Sharon Bassey (1954-), Daughter of Dame Shirley Bassey Sitter associated with 3 portraits Tell us More Like List Thumbnail Sort by Shirley Bassey; Sharon Bassey by Bob Collins selenium-toned bromide print from original negative, 1957 NPG x128714 Find out more > Buy a print Buy as a greetings card Use this image Shirley Bassey; Sharon Bassey She currently lives in Monte Carlo. [8] She made her American television dbut on 13 November 1960, when she performed on The Ed Sullivan Show. [83] Bassey resides in Monaco. with Unknown Samantha Bassey born 1963, died 1985, age 22 (approx.) [36], Between 1960 and 1961, Bassey had four Top 10 hits in the UK. Hey, big contender: Dame Shirley Bassey's granddaughter Tatjana is among the hopefuls auditioning for the X Factor this year. In 2020, Shirley became the first female artist to chart an album in the Top 40 of the UK Albums Chart in seven consecutive decades with her album I Owe It All To You. . [58] Bassey topped the bill at the 2005 Royal Variety Performance, introducing her new song "The Living Tree". [63] A biography of Bassey, Diamond Diva, was published in 2008. She drowned in 1985, after falling into the River Avon from The Clifton suspension bridge in Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police said yesterday that the family of murderer Michael Moffat's victim - Penny Beale - have written to detectives with a new lead. The little blue pill really is magic! Reports suggest Prince Charles will live "in a flat above the shop" when he becomes king. By Samantha Novak, 21, was found face down in the river Avon near the Clifton suspension bridge in Bristol in 1985. Her daughter had said that Moffat told her he was involved in the murder of Samantha Novak. [45] The original soundtrack for Goldfinger hit number-one in the US that year. If someone's drowning, they gasp, don't they? Accede a lo mejor de Getty Images y iStock con nuestro sencillo plan de suscripcin. It was her way of looking after herself. [64], Bassey recorded the album The Performance (2009), with James Bond composer David Arnold as co-producer (with Mike Dixon). Her incredible voice is made for big numbers including Big Spender and Goldfinger, helping her sell 135 million records in a glittering 60-year career. The "Big Spender" singer also adopted her great-nephew, Mark, for the sake of providing a better life for him. She also has two daughters with fathers she refuses to name. Girls cant help but flirt. Her first album on United Artists, "I've Got a Song for You" (1966), spent one week on the chart. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life that he most admires. But she was determined to keep working, so her sister Iris brought Sharon up and Shirley became Aunty Shirley for the next eight years. She then announced to the press that she and Finch would not be marrying, telling the press: "It simply wouldn't work out. In a documentary that is almost as revealing as her dresses, Shirley Bassey talks about her work and the cost to her family life. Sharon Novak. Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity, Nationality. Authorities reportedly found Samantha dead in the Avon River, near the Clifton suspension bridge. Welsh singer Shirley Bassey with her daughter Sharon Novak at Heathrow Airport, London, UK, 9th August 1967. She celebrated her 84th birthday in 2021 Her father Henry Bassey was from Nigeria, and her mother Eliza Jane Start came from Teeside. [citation needed], Bassey was rushed to hospital in Monaco on 23 May 2008 to have an emergency operation on her stomach after complaining of abdominal pains. 'But there was not a bone broken. Penny's mother contacted them saying Moffat had told her daughter he was 'involved in the murder' of Dame Shirley's daughter. See Photos. [2] [3] Born in Cardiff, Bassey began performing as a teenager in 1953. Bassey was born at Tiger Bay in Cardiff, Wales, on January 8, 1937. She has received Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2000 Queens Millennium Honors List. To be married at 17? [82], In a 2009 interview, Bassey stated that she and her son, Mark, had reconciled. [5] Her cover version of the Ben E. King hit "I (Who Have Nothing)" reached No. She grew up in a household of three sisters, two half-sisters, and one brother. Click here to Start FameChaining. 3/4 of Brits say it IS acceptable to bring treats into office as they lash out at food DAN WOOTTON: Jeremy Clarkson made a mistake, but Amazon and ITV looking to cancel one of Britain's favourite MailOnline readers back Jeremy Clarkson to keep his job on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? She signed to EMI/Columbia and in 1960 her career moved up a league, with hits including 1963s I Who Have Nothing and 1965 James Bond theme Goldfinger. When you wear your first bra you look down and say, Oh look at these!.. