Person Open DS/UK/112 Bassey; Dame; Shirley (8 January 1937); DBE; Welsh singer Bassey Shirley Dame 8 January 1937 Welsh singer Female (cisgender) Shirley Veronica Bassey https://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx?cYXclXcDnjdR5 Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales (born)

Welsh Music | Singer Multiple / Mixed No known disability No known religious affiliation Daughter of Henry Bassey (Nigerian) and Eliza Jane Start (English) Former spouse of Kenneth Hume (director) and Sergio Novak (assistant manager of Excelsior Hotel) Former partner of Peter Finch (English-Australian actor) Heterosexual Dame Shirley Bassey DBE is a Welsh singer whose career began in the mid-1950s, and is well known both for her powerful voice and for recording the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979). In 1959, Bassey became the first Welsh person to gain a No. 1 single. Awards, Honours and Legacy: In 2000, Bassey was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to the performing arts. In 1977 she received the Brit Award for Best British Female Solo Artist in the previous 25 years https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Bassey (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 3/7/2012 RAHAKirkbride 2/15/2023 f6c29d7e-6777-4d53-a540-7c0071952b42