The singer celebrates 50 years in the business with a special performance at London's Roundhouse. Sharon Bassey's former step-grandfather was, Sharon Bassey's former step-grandfather is, Sharon Bassey's first cousin once removed is. The remix of this single charted just outside the UK top 40. He said officers would decide in the next few weeks whether to visit Moffat, who is being held in Scotland. The couple separated in 1964 and divorced in 1965 in the wake of Bassey's affair with actor Peter Finch. However, she quickly resumed performing "after a week of being alone." Success spoilt me. This was followed by a single and video to support the London Tourist Board, "There's No Place Like London" (1986), which was co-written by Lynsey de Paul and Gerard Kenny. Detective Chief Inspector Mike Carter, head of the force's major crime review team, said: 'We looked at the circumstances surrounding the death six months ago after comments made by Dame Shirley. She later helped to support her family by working in an Enamelware factory. Bassey appeared on the Ball & Boe TV Christmas Special on Friday 20 December 2019, singing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" with Michael Ball and Alfie Boe. Daniel's 5th outing as Bond gets bums back on seats in the cinema. By Dazzling in the spotlight as the audience rise to their feet, Dame Shirley Bassey is in her element. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options await you. So if anything, I'm suspicious about her death. 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 Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size. Last year was a blast of Bassey's career. Marks & Spencer signed her for their Christmas 2006 James Bondstyle television advertising campaign. Shirley Bassey and Sharon Novak Welsh singer Shirley Bassey with her daughter Sharon Novak at Heathrow Airport, London, UK, 9th August 1967. (Five years later it was released anyway, Bassey sued in court, and all unsold copies were withdrawn.)[54]. A documentary portrait of the internationally-acclaimed vocalist, following her travels through New York, London and Monte Carlo. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Bassey performed Almost Like Being In Love in a tribute to Sir Bruce Forsyth at the London Palladium on 11 March 2018. Bassey was filled with questions as she started to have wild thoughts. This caused a scandal when the public found out. Shirley has one surviving daughter, Sharon. With Novak she adopted her grand-nephew, Mark. But there was not a bone broken. She sang the two opening songs, "Diamonds are forever" and "Goldfinger". We looked at the circumstances surrounding the death after comments made by Dame Shirley Bassey. It was her way of looking after herself. I had to make a lot of sacrifices. 'They weren't bowled over but they did like Tatjana's personality,' said a source. She credited a vocal coach who strengthened her vocal cords and helped resume her career with her comeback. So if somebody's drowning, they gasp, don't they?". It took away my happiness.. The youngest of 7 children - 5 girls and 2 boys - born of an African father and a Yorkshire born mother , she was brought up, in the Tiger Bay area of Cardiff , Her father disappeared when she was 2. [76] For her part, Bassey was named as co-respondent in 1965 when Finch's wife, South African actress Yolande Turner, divorced him. The little blue pill really is magic! This caused a scandal when the public found out. None of my relationships have worked out, she says. | Photo: Getty Images. 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Find your friends on Facebook. [71], Bassey performed "I'm Still Here" and "The Lady Is A Tramp" on 13 November 2014 at the Royal Variety Performance in the presence of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Bassey, tormented by her daughter's tragic passing, revealed that she could not sing for six months in a 2016 interview. (Photo by George Stroud/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Embed PURCHASE A LICENCE Get personalized pricing by telling us when, where, and how you want to use this asset. The series featured guests including Neil Diamond, Michel Legrand, The Three Degrees and Dusty Springfield and featured Bassey in various international locations as well as in the television studio. Her father was Nigerian. 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Bassey has also received the following awards and nominations: 19801999: Semi-retirement and continued success, 2000present: High-profile performances and final album, Longest run by a solo artist (ten shows) Royal Festival Hall, London, EMI Award for twenty years as a recording artist UK, Best British Female Solo Artist in the previous 25 years , Walk of Fame, Star Boulevard plaque unveiled in Rotterdam, Outstanding Contribution to Music National Music Awards, UK, Lifetime Achievement Award (inaugural award) Western Mail Welsh Woman of the Year Awards, Welsh Legend Award, presented at the opening of the Cardiff Millennium Centre, Dorian Award, TV Musical Performance of the Year Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association. With over 135 million records sold in her extensive career, Bassey was named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2000. Facing the judges: Dannii Minogue, Louis Walsh, Cheryl Cole and Simon Cowell were underwhelmed by the performance, Her father, who also lives in Spain, yesterday refused to comment on his relationship with his mother. Something went wrong, please try again later. At theSanremo Festivalin Italy in 1968, she performed La Vita. [5] Also in 1965, she sang the title song for the James Bond spoof The Liquidator. Simon didn't like it at all and the others weren't sure. Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories. Children should bury their parents, not the other way round.. See the Elon Musk family tree here at FameChain. 'I am a massive fan of her music, I've got her on my iPod. [7][65] She performed several of the new songs from The Performance in November 2009 on various TV shows: The Graham Norton Show, The Paul O'Grady Show and as the guest singer on Strictly Come Dancing. Shirley's sister raised her until she was nine. Her younger daughter died of drowning in 1985. Orchestra directed by Arthur Greenslade. An inquest later ruled her death was a tragic accident. But she had the bottle to say to them that she had another song she would sing without any backing music. Organise, control, distribute, and measure all of your digital content. She has received Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2000 Queens Millennium Honors List. Penelope Beale, the mother of Penny, who died in 2001 after being attacked by Moffat, was the one who confessed the latter's involvement. Despite being a strict mom, her daughter grew into a fine woman. On 4 October 2022, Bassey performed in "The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall", which commemorated the 60th Anniversary of the James Bond Film era. Recorded on the eve of her departure for a world tour. Born 1954 Start a FameChain Trivia Sharon Bassey Family View Sharon Bassey's Family Tree and History, Ancestry and Genealogy Sharon Bassey's parents: Sharon Bassey's mother is Shirley Bassey She recorded the single "There's No Place Like London" written by. Bassey's first marriage was to Kenneth Hume in 1961. Click here to Start FameChaining. Sharon Bassey born 1954, age 64 (approx.) In the latter mid-1980s Bassey had started working with a vocal coach, a former opera singer, and her album Keep the Music Playing (1991) displayed a grand, operatic pop style on several songs (perhaps also influenced by her album with the LSO seven years earlier). We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Other singles of this period included the hit "Never Never Never", an English version of the Italian "Grande grande grande", reaching the top 10 in the US Adult Contemporary Chart, the UK top 10 and number one in Australia and South Africa. She later learned about Samantha's death. [67], The BBC broadcast a 70-minute drama entitled Shirley on 29 September 2011, depicting Bassey's early life and career. 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. Publicity Listings Swarovski purchased a number of significant lots to display them at Crystal Worlds Museum in Austria. Theyve all been great in the beginning, then after a year they think no, I cant cope with this anymore. Sharon Novak. Seventeen years later, Tatjana Novak-Kimsey is making her own bid for stardom after getting through the first auditions for the X Factor. Also at the party are: "International Cabaret presenting Shirley Bassey", "Show of the Week: The Sound of Shirley Bassey". With, Tonight this international singing star makes one of her rare appearances in this country. [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". I would absolutely love to sing with her. [37] In 1961, the double A-side "Reach for the Stars"/"Climb Ev'ry Mountain" reached number-one. Her first major hit was "The Banana Boat Song," and she later sang "Goldfinger" in the James Bond movie Goldfinger (1964). The English-Nigerian singer has attained a level of international recognition that few Black British performers have ever achieved. She did not have a mark on her. The legendary singer will turn 80 in January and says making people happy is "better than sex". [68] Ruth Negga played the title role. ", Bassey's older sister was the one who raised Sharon, whose father's name was not revealed. [39] The following month she began a five-week engagement at the Persian Room inside New York's Plaza Hotel[40]. He has long been estranged from his mother after battling drug addiction, and split from Tatjana's mother Lisa Kimsey before his daughter turned two. 12 on the UK Albums chart. She tried to call Samantha, but she could not reach her. I learnt to become more feminine as a way of controlling men, says Dame Shirley. [23][79] Bassey's first husband suggested that Samantha, born during the couple's marriage, was the result of an affair between Bassey and Peter Finch. Coroner Donald Hawkins stated that she died from shock. the fathers of bassey's two daughters, sharon bassey (aka sharon novak, born 1954) and samantha bassey (aka samantha novak, born 1963), are unknown.the