Ah, Dame Shirley Bassey - what a woman! What a diva!
The unchallenged Empress of the dramatic power ballad, Our Shirl has been at the top of the showbiz league since she was "discovered" by bandleader Jack Hylton singing in a Cardiff nightclub in the early 1950s.
Rightly admired by queens across the globe (including our own HM, who is a great fan apparently), Shirley Bassey's theatrical performances - and of course spangly frocks - never fail to send shivers down the spine!
Surely no-one can resist singing along (and waving your arms) to the likes of Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, or This Is My Life? Where would James Bond be without a Shirley Bassey number? And don't we all love that "Morecambe and Wise" sketch when she puts her foot through the set?
Adopted as an honorary god in her native Wales, Dame Shirley is indeed worthy of that cliched accolade "national treasure", and we love her for her humour, her hutzpah and her charm.
She celebrated her 71st birthday yesterday in Los Angeles - HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY!
But in true diva style she hosted a glamorous ball at Clivedon in December, at the end of her 70th year...
Songs of Shirley Bassey fan site
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