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CodeDS/UK/15033
NameLulu (3 November 1948); OBE; Scottish singer songwriter, actress and businesswoman
Variations of NameMarie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie | Lulu Kennedy-Cairns
Dates3 November 1948
GenderFemale
Place of Birth/OriginLennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland (born)
RelationshipsFormer wife of Maurice Gibb (of Bee Gees). They married in1969, weeks before her Eurovision appearance, and divorced in 1973 on good terms.
Former wife of John Frieda (hairdresser). They married in 1977 and divorced in 1991. They had one son Jordan Frieda (British actor).
Former partner of Peter Noone (of Herman's Hermits), Davy Jones (of the Monkees), David Bowie, Jason Orange (of Take That), Angus Macfadyen (actor), and Stuart Manning (actor).
BiographyLulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE is a Scottish singer songwriter, actress, TV personality and businesswoman.

She is internationally known, but especially by UK audiences in the 1960s. Later in her career she had hits internationally with "To Sir with Love" from the 1967 film of the same name and with the title song to the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. In European countries, she is also widely known for her Eurovision Song Contest 1969 winning entry "Boom Bang-a-Bang", and in the UK for her 1964 hit "Shout", which was performed at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

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