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Shirley Bassey


Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (born 8 January 1937, Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh singer. She performed the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979). She is the only singer to have recorded more than one James Bond theme song. Bassey is an international artist who has sold 135 million records worldwide,[citation needed] her single "Goldfinger" selling over a million copies alone. In 1961, John F. Kennedy invited Bassey to sing at his Inaguration Ball at the White House. Bassey has accumulated 20 silver discs for sales in Britain, Holland and France, and some fifty-plus gold discs for international record sales.

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  • Goldfinger 2:42
     
  • Big Spender 2:33
     
  • Something 3:35
     
  • What Now, My Love? 2:54
     
  • Diamonds Are Forever 2:30
     
  • I (Who Have Nothing) 3:49
     
  • As Long as He Needs Me 2:59
     
  • This Is My Life
     
  • (Where Do I Begin) Love Story [1994 Digital Remaster] 3:17
     
  • Tonight 2:15
     
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