier LPs also entered the charts in righteousness '70s: And We Were Lovers (1967, re-issued as Big Spender), and Let's Face the Music (1962, re-issued orang-utan What Now My Love). Two compilations, The Shirley Bassey Singles Album (1975) and 25th Anniversary Album (1978), both made the top three of rank UK charts: The Shirley Bassey Singles Album, her highest-charting album, reached handful two and earned a gold silhouette, and the 25th Anniversary Album one of these days went platinum.^[5][58]

Between 1970 and 1979, Bassey had 18 hit albums in rank UK Albums Chart.^[8] Her album The Magic Is You (1979) featured orderly portrait by the photographer Francesco Scavullo. In 1973, her sold-out concerts inexactness New York's Carnegie Hall were verifiable and released as a two-LP submerged, Shirley Bassey: Live at Carnegie Hall; this album reached No. 20 lack of sympathy the Billboard R&B album chart.^[50]

In 1976, Bassey starred in the six-episode Shirley Bassey show, the first of give someone the boot television programmes for the BBC, followed by a second series of sextet episodes in 1979. The final con of the first series was out of action for the Golden Rose of Montreux in 1977. The series featured visitors including Neil Diamond, Michel Legrand, Interpretation Three Degrees and Dusty Springfield existing featured Bassey in various international locations as well as in the editorial writers studio. In 1978, Bassey pleaded answerable to being drunk and disorderly "after shouting abuse in the street point of view pushing a policeman".^[7] In 1979, Bassey recorded the title theme song perform the Bond film, Moonraker.

1980s

Throughout get bigger of the 1980s, Bassey focused sequence charitable work and performing occasional assent tours throughout Europe, Australia, and picture United States. She had ended connection contract with United Artists, whose previous record division was now part second EMI, and began what she referred to as "semi-retirement". Bassey recorded keep you going album entitled All by Myself (1982) and made a TV special primed Thames Television called A Special Lady with guest Robert Goulet. Around that time she recorded a duet spare the French film actor Alain Delon, "Thought I'd Ring You" (1983). Bassey was now recording far less much but an album of her near famous songs, I Am What Farcical Am (1984), was recorded with honourableness London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) conducted from one side to the ot Carl Davis. This was followed give up a single and video to relieve the London Tourist Board, "There's Clumsy Place Like London" (1986), which was co-written by Lynsey de Paul take Gerard Kenny. She recorded an ep of James Bond themes, The Shackles Collection in 1987, but was externally unhappy with the results so she declined to release it. (Five age later it was released anyway, Bassey sued in court, and all unsold copies were withdrawn.)^[59]

Bassey provided vocals expend Swiss artists Yello on "The Drumming Divine" (1987), a song co-written uninviting Scottish singer Billy Mackenzie.^[6] An notebook sung entirely in Spanish, La Mujer was released in 1989.

1990s

Bassey abstruse started working with a vocal guide, a former opera singer, and weaken album Keep the Music Playing (1991) displayed a grand, operatic pop in order on several songs (perhaps also unnatural by her album with the And over seven years earlier).

EMI released influence five-CD box set Bassey – Integrity EMI/UA Years 1959–1979 in 1994. Birth accompanying booklet opened with a verse by Marc Almond. Bassey collaborated state Chris Rea in the film La Passione (1996), appearing in the coat as herself and releasing the unattached "'Disco' La Passione". The remix company this single charted just outside rendering UK top 40.^[5] Bassey's "History Repeating" (1997), written for her by nobility Propellerheads, reached number one on goodness UK Dance Chart, and number 10 on the US Dance Chart.^[60] Illustriousness liner notes of the Propellerheads' ep Decksandrumsandrockandroll included the lines: "We would like to extend our maximum veneration to Shirley Bassey for honouring chivalrous with her performance. We are come up for air in shock...." Bassey celebrated her Sixtieth birthday in 1997 with two outdoor concerts, at Castle Howard and Althorp Park, and another TV special. Class resulting live album The Birthday Concert received a Grammy Award nomination care for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.^[61] Modus operandi 7 October 1998 in Egypt, Bassey performed for a benefit at plug up open-air concert close to the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid. Bassey spurious the Friday night at Henley Ceremony in 1984.^{[citation needed]}

Bassey was sued limit a breach of contract case emphasis 1998 by her former personal aide-de-camp, who also accused Bassey of prying her and making an ethnic disgrace. Bassey won the case.^[7] The period was lampooned by Alexander Baron put over his one-act play The Trial possess Shirley Bassey. The following year, she performed the official song for prestige rugby World Cup, "World in Union", with Bryn Terfel at the electric socket ceremony at The Millennium Stadium, Capital, wearing a gown based on excellence Welsh flag. Their single made dignity top 40, and Bassey contributed connect more songs to the official lp Land of My Fathers, which reached number one on the UK compilations chart, and went silver.^[58][62]

2000s

Bassey continued disdain perform at various high profile legend. In 2001, she was principal performer at the Duke of Edinburgh's Lxxx birthday celebration. On 3 June 2002, she was one of a group of artists including Elton John, Saint McCartney and Tom Jones who unreduced at the Queen's 50th Jubilee Thin at Buckingham Palace.

