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Lulu
Lulu at a CD-signing event in an HMV store.
Lulu at a CD-signing event in an HMV store.
Background information
Birth name Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie
Born 3 November 1948 (1948-11-03) (age 59)
Origin Glasgow, Scotland
Genre(s) Rock, Pop, R&B, Soul
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, actor, model
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active 1964 - present
Associated acts The Luvvers (Until 1965)
Website www.luluofficial.com

Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE, (born 3 November 1948 in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire), best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer-songwriter, actress, model and television personality, who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the 2000s. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lennoxtown ( Scots Gaelic Baile na Leamhnachd b̊alə nə ʎãũnəxg̊ is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, at the foot of East Dunbartonshire ( Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Breatainn an Ear, ʃir̴əxg̊ ɣunˈb̊ɾʲɛhd̪̊ɪɲ ə ɲɛɾ is one of the 32 Council areas Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising. A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention

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Biography

Early 1960s

Lulu grew up in Glasgow, where she attended Whitehill Senior Secondary School, Dennistoun. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Dennistoun is a district of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated north of the River Clyde in the east end of the city Taken under the wing of Marion Massey, she shot to fame at the age of fifteen with her version of "Shout", delivered in a raucous and extraordinarily mature voice. For other uses of the term see " Shout " " Shout " is a popular and influential popular song, originally recorded Her backing group were called The Luvvers, but after several more British hits she left the group to become a solo artist. Massey would guide her career for more than 25 years, for most of which she was Lulu's equal partner as a business enterprise. Massey's husband Marc London also wrote many of Lulu's hits.

In 1966, Lulu toured Poland with the British rock and roll band The Hollies, making her the first British female singer to appear live behind the Iron Curtain. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African The Hollies are an English Rock and roll band formed in the early 1960s. The " Iron Curtain " was the symbolic ideological and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II until the end In the same year, she recorded two German language tracks, "Wenn Du Da Bist" and "So Fing es an" for the Decca Germany label. She left Decca after failing to place any singles on the chart in 1966 and signed with Columbia to be produced by Mickie Most. Mickie Most, born Michael Peter Hayes ( 20 June 1938 – 30 May 2003 was a successful English Record producer, with a string of Number One All of the 7 singles she cut and released with Most made the UK chart. Despite this, Lulu was disparaging about Most in her autobiography "I Don't Want To Fight", published in 2002. She described him as "cheap" and had little positive to say about their working relationship, which she ended in 1969 after her biggest UK solo hit. Nonetheless, when Most died in 2003, Lulu was full of praise for him and told the BBC they had been "very close"!

In 1967 she made her debut as a film actress in To Sir, with Love, a British vehicle for Sidney Poitier. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works To Sir with Love ( 1967) is a British film starring Sidney Poitier that deals with social and racial issues in an Inner city school The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (ˈpwɑːtie born February 20, 1927) is an Oscar - Golden Globe - BAFTA - and Grammy She had a major hit with the title song "To Sir, with Love", which shot to number one in the United States; she makes notable use of melisma in the song, and decades later it remains the song for which she is best known in that country. " To Sir with Love " is the theme from the 1967 film To Sir with Love. Melisma, in music is singing a single syllable of text while moving between several different notes in succession (In the UK, it was released only on the B-side of "Let's Pretend", a much less successful hit. ) In the meantime, she continued with a thriving pop career in the UK and several television series of her own. From 30 June to 2 July 1967, Lulu appeared on The Monkees tour at the Empire Pool, Wembley. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. Wembley Arena is a famous Entertainment venue located in Wembley, London, UK. Wembley is an area located in North-West London, England which forms the northern part of the London Borough of Brent. Rumours of a romance and indeed an engagement with Davy Jones of The Monkees were rife, but it was a complete media fabrication, created by Jones himself, apparently with her tacit approval. For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series.

