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Shirley Bassey
Shirley Bassey was born in Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales, and raised in the nearby working class neighborhood of Splott. Her mother was originally from Yorkshire, and her father was a Nigerian seaman who left the family when she was less than two. She later helped to support her family by working in an Enamelware factory. She made her professional ...
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2 wins & 2 nominations.
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2021
The Great British Sewing Bee
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #7.1
(2021)
... (performer: "Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me" - uncredited)
2021
All That Glitters: Britain's Next Jewellery Star
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.1
(2021)
... (performer: "Diamonds are Forever" - uncredited)
2020
Masked Singer Suomi
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Jakso 8
(2020)
... (writer: "Big Spender")
2020
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #19.4
(2020)
... (performer: "Diamonds are Forever" - uncredited)
2019
The Politician
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Assassination of Payton Hobart
(2019)
... (performer: "If you go Away" (Ne me Quitte pas))
2019
Good Morning Britain
(TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes)
- Episode dated 9 September 2019
(2019)
... (performer: "Diamonds are Forever" - uncredited)
- Episode dated 16 August 2019
(2019)
... (performer: "Big Spender" - uncredited)
2019
Britain's Got More Talent
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- 2019: Auditions 4
(2019)
... (performer: "Goldfinger" - uncredited)
2018
Armchair Britain
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)
- South Wales
(2018)
... (performer: "Big Spender" - uncredited)
2012-2018
Britain's Got Talent
(TV Series) (performer - 4 episodes)
- 2018: Auditions 1
(2018)
... (performer: "Get the Party Started" - uncredited)
- 2015: Auditions 3
(2015)
... (performer: "Get the Party Started" - uncredited)
- 2013: Auditions 3
(2013)
... (performer: "Get the Party Started" - uncredited)
- 2012: Auditions 6
(2012)
... (performer: "Get the Party Started" - uncredited)
2018
Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #9.1
(2018)
... (writer: "Big Spender")
2017
Popular Voices at the BBC
(TV Mini Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Showstoppers at the BBC
(2017)
... (performer: "Goldfinger")
2017
GMB Today
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.6
(2017)
... (performer: "Goldfinger" - uncredited)
2016
Call the Midwife
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #5.8
(2016)
... (performer: "Till' - uncredited)
2015
Leo & Tony's Parody Center Show
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- O Ai Vasilis einai Lera!!
(2015)
... (performer: "Moonraker")
2014-2015
Strictly Come Dancing
(TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes)
- Christmas Special 2015
(2015)
... (performer: "The Christmas Song")
- Week 8 Results
(2014)
... (performer: "Goldfinger")
2015
Scream Queens
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Beware of Young Girls
(2015)
... (performer: "That's Life" - uncredited)
2014
Guapas
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Los amantes del hotel M
(2014)
... (performer: "History Repeating" - uncredited)
2014
Dancing on Ice
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Week 5: The Skate-Off
(2014)
... (performer: "Big Spender" - uncredited)
2012
The Hour
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #2.1
(2012)
... (performer: "Burn My Candle" - uncredited)
2012
Cinematic Excrement
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Moonraker
(2012)
... (performer: "Moonraker")
2012
Celebrity Big Brother
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Day 6
(2012)
... (performer: "Big Spender" - uncredited)
2012
The Voice UK
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Blind Auditions 2
(2012)
... (performer: "Get the Party Started" - uncredited)
2011
So You Think You Can Dance
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Top 6 Perform
(2011)
... (performer: "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story" (Away Team Remix))
2010
So You Think You Can Dance Canada
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Top 8 Performance
(2010)
... (performer: "History Repeating")
2010
Dokonalý svet
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Promena
(2010)
... (performer: "Big Spender")
2010
Memòries de la tele
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #5.1
(2010)
... (performer: "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?")