daughters are stated to have used the novak surname in "shirley bassey's italian husband says 'it's over' after 10-year marriage", jet, 6 september 1979, p. 62.samantha is described as being 10 In 1965, Bassey enjoyed her only Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with the title song of the James Bond film, Goldfinger. At a gala for AMFAR (The Foundation for Aids Research) in Los Angeles on 18 October 2018, Bassey sang "Goldfinger", "Diamonds Are Forever", "Almost Like Being In Love" and "I Am What I Am". [86] She was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) on 31 December 1999 by Queen Elizabeth II for services to entertainment. Mrs Beale, 60, said she told them of her concerns in October 2001 - one month before her daughter was murdered by Moffat. The killer bragged about having a relationship with the singer's daughter and warned Penny that she would suffer the same fate. If someone's drowning, they gasp, don't they? [8] Her album The Magic Is You (1979) featured a portrait by the photographer Francesco Scavullo. Singer Shirley Bassey is a mother of three. Then in 1985 Samantha was found dead, at the age of 21, in the River Avon in Bristol. [5], Bassey began to live as a tax exile in 1968 and was unable to work in Britain for almost two years. Bassey recorded an album entitled All by Myself (1982) and made a TV special for Thames Television called A Special Lady with guest Robert Goulet. The singing legend also shared that being at home was "killing" her. The drive to succeed was powerful enough to propel her from the life of poverty and turmoil she was born into in the Tiger Bay area of Cardiff, which was then a down-at-heel neighbourhood. With 'Segment' choreographed by, Starring international singing star Shirley Bassey with her special guest. [20], In 1953, Bassey signed her first professional contract, touring with the variety show Memories of Jolson, a musical based on the life of Al Jolson. Official Sites. Although it was reported as an accident, the musician believed otherwise. During that marriage she had a daughter, Samantha, widely thought to be the result of an affair with actor Peter Finch. The grieving mother said: "I saw flashes of her image on the television and it was really scary.". 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She made her professional debut at 16 appearing in a touring revue "Memories of Al Jolson". "[74] A year later, Hume sued Finch and another man, John McAuliffe, for being "indiscreet" with Bassey. I nearly had a nervous breakdown. Bassey took a plane home and found Sharon waiting for her in the footsteps. Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (/bsi/; born 8 January 1937)[1] is a Welsh singer. 11:22 GMT 24 Mar 2010 She never believed it was an accident but was unconvinced that her late daughter had taken her own life. ", Shirley Bassey performs live on stage in 1970. By 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. [8] Bassey performed a 45-minute set at the 2007 Glastonbury Festival wearing a pink Julien Macdonald dress, and customised Wellington boots. [25][26] He invited her to feature in Al Read's Such Is Life which opened on 14 December 1955[27] at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End. An open verdict on her death was recorded but Bassey has always suspected her daughter's death was suspicious. See Photos. "[24] Later that year, Bassey gave birth to her daughter Sharon, while staying with her sister Ella in London. Their relationship turns up in divorce in 1977. Who is Shirley Bassey? "Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" was not used in the movie, although the film's score follows its melodic theme. [82], In a 2009 interview, Bassey stated that she and her son, Mark, had reconciled. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. But two nights before her daughter's death, the music superstar had a terrible forewarning. During this time, Novak was Bassey's manager, and they adopted Mark, her grand-nephew.[78][16][17]. Her first husband, Kenneth Hume, was openly homosexual and denied fathering any of her children born during their marriage. She currently lives in Monte Carlo. [6] An album sung entirely in Spanish, La Mujer was released in 1989. She shared Samantha was happy when they spoke on the telephone. El diseo de Getty Images es una marca comercial de Getty Images. But behind the sequins and the adulation lies a torment that has driven her success and every triumph has come at the cost of personal happiness. 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. In 1968 she married Novak and they adopted Mark before the marriage ended in 1977. The singer from Tiger Bay, Cardiff, had her first child, Sharon, at 16. 'When the judges realised who she was, they were gobsmacked. 