Shirley Bassey

Bassey in 2015, photo by prphotos

Birth Name: Shirley Veronica Bassey

Place of Birth: Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Date of Birth: 8 January, 1937

Ethnicity:
*Nigerian (father)
*English (mother)

Shirley Bassey is a Welsh singer. She is famous for singing the theme songs for the James Bond films Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, and Moonraker.

Her father, Henry Bassey, was Nigerian. Her mother, Eliza Jane, was white, of English descent. Shirley has three children, including a son with her former husband Sergio Novak.

Shirley’s maternal grandfather was David Start (the son of Emanuel Start and Mary Ann White).

Shirley’s maternal grandmother was named Eliza Jane Barber (the daughter of George Barber and Mary J.).