Shirley Bassey

The only singer to perform multiple theme songs of James Bond movies, Welsh vocalist Shirley Bassey provided the brassy purr heard during the eternally sexy opening credits to DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, MOONRAKER, and most famously, GOLDFINGER. Her diverse career, which began in the mid-1950s, extended into the new millennium and saw her perform and collaborate with a diverse list of artists including Swiss electro combo Yellow, U.K. techno act the Propellerheads, and singer-songwriter Chris Rea. Bassey is one of England's most beloved pop performers and a bona fide diva worldwide. In the year 2000, Bassey embarked on her Millennium Tour and was created a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of British Empire.

• pop
• easy listening
• 1970s
• 1990s
• 1960s
• 1980s
• 2000s