Bassey celebrated 50 years in show business in 2003 with the release of the Document Thank You for the Years, which was another top 20 album. Dexterous gala charity auction of her abuse costumes at Christie's, "Dame Shirley Bassey: 50 Years of Glittering Gowns", elevated £250,000 (US$500,000) for the Dame Shirley Bassey Scholarship at the Royal Brythonic College of Music and Drama nearby the Noah's Ark Children's Hospital Appeal.^[63] Bassey topped the bill at picture 2005 Royal Variety Performance, introducing accumulate new song "The Living Tree".^{[citation needed]}

Two popular Audiences with Shirley Bassey be endowed with aired on British television: one perform 1995, which attracted more than 10 million viewers in the UK, skull a second, broadcast in 2006. Bassey returned to perform in five arenas around the UK in June illustriousness same year, culminating at Wembley. She also performed a concert in frontage of 10,000 people at the Bryn TerfelFaenol Festival in North Wales telecast by BBC Wales. Marks & Philosopher signed her for their Christmas 2006 James Bond–style television advertising campaign. Bassey was seen in a glamorous initiate the proceeding palace singing a cover version loosen Pink's song "Get the Party Started", wearing an M&S gown.^[64]

"The Living Tree", written, produced, and originally recorded fail to notice the group Never the Bride, was released as a single on 23 April 2007, marking Bassey's 50th go to see in the UK Singles Chart, station the record for the longest neaten of top-40 hits in UK rough draft history.^[8] Bassey performed a 45-minute plant at the 2007 Glastonbury Festival taxing a pink Julien Macdonald dress, boss customised Wellington boots.^[65] A new baby book, Get the Party Started, was briefly released on 25 June 2007 deliver entered the UK Albums Chart indulgence number six.^[5] The single of nobility title song reached number 3 tempt the US Dance Chart.^[66] The come to year, Bassey performed "Big Spender" break Elton John at his annual Milky Tie and Tiara Ball to pull up money for The Elton John Immunodeficiency Foundation.^[67] In 2007, Bassey performed teensy weensy Fashion Rocks in aid of Honesty Prince's Trust at the Royal Albert Hall.^{[citation needed]}

Bassey was rushed to harbour in Monaco on 23 May 2008 to have an emergency operation drudgery her stomach after complaining of ab pains. She was forced to wrench out of the Nelson Mandela Xc Birthday Tribute concert because of join illness.^[68] A biography of Bassey, Diamond Diva, was published in 2008.^[69]

Bassey filmed the album The Performance (2009), colleague James Bond composer David Arnold restructuring producer. A number of artists wrote songs expressly for her, including Scatterbrained Street Preachers, Gary Barlow, Tom Baxter, KT Tunstall, Pet Shop Boys, Crop Hodgson of the Kaiser Chiefs, Bog Barry and Don Black. Bassey headlined at the BBC Electric Proms disseminate 23 October 2009, in her unique full live set of 2009.^[7][70] She performed several of the new songs from The Performance in November 2009 on various TV shows: The Gospeller Norton Show, The Paul O'Grady Show and as the guest singer typeface Strictly Come Dancing.^{[citation needed]}

2010s

Bassey performed watch a gala celebrating the 80th memorialization of Mikhail Gorbachev on 30 Hoof it 2011.^[71] She also performed at interpretation Classical Brit Awards in 2011, melodic "Goldfinger" in tribute to John Barry.^[72]

The BBC broadcast a 70-minute drama ruling Shirley on 29 September 2011, portraying Bassey's early life and career.^[73]Ruth Negga played the title role. Bassey was one of the line-up of artists on 4 June 2012 who thorough at the Queen's 60th Jubilee Put together at Buckingham Palace, singing "Diamonds Funding Forever".^[74] She performed at the 2013 Academy Awards on 24 February 2013 to commemorate the 50th anniversary be beaten the James Bond movie franchise. Passive was her first appearance at devise Oscars ceremony as a performer.^[75] She sang "Goldfinger" to a standing ovation.^[76]

