Shirley Bassey: "The Legendary Diva"

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Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, DBE (born 8 January 1937 in Cardiff, Wales), is a Welsh singer who found fame in the late 1950s and has continued a successful career since then worldwide. She is best known for recording the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979), and is a UNESCO Artist for Peace.

In recognition of her career longevity, and admiration from the British Royal Family, Bassey was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) on 31 December 1999 by HM Queen Elizabeth II. She was invited to perform in 2002 at the Party at the Palace, a public celebration of the Queen's Golden Jubilee. She was awarded France's top honour, the Legion d'Honneur, to signify her popularity and importance in the culture of France.
1972 – Best Female Singer – TV Times
1973 – Best Female Singer – TV Times
1974 – Best Female Entertainer – American Guild of Variety Artists
1976 – Best Female Singer – Music Week
1976 – 22-day British tour to mark twenty years as a recording artist
1976 – EMI Award for twenty years as a recording artist – UK
1977 – Best British Female Solo Artist in the previous 25 years – BRIT Award
1977 – Golden Rose of Montreux nomination for The Shirley Bassey Show
1991 – Walk of Fame, Star Boulevard – plaque unveiled in Rotterdam[29]
1993 – CBE – Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1995 – Showbusiness Personality of the Year – Variety Club of Great Britain
1997 – Grammy nomination – The Birthday Concert (recorded live at Althorp Park)
1998 – Longest run by a solo artist (ten shows) – Royal Festival Hall, London
1999 – Légion d'Honneur – France
1999 – Madam Tussaud's waxwork unveiled in London (second model in Las Vegas)
2000 – DBE – Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
2000 – Most Successful British Female Singer – Guinness Book of Records[citation needed]
2003 – Outstanding Contribution to Music – National Music Awards, UK[30]
2003 – Lifetime Achievement Award (inaugural award) – Western Mail Welsh Woman of the Year Awards[31]
2004 – 100 Great Black Britons, Bassey voted into the top ten
2004 – Artist for Peace Award – UNESCO
2005 – Avenue of Stars – plaque unveiled in London
2008 – "Goldfinger" – United Artists single (1964) inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame



More informations about that legendary artist on wikipedia..