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 'I am a massive fan of her music, I've got her on my iPod. As well as Bassey had numerous hits in the UK, and five albums in the Top 15 in the early and mid-1960s.Moreover,in 1968, Bassey began to live as atax exile and was unable to work in Britain for almost two years. Hume died in 1967 from an apparent drugs overdose. Bassey's collaboration with Nelson Riddle and his orchestra, the album Let's Face the Music (1962), reached No. Viewers will have to wait and see how she fared as the series progresses. Bassey's latest song ranked fifth on the UK chart, her highest ranking since 1978. [citation needed], On 9 August 2019, Bassey performed at UNICEF's Summer Gala in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, singing "Goldfinger", "Diamonds Are Forever" and "S'Wonderful". At her inquest the coroner recorded an open verdict, saying she had died from shock due to unexpected submersion into water and there was no evidence of foul play. See Photos. Beale, who runs the Penny Beale Memorial Fund to protect women against domestic abuse, said: "Before my daughter was murdered, she attempted to kill herself and it was at that moment he [Moffat] said that another one of his girlfriends had committed suicide. Caroline Sullivan. [69] She performed at the 2013 Academy Awards on 24 February 2013 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the James Bond movie franchise. Im a rat, she says. Shirley's sister raised her until she was nine. Tonight Shirley sings many of her famous hits together with a selection of new songs. From the triumphs of a world tour, this superbly talented artist arrives for another high-flying television special. Detectives are making new inquiries into the death of Dame Shirley Bassey's daughter 25 years ago after it was claimed that a convicted killer was connected with her death. Bassey signed a contract to sing in the touring variety showMemories of Jolson, a musical based on the life ofAl Jolsonin 1953. "Listen, if somebody jumped off this is what annoys me with the press because it's a more sensational story. He added: 'I was in the audience in Birmingham and she picked a very hard song. Sharon Novak, born 1954) and Samantha Bassey (a.k.a. Bassey returned to perform in five arenas around the UK in June the same year, culminating at Wembley. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Alexandra Burke squeezes into a leather outfit as she films video for new single Bad Boys, X Factor: After Susan Boyle, Jamie 'Afro' could be another hairy angel in the making, Battle of the boys: X-Factor heats up as male soloists stun the judges - and reduce Cheryl Cole to tears, Bungling helicopter pilot blows over stadium roof injuring eight. Orchestra directed by Arthur Greenslade. She never knew him. A BBC/SFB Co-production. [4] In the following decades, Bassey amassed 27 Top 40 hits in the UK, including two number-ones. Bassey was filled with questions as she started to have wild thoughts. Since then she said she has contacted officers with the allegation 'over and over again' but believes they did not take her claims seriously until Dame Shirley's comments last October. Bassey's first marriage was to Kenneth Hume in 1961. After becoming successful in the music industry, Bassey reunited with Sharon. Sharon Bassey's former step-grandfather was, Sharon Bassey's former step-grandfather is, Sharon Bassey's first cousin once removed is. Shirley Bassey was born in Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales, and raised in the nearby working class neighborhood of Splott. She drowned in 1985, after falling into the River Avon from The Clifton suspension bridge in Bristol. The couple separated in 1964 and divorced in 1965 in the wake of Bassey's affair with actor Peter Finch. Wearing those glamorous gowns, making people happy, seeing people stand up, which is the greatest thing in the world, its better than sex, says Dame Shirley, who turns 80 on January 8. What are the body stats of Shirley Bassey? She had ended her contract with United Artists, whose former record division was now part of EMI, and began what she referred to as "semi-retirement". Her song "Something" was also a top 10 US hit on the Adult Contemporary chart. Access the best of Getty Images and iStock with our simple subscription plan. Bassey was in the middle of a world tour when Samantha was found lifeless. "Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" was not used in the movie, although the film's score follows its melodic theme. "As I Love You" was released as the B-side of another ballad, "Hands Across the Sea"; it did not sell well at first but, after another appearance at the London Palladium on 30 November,[34] sales began to pick up. She made her stage debut at the Royal Albert Hall aged just 18 months, in the arms of her grandmother Shirley Bassey. In January 1959, "As I Love You" reached number-one and stayed there for four weeks; it was the first number-one single by a Welsh artist. [90], In November 2016 the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama announced the naming of the Shirley Bassey Studio in celebration of Bassey's long-standing support for young Welsh singers studying at the College. Success spoilt me. Furthermore, Bassey focused on charitable work and performing occasional concert tours throughout Europe, Australia, and the United States throughout most of the 1980s. He told her it was Shirley Bassey's daughter. [5], Bassey began to live as a tax exile in 1968 and was unable to work in Britain for almost two years. Bassey was awarded the freedom of her hometown, Cardiff, in a ceremony at City Hall on 17 May 2019.[93]. 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