With record sales of over 135 million and a career spanning six decades, Bassey
"The Belter" can lay claim to being Britain's most successful female artist of
all time. Growing up in the working class area of Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Bassey
nearly gave up on stardom when, at 16, she had a daughter Sharon, but instead
signed with booking agent Michael Sullivan. Gutsy, glamorous and blessed with a
hugely powerful, affecting voice, she scored UK Number 1 hits with As I Love You
in 1958 and Reach For The Stars in 1961, but it's the soundtrack singles to the
James Bond movies, Goldfinger a...