Shirley Bassey
出生 : 1937-01-08, Butetown, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
略歴
Shirley Bassey is a Welsh singer known for both her powerful operatic voice and for recording the theme songs to the James Bond films 'Goldfinger' (1964); 'Diamonds Are Forever' (1971) and 'Moonraker' (1979).
Born on Bute Street in Butetown (also known as 'Tiger Bay') in the docklands area of Cardiff, she was was the sixth and youngest child of Henry Bassey, from Nigeria, and Eliza Jane Start, from the north-east of England, but grew up in the adjacent community of Splott.
After leaving Splott Secondary Modern School at the age of 14, Bassey found work at the local Curran Steels factory, while singing in public houses and clubs in the evenings and on weekends. In 1953, she signed her first professional contract and went on to work for the impresario Jack Hylton. She recorded her first single in 1956.
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Celebrates 60 years of the Bond film franchise. The concert is curated by the legendary Bond composer David Arnold and will feature special guest artists all putting their own interpretation on classic theme songs, backed by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. The date marks the anniversary of the premiere of the first 007 film, Dr. No.
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Pull back the curtain on the remarkable history of six decades of James Bond music, from Sean Connery’s Dr No through to Daniel Craig’s final outing in No Time to Die.
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To celebrate St David’s Day, this trip through the BBC’s music archives features a selection of tracks from some of the most important and innovative Welsh artists of the past few decades. The programme includes performances by Manic Street Preachers, Catatonia, Super Furry Animals, Marina and the Diamonds, Stereophonics, Feeder, Shakin’ Stevens, Bonnie Tyler, Dame Shirley Bassey and Sir Tom Jones.
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Ahead of her 80th birthday in Janurary 2017, comic actor David Walliams hosts this special night of entertainment paying tribute to Welsh diva Dame Shirley Bassey. Featuring songs, interviews and comedy sketches.
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More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On features previously banned songs by the BBC including "Lola" by the Kinks, "Jackie" by Scott Walker and "(We Don't Need this) Fascist Groove Thang" by Heaven 17.
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The story of three men with a shared dream: James Bond franchise producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and Bond creator and author Ian Fleming. It’s the thrilling and inspiring narrative behind the longest running film franchise in cinema history, which began in 1962.
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BBC archive performances from musicals, including Ella Fitzgerald singing Mack the Knife, Captain Sensible performing a classic from South Pacific and Jay Z taking on Annie.
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A compilation from the BBC archive of performances featuring songs written by, or associated with, Neil Diamond. Featuring Lulu, UB40, Vince Hill, Robert Wyatt, Gladys Knight, Urge Overkill, Lena Zavaroni, The Hollies and a duet by Neil Diamond and Shirley Bassey.
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Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall is a charity music concert held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England on 12 November 2009. The concert was organised by Take That singer Gary Barlow as one of a series of events to raise money for Children in Need 2009. The huge success of the concert inspired Barlow to organise Children in Need Rocks Manchester at the Manchester Arena, Manchester in 2011.
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Dame Shirley Bassey graced the Roundhouse stage with a unique performance celebrating 50 years at the top of show business.
The legendary Welsh songstress delights a select crowd for the second time in this television special.
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Well known performers accompanied by 12,000 selected members of the public on the lawn of Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
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A full concert film featuring Shirley Bassey on stage in Antwerp, Belgium during the 'Diamond Awards Festival', including some of her greatest hits, interspersed with behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.
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Documentary discussing the many songs featured in the James Bond films
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For one young boy, a passion can be more than just a dream.
Elizabeth Hurley hosts a one hour documentary on the history of the James Bond film series to tie in with the seventeenth Bond film, GoldenEye.
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Showbiz legend Dame Shirley Bassey delights a celebrity audience by singing songs and answering light-hearted questions. Enjoy renditions including Born to Sing and George Harrison's Something from the sequin-gowned Welsh songstress.
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In 1985 Dame Shirley Bassey gave a performance to help raise money for the 1986 Commonwealth games that were held in Edinburgh in Scotland. Dame Shirley sang four songs: Nobody does it like me, Arthur's theme, You ain't heard nothing yet and This is my life.
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Recorded and broadcast by British TV (Thames Television) in 1980 with special guests Robert Goulet and Richard Clayderman
Theme Song Performance
イギリスへ輸送中の、アメリカのスペース・シャトル、ムーンレイカーが何者かによって奪われた。事件の調査に乗り出したボンドは、背後に、人類抹殺を計画する組織があることを突き止める……。前作でも登場した、鋼鉄の歯を持つ殺し屋ジョーズが不死身の大活躍をみせる。主題歌シャーリー・バッシー。
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Theme Song Performance
イギリス秘密情報部員007ことジェームズ・ボンドは、上司Mよりダイヤモンド密輸ルートの解明を命ぜられる。ボンドは運び屋のピーター・フランクスにすり替わって、監視役の女ティファニー・ケイスの手引きでニューヨークへダイヤを運び、そこで中央情報局（CIA）を退職してピンカートン探偵社に勤める旧友のフェリックス・ライターと再会する。密輸ルートを仕切っていたのは、アメリカのギャング団スパングルド組で、ボンドはライターの協力を得ながらラスベガスまで調査を進め、組織の謎の首魁ABCの正体を突き止める。ボンドは寝返ったティファニーとクイーン・エリザベス号でアメリカから脱出し、船上で組織の殺し屋ウィントとキッドを返り討ちにすると、フランス領ギニアでABCを葬り密輸ルートを壊滅させる。
Theme Song Performance
メキシコでの任務の帰路、マイアミに立ち寄ったイギリス秘密情報部員ジェームズ・ボンドは、かつてのカジノ・ロワイヤルでの勝負の際同席したデュポンと再会し、彼の頼みでオーリック・ゴールドフィンガーのカードのいかさまを暴いた。ロンドンへ戻ったボンドは、ゴールドフィンガーがスメルシュの手先となって金の密輸を行っているらしいことを聞かされ、その調査を命じられた。調査中、ボンドはゴールドフィンガーに捕らわれ、彼がアメリカ合衆国のフォート・ノックスを襲撃して合衆国金塊保管所に貯蔵された金塊を奪取し、ソ連の巡洋艦に積み込んで海外に運び去ろうとしていることを知る。
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Guests: Bob Hope, Marion Ryan, Dave King, Terry-Thomas, Shirley Bassey. Filmed on location in London, where Bing was filming Road to Hong Kong. Bing wanders the streets of London encountering his guests, including Bob Hope (in drag).