Dancing with the Stars
(TV Series) (2 episodes, 2005 - 2010) (performer - 2 episodes, 2007)
- Episode #11.1
(2010)
... ("Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me")
- Round 4
(2007)
... (performer: "He Was Beautiful")
- Round 3
(2007)
... (performer: "Goldfinger")
- Round Five
(2005)
... ("Big Spender")
2010
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #3.1
(2010)
... (performer: "Spinning Wheel")
2009
The New Paul O'Grady Show
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 26 November 2009
(2009)
... (performer: "Apartment")
2009
The Graham Norton Show
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #6.8
(2009)
... (performer: "The Girl from Tiger Bay")
2009
BBC Electric Proms
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Dame Shirley Bassey
(2009)
... (performer: "Big Spender", "This Is My Life (La vita)", "The Lady Is a Tramp", "Light My Fire", "My Way" (Comme d'Habitude), "Goldfinger", "Diamonds are Forever", "History Repeating", "Thank You for the Years", "Get the Party Started", "The Performance of My Life", "I'm Still Here", "Kiss Me, Honey, Honey", "Almost There", "What now my Love ?" (Et Maintenant), "After the Rain", "As Long as He Needs Me", "The Girl from Tiger Bay", "I Am What I Am")
2009
The Real Hustle
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #7.2
(2009)
... (performer: "Goldfinger" - uncredited)
2008
The X Factor UK
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Auditions 1
(2008)
... (performer: "Get This Party Started" - uncredited)
2008
20 to 1
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)
- Karaoke Classics
(2008)
... (performer: "Big Spender")
2008
Two and a Half Men
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- A Little Clammy and None Too Fresh
(2008)
... (performer: "As Long As He Needs Me" - uncredited)
2008
So You Think You Can Dance Australia
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Top 20 Perform
(2008)
... (performer: "Big Spender")
2007
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.4
(2007)
... (performer: "History Repeating")
2007
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off.... to Glastonbury
(TV Movie) (performer: "No Regrets" (Non, je ne Regrette rien))
2007
A Taste of My Life
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)
- John Barrowman
(2007)
... (performer: "Goldfinger")
2006
Marks and Spencer James Bond 'Die Another Day' Television Commercial
(Video short) (performer: "Get The Party Started")
2006
Torvill & Dean's Dancing on Ice
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Las Vegas Special
(2006)
... (performer: "Big Spender")
2003
Die Lugners
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.2
(2003)
... (performer: "History Repeating" - uncredited)
2003
Nip/Tuck
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Megan O'Hara
(2003)
... (performer: "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story (Away Team Mix)")
2002
The Best of Bond... James Bond 40th Anniversary Edition CD Television Commercial
(Video short) (performer: "Goldfinger")
2002
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
(TV Special documentary) (performer: "Goldfinger")
2000
Daria
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Psycho Therapy
(2000)
... (performer: "History Repeating")
1993-1996
Coronation Street
(TV Series) (performer - 3 episodes)
- Episode #1.4059
(1996)
... (performer: "Moon River")
- Episode #1.3972
(1996)
... (performer: "Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me")
- Episode #1.3541
(1993)
... (performer: "The Second Time Around")
1996
Ik ben je moeder niet
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Peepshow
(1996)
... (performer: "Big Spender" - uncredited)
1993
Heartbeat
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Father's Day
(1993)
... (performer: "Goldfinger")
1992
The Best of James Bond 30th Anniversary Collection CD Television Commercial
(Video short) (performer: "Goldfinger")
1992
Tohuwabohu
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Kapitel 5
(1992)
... (performer: "Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me" - uncredited)
1991
La ronda
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 26 June 1991
(1991)
... (performer: "How Do You Keep The Music Playing?")
1990
Dear John
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- True Confessions
(1990)
... (performer: "Diamonds are Forever")
1987
Sport am Montag
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 17 June 1987
(1987)
... (performer: "I Am What I Am" - uncredited)
1982
Japanese Mitsubishi Cordia James Bond 'Diamonds Are Forever' Television Commercial
(Video short) (performer: "Diamonds are Forever")
1980
The Muppet Show
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Shirley Bassey
(1980)
... (performer: "Fire Down Below", "Pennies from Heaven", "Goldfinger" - uncredited)
1978
Het is weer zo laat!
(TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes)
- De sigaar
(1978)
... (performer: "Kiss Me Honey, Honey" - uncredited)
- Stop de neutronenbom!
(1978)
... (performer: "Diamonds are Forever" - uncredited)
1972
The Mike Douglas Show
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #11.145
(1972)
... (performer: "Goldfinger", "Something")
1971
The Ed Sullivan Show
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Everly Brothers, George Carlin, Shirley Bassey, Sid Caesar, Jerry Butler, David Brenner, The Brockways, Tybee & Antonio
(1971)
... (performer: "What About Today?", "Yesterday when I was Young" (Hier Encore))
1971
This Is Tom Jones
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #3.14
(1971)
... (performer: "Something", "The Fool on the Hill", "With a Little Help from My Friends")
1966
Shindig!
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Shindig in Europe: Part 2
(1966)
... (performer: "A Lot of Living to Do", "He Loves Me", "It's Yourself")
1965
The Danny Kaye Show
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #2.23
(1965)
... (performer: "The Lady Is a Tramp")
1964
Eurovision Ten
(TV Movie documentary) (performer: "I Get a Kick Out of You", "I (Who Have Nothing)")
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Personal Details
Other Works:
TV commercial: Kingsmill bread. Song used: "Big Spender". See more »Publicity Listings:
4 Biographical Movies | 1 Portrayal | 1 Interview | 3 Articles | 4 Pictorials | 3 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Official Sites:
Official SiteAlternate Names:
Dame Shirley Bassey | Dame Shirley Bassey DBEHeight:
5' 3" (1.6 m)
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