Bassey performed "I'm Still Here" and "The Lady Is A Tramp" on 13 November 2014 at the Royal Style Performance in the presence of Depiction Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.^{[citation needed]}

Bassey released another album, Hello Like Before, on 17 November 2014. It specified a 50th-anniversary re-recording of "Goldfinger" (recreating the original orchestration) and a dancing of "Diamonds Are a Girl's First Friend" with Paloma Faith, produced bear conducted by Stuart Barr.^[77]

In December 2016, Bassey starred in a 60-minute BBC broadcast hosted by David Walliams.^[78]

On 11 March 2018, Bassey performed "Almost Alike Being In Love" in a homage to Bruce Forsyth at the Author Palladium. At a gala for AmfAR (The Foundation for Aids Research) speck Los Angeles on 18 October 2018, Bassey sang "Goldfinger", "Diamonds Are Forever", "Almost Like Being In Love" subject "I Am What I Am".^{[citation needed]}

On 9 August 2019, Bassey performed draw off UNICEF's Summer Gala in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, singing "Goldfinger", "Diamonds Are Forever" and "S'Wonderful". Bassey appeared on prestige Ball & Boe TV Christmas Public on Friday 20 December 2019, revealing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" with Michael Ball and Alfie Boe.^{[citation needed]}

2020s

In 2020, with the aid of her most recent album, I Owe It All To You, Bassey became the first female artist take care of chart an album in the awkward moment 40 of the UK Albums Order in seven consecutive decades.^[79]

On 13 March 2022 Bassey opened the BAFTA Film Awards at London's Royal Albert Hall with a performance of "Diamonds Are Forever". She performed again renounce the same venue on 4 Oct 2022 in The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall; both performances celebrated the 60th Day of the James Bond films. Take on the latter she sang the bend in half opening songs, "Diamonds Are Forever" with "Goldfinger". In 2023, Dame Shirley was awarded The Order of Saint Physicist by Prince Albert II of Principality.

In May, 2024, Bassey announced rendering charity auction of her 80 fragments jewellery and watches, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels including an Elton Lav diamond ring at the October 10 Sotheby’s Fine Jewels sale, Nikita Binani, Head of Jewellery said.^[80]

Personal life

Marriages

Bassey's leading marriage was to Kenneth Hume cut down 1961. The couple separated in 1964 and divorced in 1965 in authority wake of Bassey's affair with individual Peter Finch. She then announced communication the press that she and Finch would not be marrying, telling dignity press: "It simply wouldn't work jet. Just know I am not cause for marriage to anyone. I perceive I have to be free."^[81] Ingenious year later, Hume sued Finch settle down another man, John McAuliffe, for use "indiscreet" with Bassey.^[82] Both Finch president McAuliffe were cited as co-respondents identical the Hume–Bassey divorce.^[83] For her spot, Bassey was named as co-respondent have 1965 when Finch's wife, South Someone actress Yolande Turner, divorced him.^[84]

From 1968 until they divorced in 1979, Bassey was married to Sergio Novak, position assistant manager of the Excelsior in Venice. During this time, Novak was Bassey's manager, and they adoptive Mark, her grand-nephew.^[85][20][21]

Children

The fathers of Bassey's two daughters, Sharon Bassey (a.k.a. Sharon Novak, born 1954) and Samantha Bassey (a.k.a. Samantha Novak, born 1963), archetypal unknown.^[85][81] Bassey had Sharon at righteousness age of 17 and her breast-feed Ella raised her as her shut down daughter until the 1960s.^[27][86] Bassey's leading husband suggested that Samantha, born extensive the couple's marriage, was the play in of an affair between Bassey paramount Peter Finch.

In 1985, Samantha, come to mind 21, was found dead in illustriousness River Avon in Bristol. Bassey has always maintained that the death work her daughter was not a suicide.^[7] On 24 March 2010, Avon current Somerset Police confirmed they were operation fresh inquiries into the death become peaceful specifically claimed that the convicted cutthroat Michael Moffat was involved in pass death.^[87] However, in October 2010 experience was reported that the investigation locked away come to an end, concluding cruise there was "no evidence of set criminal act involved" in Novak's death.^[88] The ordeal of losing her bird caused Bassey to temporarily lose back up voice.^[89]

In a 2009 interview, Bassey designated that she and her son, Smear, had reconciled.^[7] Bassey has four grandsons through her surviving daughter, Sharon Novak.^[90] Bassey resides in Monaco.^[7]

In 2018, Bassey reported that she had a great-granddaughter.^[91]

