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Shirley Bassey

Welsh singer
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Summary

Shirley Bassey was born on January 8, 1937[1], in Tiger Bay[2]. She has worked as a singer[3]. She ranks in the top 0.49% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,047 views/month, #4,939 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Cardiff[5]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[6]
  • Ethnic group: Black Britons[7]
  • Educated at: Mayfield College[8]
  • Award received: Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire[9], Knight of the Legion of Honour[10], Order of the Companions of Honour[11], Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles[12]
  • Sex or gender: female[13]
  • Genre: pop music[14]
  • Record label: Philips Records[15], Columbia Records[16], United Artists Records[17], Decca[18], Geffen Records[19]
  • Discography: Shirley Bassey discography[20]
  • Commons category: Shirley Bassey[21]
  • Voice type: mezzo-soprano[22]
  • Residence: Monaco[23]
  • Family name: Bassey[24]
  • Given name: Shirley[25], Veronica[26]
  • Official website: https://www.dameshirleybassey.world/[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Shirley Bassey[28]
  • Instrument: voice[29]
  • Described by source: Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[30]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[31]
  • Birth name: Shirley Veronica Bassey[32]
  • Name in native language: Shirley Bassey[33]
  • Start of work period: 1953[34]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[35]

  • Country: MC[36]

  • Began / founded: 1937-01-08[37]

  • Genre(s): big band, classic rock, easy listening, jazz, pop, pop soul, rock, traditional pop, vocal jazz[38]

  • Community tags: big band, classic rock, easy listening, jazz, pop, pop soul, rock, traditional pop, vocal jazz[39]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 05ec70a5-3858-4346-a649-fda0a297b8c1[40]

Why It Matters

Shirley Bassey has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] She is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Shirley Bassey born?

Shirley Bassey's place of birth was Tiger Bay[2].

What did Shirley Bassey do for work?

Shirley Bassey worked as a singer[3].

Where did Shirley Bassey go to school?

Shirley Bassey was educated at Mayfield College[8].

What awards did Shirley Bassey receive?

Honors received include Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire[9], Knight of the Legion of Honour[10], Order of the Companions of Honour[11], and Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles[12].

Related Entities

Cardiff Columbia Records Decca Geffen Records Monaco Philips Records United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [3] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . thegazette.co.uk. thegazette.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . thegazette.co.uk. thegazette.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . journaldemonaco.gouv.mc. Retrieved . journaldemonaco.gouv.mc. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . shirleybassey.wordpress.com. shirleybassey.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Shirley, Veronica
    Family name → Bassey
    Record label → —
    Instance of → human
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