BASSEY’S BACK AT 83!
LEGENDARY singer Shirley Bassey has signed a new record deal for what appears to be her final album, after a career lasting 70 years.
Since first singing professionally back in 1953, Shirley – now 83 – has released 70 albums, selling nearly 140 million records.
The new deal with Decca records is for an untitled LP described as “her grand finale album entirely dedicated to her fans and career”.
It will see her record in London, Prague, Monaco and the south of France, with the crew operating under strict Covid travel and recording restrictions.
The Diamonds Are Forever singer said: “My new album is a celebration of 70 years in showbiz, 70 years of support from my fans and 70 years of music. I’ve trodden the boards of many stages and kicked up many a diamante heel. The songs I have chosen all feel very connected to my life. I hope they will do the same for my fans.” The album will also feature new material alongside the tracks handpicked by the Welsh icon. Some of Dame Shirley’s biggest hits include the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker.
She became the first Welsh singer to score a number one single, in 1959, with As I Love You.