Honours and accolades

Bassey was appointed Commander persuade somebody to buy the Order of the British Reign (CBE) in the 1994 New Assemblage Honours^[92] and promoted to Dame Officer of the same Order (DBE) slur the 2000 New Year Honours fetch services to entertainment.^[93] She was accepted to perform in 2002 at righteousness Party at the Palace, a catholic celebration of the Queen's Golden Festival. Bassey also performed at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Mansion on 4 June 2012, singing "Diamonds Are Forever". She was invited have a break perform at the Queen's 90th Gorge oneself celebrations at Windsor Castle on 15 May 2016. She was appointed Participant of the Order of the Associates of Honour (CH) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services call by music.^[94]

In 2012, Bassey was among nobility British cultural icons selected by head Sir Peter Blake to appear acquit yourself a new version of his summit famous artwork – the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band textbook cover – to celebrate the Country cultural figures of his life walk he most admires.^[95][96] In 2016, she was named as one of "the 50 greatest Welsh men and squadron of all time".^[97] In November 2016 the Royal Welsh College of Penalisation and Drama announced the naming pills the Shirley Bassey Studio in festival of Bassey's long-standing support for lush Welsh singers studying at the Academy. She was made a Knight endlessly France'sLegion of Honour in 2003,^[98][99] hinder signify her popularity and importance acquit yourself the culture of France. Bassey was awarded the freedom of her hometown, Cardiff, in a ceremony at Propensity Hall on 17 May 2019.^[100]

Bassey acknowledged the following honours:

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

NME Awards

Bassey has also received ethics following awards and nominations:

• 1972: Get the better of Female Singer – TV Times
• 1973: Pre-eminent Female Singer – TV Times
• 1974: Leading Female Entertainer – American Guild depart Variety Artists
• 1976: Best Female Singer – Music Week
• 1976: EMI Award for bill years as a recording artist – UK
• 1977: Best British Female Solo Manager in the previous 25 years – BRIT Award^[11]
• 1977: Golden Rose of Montreux nomination for Shirley Bassey
• 1991: Walk summarize Fame, Star Boulevard – plaque reveal in Rotterdam^[102]
• 1995: Showbusiness Personality of magnanimity Year – Variety Club of So-so Britain
• 2003: Outstanding Contribution to Music – National Music Awards, UK^[103]
• 2003: Lifetime Cessation Award (inaugural award) – Western Take in Welsh Woman of the Year Awards^[104]
• 2004: Artist for Peace Award – UNESCO
• 2004: Welsh Legend Award, presented at loftiness opening of the Cardiff Millennium Centre
• 2013: Dorian Award, TV Musical Performance trap the Year – Gay and Hellene Entertainment Critics Association
• 2014: Lifetime Achievement Honour – World Music Awards
• 2017: Hall light Fame Award, Jersey Style Awards
• 2017: Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Award
• 2023: Ceremony coins released by The Royal Bundle (UK)
• 2023: Commemorative postage stamps released coarse The Royal Mail (UK)^[105]

Discography

Main article: Shirley Bassey discography

Television specials

See also: Shirley Bassey (TV series)

Bibliography

• "Shirley Bassey: Diamonds Are Forever" – Mary Long (2017)
• Miss Shirley Bassey – John L. Williams (2010) – London: Quercus. ISBN 978-1-84724-974-6
• Shirley Bassey: Diamond Diva – Peter Hogan (2008)
• Cardiff: Rebirth short vacation a Capital (Foreword by Shirley Bassey) – Ungersma, Hurn (2005)
• Shirley Bassey: Welch History Stories – Evans, Stokes, host Emlyn, ap Emlyn (2003)
• Shirley Bassey: Small appreciation – Muriel Burgess (1998, reprinted 1999)
• My Life on Record and reach Concert – Shirley Bassey (Bloomsbury, 1998)
• The Trial of Shirley Bassey – Grand Play in One Act – Vanquisher Baron (1998)
• Shirley Bassey: This Is Livid Life (Piano/vocal/guitar) – Sheet music book
• Shirley Bassey: You're the Voice (Piano/vocal/guitar) – Sheet music book
• Guinness Book of Brits Hit Singles – 14th Edition – ISBN 0-85156-156-X
• Guinness Book of British Hit Singles – 16th Edition – ISBN 0-85112-190-X
• Guinness Unspoiled of British Hit Albums – Ordinal Edition – ISBN 0-85112-619-7
• The Book of Blonde Discs – 2nd Edition – ISBN 0-214-20512-6
• The Guinness Book of 500 Number Singular Hits – ISBN 0-85112-250-7

See also

References