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Shirley Bassey
Shirley Bassey was born in Cardiff, Wales in 1937. She started singing in local clubs as a teenager, influenced by Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. Her...
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Hopelessly Devoted To You
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A View To a Kill
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La Passione
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Show Must Go On
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Can You Read My Mind?
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Thank You For The Years
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When You Smile
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And I Love You So
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As I love you
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Don't Cry For Me Argentina
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I Who Have Nothing
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's Wonderful
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(Where Do I Begin) Love Story
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A House Is Not A Home
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After The Rain
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All I Ask Of You
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Shirley Bassey was born in Cardiff, Wales in 1937. She started singing in local clubs as a teenager, influenced by Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. Her 1959 single "As I Love You" became a hit and launched her career internationally.
In the 1960s and 1970s, she recorded several successful songs including the James Bond theme "Goldfinger." Her voice had a distinctive mezzo-soprano quality, and she developed a reputation for dramatic stage performances. Other notable recordings include "Diamonds Are Forever" and "I Who Have Nothing."
Her catalog spans more than sixty years of studio work, live recordings, and compilations.
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