12 in the UK album chart; and the single, "What Now My Love" made it to No. [72], In December 2016, Bassey starred in a 60-minute BBC broadcast hosted by David Walliams. In 1959, she became the first Welsh person to gain a number-one single on the UK Singles Chart. She also has two daughters with fathers she refuses to name. She drowned in 1985, after falling into the River Avon from The Clifton suspension bridge in Bristol. Once she said women shouldnt do mens jobs because they have periods which leads in controversy. Bassey celebrated her new milestone from her home in Monaco, saying it was an honor to achieve high spots on UK's music chart. Samantha Novak, 21, was found face-down in the River Avon near Bristol in 1985. In 1967 she released Big Spender, and a year later wed Italian Sergio Novak. Wheat it and weep! Michael Seamark for MailOnline, Bungling helicopter pilot blows over stadium roof injuring eight. After that, on 12 August 1968, Shirley Bassey married to Sergio Novak and both of them are blessed with one child Mark Novak. None of them liked it, me going away, but Samantha took it to heart. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Her rendition of There You'll Be by the U.S. country singer Faith Hill fell a little short, according to show insiders. We have not been informed by the authorities of this investigation. Bassey was born at Tiger Bay in Cardiff, Wales, on January 8, 1937. Bassey was one of the line-up of artists on 4 June 2012 who performed at the Queen's 60th Jubilee Party at Buckingham Palace, singing "Diamonds Are Forever". Starting the year with a BBC Television 'Special', The Young Generation Meet Shirley Bassey, recorded in Sweden and shown on BBC1 on 18 March. [19] She left Splott secondary modern school at age 14 to work at Curran Steels and, in the evenings and weekends, to sing in local pubs and clubs. Bassey returned to perform in five arenas around the UK in June the same year, culminating at Wembley. [5] Bassey's "History Repeating" (1997), written for her by the Propellerheads, reached number one on the UK Dance Chart, and number 10 on the US Dance Chart. Her enduring success has come at a price, but its one she seems resigned to having paid. In 1978 she admitted being drunk and disorderly after shouting abuse and pushing a policeman. [38][5] She began to gain recognition in the American market and signed to United Artists Records in August 1961. But by the 1990s she was reunited with son Mark, and bounced back with dance track History Repeating with The Propellerheads in 1997. A few months later, Bassey signed to EMI's Columbia label and released the album The Fabulous Shirley Bassey. After that, on 12 August1968,Shirley Bassey married toSergio Novak and both of them are blessed with one child Mark Novak. She quit school at 13 to work in a sausage factory by day while performing in clubs by night. She was awarded a Knight in France's Legion of Honour in 2003,[91][92] to signify her popularity and importance in the culture of France. From 1966 to 1970, only two albums would chart, one of those a compilation. Her mother was originally from Yorkshire, and her father was a Nigerian seaman who left the family when she was less than two. The coroner said there weren't any suspicious circumstances surrounding her death. Bassey won the case. [citation needed] Bassey appeared on the Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show, broadcast on Christmas Day in 1971. She drowned in 1985, after falling into the River Avon from The Clifton suspension bridge in Bristol. Girls cant help but flirt. The diva has rarely spoken about the. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. EMI released the five-CD box set Bassey The EMI/UA Years 19591979 in 1994. Dame Shirley Bassey is a renowned singer and a mother of two daughters Sharon and Samantha. [80] However, in October 2010 it was reported that the investigation came to an end and concluded that there "is no evidence of any criminal act involved" in Novak's death. "Go away, let me sleep". She earns a numerous amount of money but has been hiding away from the media and public. She said of it in a 2019 interview: "I wasn't, you know, cut out to be a mum. 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. [61] The same year, Bassey performed "Big Spender" with Elton John at his annual White Tie and Tiara Ball to raise money for The Elton John AIDS Foundation. I didn't know what to say. [17][49] In 1969, she appeared in NBC's The Spring Thing, a musical television special hosted by Bobbie Gentry and Noel Harrison. Miss Beale's mother, also called Penny, claimed she had been telling police for nine years that the man who murdered her daughter may have also killed Samantha. GRIEF-STRICKEN superstar Dame Shirley Bassey has broken her long silence on the death of the child that has troubled her for almost quarter of a century. He did horrible stuff. 15 on the UK album chart. Bassey signed a contract to sing in the touring variety showMemories of Jolson, a musical based on the life ofAl Jolsonin 1953. Tonyman 5, Other Works With, An international cabaret this week from London introduced by. [21] On 17 December 1953, Bassey signed a contract with Columbia Productions for two performances at the salary of 10. A classmate recalled her singing the refrain "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" from Show Boat with such feeling that she made their teacher uncomfortable. The death was believed to be accidental. 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