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Shirley Bassey

1937 - Today

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Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. Known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films – the only artist to officially perform more than one. Bassey is one of the most popular vocalists in Britain. Born in Cardiff, Bassey began performing as a teenager in 1953. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shirley Bassey is the 393rd most popular singer (down from 365th in 2019), the 1,528th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,279th in 2019) and the 51st most popular British Singer.

Shirley Bassey is most famous for singing the theme song to the James Bond film Goldfinger.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Shirley Bassey ranks 393 out of 4,381. Before her are Lila Downs, Serge Reggiani, Susan Boyle, Denny Doherty, Galina Vishnevskaya, and Hank Williams. After her are Marc Anthony, Justin Timberlake, Elvira de Hidalgo, Albert Hammond, Jisoo, and Kiri Te Kanawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Shirley Bassey ranks 113. Before her are Nikolai Kapustin, Edward Fox, Jeannot Szwarc, Neeme Järvi, John Horton Conway, and Ange-Félix Patassé. After her are Carmen Pereira, Ryutaro Hashimoto, Vittorio Brambilla, Zoltán Horváth, Aleksandr Medved, and Cüneyt Arkın.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Shirley Bassey ranks 1,528 out of 8,785. Before her are Phil Neville (1977), Simon Rattle (1955), Dave Holland (1946), Pattie Boyd (1944), Ebenezer Howard (1850), and Geezer Butler (1949). After her are Nick Frost (1972), Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence (1867), George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737), Jeremy Clarkson (1960), Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France (1424), and R. G. Collingwood (1889).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Shirley Bassey ranks 51. Before her are Kim Wilde (1960), Rod Evans (1947), Paul Di'Anno (1958), Marc Bolan (1947), Peter Green (1946), and Susan Boyle (1961). After her are Albert Hammond (1944), Malcolm McLaren (1946), Dave Gahan (1962), Genesis P-Orridge (1950), Seal (1963), and David Byron (1947).

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