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Shirley Veronica Bassey was born on the 8th January 1937, in Tiger Bay, Cardiff Wales, and is one of the most successful female vocalists of the second half of the 20th century. Her career spans more than 60 years, during which she has released more than 30 studio albums, won numerous prestigious awards and honors, including being made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II, plus rewarded as Best British Female Solo Artist in the previous 25 years by BRIT Award. Some of her most famous songs remain “Goldfinger” b/w “Strange How Love Can Be”, recorded for the soundtrack for the James Bond film “Goldfinger”, “Diamonds are Forever”, also for the James Bond film, and “If You Go Away”, among many others. Her career started in 1953.

Have you ever wondered how rich Shirley Bassey is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Bassey’s net worth is as high as $10 million, an amount earned through her successful career in the entertainment industry.

Shirley is the youngest child of six, born to Eliza Jane Start, and Henry Bassey, of part-Nigerian ancestry. She grew up in Splott, an adjacent community of Tiger Bay, Cardiff, and went to Moorland Road School, where teachers first came to notice her voice, but from the very start, Shirley wasn’t much encouraged, on the contrary, she was told not to sing and was excluded from the school choir. She attended Splott Secondary Modern School until she was 14 years old, when she left schooling and found a job at the Curran Steels factory, but also pursued a singing career, as she performed in public houses and clubs during the evenings.

As early as 1953 Shirley’s professional career started, when she became a part of the touring variety show “Memories of Jolson”, which is a musical based on the life of singer, actor and comedian Al Jolson. The following year she joined “Hot from Harlem”, but she had to return to Cardiff to work as a waitress due to an unwanted pregnancy. She apparently never discovered who the father is.

She returned to performing in 1955, and appeared in numerous theaters, until she was noticed by the impresario Jack Hylton, on whose invitation Shirley featured in Al Read’s “Such Is Life” at the Adelphi Theatre in London’s West End, where she was spotted by Philips Records producer Johnny Franz who immediately offered her a recording deal. Soon she had her first single released, “Burn My Candle”, which sold quite well, despite being banned by BBC due to suggestive lyrics. She continued to record for Philips until 1959, releasing “Born to Sing the Blues” in 1957, which is her debut studio album, and “The Bewitching Miss Bassey”. However, in 1958 she also signed with EMI Columbia, which marked the start of her rise to fame. She released the single “As I Love You” and in 1959 the song topped the UK Chart, and remained there for the next four weeks – her net worth was well established.

Throughout the ‘60s, Shirley had numerous successful recordings, including “As Long As He Needs Me”, then “Goldfinger” and “Big Spender”, among many others. She continued successfully until the late ‘70s, switching from EMI to United Artists record label, and releasing such hits as “Something”, “Diamonds are Forever”, “For All We Know”, “Never, Never, Never”, and many others, which only increased her wealth.

Little changed for Shirley in the ‘80s, as she focused more on touring, including charity concerts, but also released a number of albums – “I Am What I Am” (1984), and “La Mujer” (1989), for different labels, as her contract with the United Artists expired. She returned to the studio in the ‘90s, releasing five albums, including “Sings the Movies” (1995), which achieved gold status, and “The Show Must Go On” (1996), which achieved silver status.

Despite her age, Shirley remains active even today, and from the start of the new century has emerged again on the music scene, with her albums achieving gold status, which has only increased her wealth. In 2007 she released the album “Get the Party Started”, and most recently, she released her 37th studio album “Hello Like Before” (2014), through the RCA Records, and it reached No. 24 on the UK Album chart.

Regarding her personal life, Shirley has married two times; her first husband was Kenneth Hume from 1961 until 1965 – the reason for divorce was Shirley’s affair with actor Peter Finch, however, the two broke up soon after. Then in 1968 she married Sergio Novak, but they divorced in 1977 – Novak served as her manager throughout their time together. Also, the two adopted Shirley’s grand-nephew, Mark. Her relationship with Mark stranded over the years, but according to the later reports, the two have managed to sort things out.

Shirley also had two daughters, Samantha and Sharon, but their father or fathers are unknown. Samantha was found dead in 1985 – the police ruled it as suicide. Shirley put all efforts to re-open the case, but after another investigation, the results remained the same.

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Shirley Veronica Bassey Quotes

• [on being awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the the British Empire] I was asleep and my manager came to wake me up because we were going out that night. I didn’t feel like getting up and I said. “Go away, let me sleep”. Just as I was going back to sleep he said, “You wouldn’t get up even for Damehood?” I had to keep quiet for seven weeks. I nearly had a nervous breakdown. I was afraid to go out in case I told someone – my social life was nil.

Shirley Veronica Bassey Important Facts

• Her surprise performance of “Goldfinger” at the 85th Annual Academy Awards, commemorating 50 years of James Bond films brought the house down. Bassey received a two minute standing ovation following her performance, more than any other performer that evening.
• Auctioned off the contents of her London flat, with proceeds going to charity. She now lives in Monaco. [June 2005]
• Had a charity auction at Christies in 2003. “Dame Shirley Bassey: 50 Years of Glittering Gowns” raised £250,000 (US$500,000) for the Dame Shirley Bassey Scholarship at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and the Noah’s Ark Appeal. Swarovski purchased a number of significant lots to display them at Crystal Worlds Museum in Austria.
• Her favorite songs are “Fever” by Peggy Lee, “The Wonder of You” by Elvis Presley, “Back To Black” by Amy Winehouse, “Have I Told You Lately” by Rod Stewart, “Saturday Night Fever” by The Bee Gees, “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” by Frank Sinatra, “We Don’t Need Another Hero” by Tina Turner, “The Man That Got Away” by Judy Garland and “All By Myself” by Céline Dion.
• She and Tom Jones are the only two Welsh artists (as of 2007) to have sung title songs from the James Bond series of movies.
• Winner, in 1977, of BRIT award for Best British Female Solo Artist of the previous 25 years (1977 awards commemorated the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth).
• Sang the theme songs for three of the James Bond movies — more than any other performer. Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and Moonraker (1979). “Goldfinger” reached the #8 position on the Billboard Top 40 chart in February of 1965.
• Her son, Mark, is her niece’s biological son. She and her second husband adopted him in 1971. She also has two daughters with fathers she refuses to name.
• Daughter Sharon has 4 sons.
• Her first husband, Kenneth Hume, was openly homosexual and denied fathering any of her children born during their marriage.
• Daughter Samantha was born in 1963. She drowned in 1985, after falling into the River Avon from The Clifton suspension bridge in Bristol. Bassey has always maintained that her daughter did not commit suicide.
• Her father was Nigerian. She never knew him.
• Her daughter Sharon was born in September, 1954. Shirley’s sister raised her until she was nine. This caused a scandal when the public found out.
• She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1994 Queen’s New Year Honours List for her services to entertainment.
• Sang Perry Como’s song “And I Love You So” at the wedding of Joan Collins and Percy Gibson.
• She recorded the single “There’s No Place Like London” written by Lynsey de Paul and Gerard Kenny.
• She returned to the UK top 40 with the The Propellerheads on the hit single “History Repeating” in 1997 after an absence from the UK singles chart for 24 years.
• She was awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2000 Queen’s Millennium Honors List for her services to entertainment.

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