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− | '''Shirley Bassey''' (b. 8 January 1937) is a Welsh cabaret and pop singer. She was the guest star on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' [[Episode 504: Shirley Bassey|episode 504]]. |
+ | '''Dame Shirley Bassey, CBE''' (b. 8 January 1937) is a Welsh cabaret and pop singer. She was the guest star on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' [[Episode 504: Shirley Bassey|episode 504]]. |
Bassey sang the theme songs for three of the [[James Bond]] films: "[[Goldfinger]]" (1964, which she reprised on ''The Muppet Show''), "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971) and "Moonraker" (1979). "Goldfinger" reached #8 on the [[Billboard]] Top 40 chart in February 1965. |
Bassey sang the theme songs for three of the [[James Bond]] films: "[[Goldfinger]]" (1964, which she reprised on ''The Muppet Show''), "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971) and "Moonraker" (1979). "Goldfinger" reached #8 on the [[Billboard]] Top 40 chart in February 1965. |
Revision as of 02:02, 16 January 2019
Dame Shirley Bassey, CBE (b. 8 January 1937) is a Welsh cabaret and pop singer. She was the guest star on The Muppet Show episode 504.
Bassey sang the theme songs for three of the James Bond films: "Goldfinger" (1964, which she reprised on The Muppet Show), "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971) and "Moonraker" (1979). "Goldfinger" reached #8 on the Billboard Top 40 chart in February 1965.
She was awarded the CBE in 1993 and named a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II on New Year's Eve, 1999.