The Eurovision Song Contest

On 29 March 1969, she represented the United Kingdom by performing the song "Boom Bang-a-Bang" at the Eurovision Song Contest. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located "Boom Bang-a-Bang" was the British entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969 It was sung by Lulu, and was co-written by The song was chosen by viewers of her BBC1 variety series Happening for Lulu from a shortlist of six entries. Lulu performed one song a week for six weeks and then on week seven, Michael Aspel presented Lulu performing all six songs, one after another. Michael Terence Aspel OBE (born 12 January 1933) is an English Journalist and Television presenter. The performances were then repeated and viewers invited to send in postcard votes for their favourites. The six songs were: Bet Ya, March, Are You Ready For Love?, Boom Bang-a-Bang, Come September and I Can't Go On Living Without You. "Boom Bang-a-Bang" was the British entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969 It was sung by Lulu, and was co-written by I Can't Go On. . . was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Bernie Taupin (born 22 May 1950 is an English Lyricist most famous for his collaboration with Elton John. Michael Aspel introduced them as Elton Jones and Bernie Poppins! Their song came last in the postcard vote, but was later recorded by Cilla Black, Sandie Shaw, Polly Browne, Lulu and Elton himself. Michael Terence Aspel OBE (born 12 January 1933) is an English Journalist and Television presenter. Cilla Black OBE (born Priscilla Maria Veronica White on 27 May, 1943) is an English Singer-songwriter and Television Sandie Shaw (born Sandra Ann Goodrich on 26 February 1947) was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s Polly Brown, or Polly Browne (born April 18 1947, Birmingham, England) is a British Singer. This is an article about an American automobile company For other subjects with similar names see Lulu. Boom Bang-a-Bang, written by Peter Warne and Alan Moorhouse was declared the winner. "Boom Bang-a-Bang" was the British entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969 It was sung by Lulu, and was co-written by On stage in Madrid, Lulu was accompanied by Sunny & Sue, two well-known backing singers who went on to be the first female members of Brotherhood of Man. Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Brotherhood of Man are a British pop groupwho won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1976 with " Save Your Kisses for Me " The orchestra was conducted by Johnny Harris, Lulu's resident musical director. Lulu's Boom Bang-a-Bang was the joint Eurovision winner with the representatives of Spain, Vivo Cantando by Salomé, the Netherlands, De Troubabour by Lenny Kuhr and France, Un Jour, Un Enfant by Frida Boccara all tied with 18 votes each. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. " Vivo cantando " ( I live singing) was one of four songs which tied for first place in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969. Salomé (born June 21, 1943) born Maria Rosa Marco, is a Spanish Catalan Singer. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Lenny Kuhr (born February 22, 1950 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch singer-songwriter This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. "Un Jour Un Enfant" ( English translation "A Day A Child" was one of four winning songs in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, this one being Frida Boccara ( October 29, 1940 &ndash August 1, 1996) was a French Singer. There had never been a draw before, and the rules were altered to prevent it ever happening again. According to John Kennedy O'Connor's The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History, the result caused dismay and disgust, leading to Austria, Portugal, Norway, Sweden and Finland all refusing to enter the 1970 competition. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. [1] Lulu had the biggest hit around the continent with her winner, recording German, French, Spanish and Italian versions alongside the original English.

Below Lulu explains how she got into the contest, and about what came out (From the BBC Radio 2 special on 50 Years Of The Eurovision Song Contest):

I had a series on TV, and Bill Cotton was the Head of Light Entertainment [at the BBC], and he said to my manager: "I'd like her to do the Eurovision Song Contest, on the series". And she came to me and I went "Why? What do I want to do that for?". . . and she said that he said that "you'll get good ratings, and he is the boss, and he wants you to have good ratings.

Maybe I could have said no, but I felt I didn't really have a choice in the matter. And I thought. . . I was full of myself, thinking ratings isn't what it's all about. . . But, you know, Elton John and Bernie Taupin wrote a great song that didn't go through. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Bernie Taupin (born 22 May 1950 is an English Lyricist most famous for his collaboration with Elton John. . .

I had this amazing band, like 20 pieces. We did all these different songs. . . every single one of us said "Which one is gonna win? Which one is gonna win?" and we all laughed and went: "Bet you it's that Boom boom bang a bang a bang a bang. . . " (Laughs) "But then it won. Somehow there was an intelligence working there. . . and it was a huge success.

Late 1960s-mid-1970s

Only weeks before her Eurovision appearance, Lulu married fellow musical star Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees in a ceremony in Gerrards Cross. Maurice Ernest Gibb CBE ( December 22 1949 &ndash January 12 2003) was a Musician and Singer-songwriter The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. Gerrards Cross (sometimes referred to in shorthand as GX is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. Maurice's older brother Barry was opposed to their marriage as he believed them to be too young. Their honeymoon in Mexico had to be postponed because of Lulu's Eurovision commitment. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Their careers and his heavy drinking forced them apart, and they divorced, childless, in 1973 but remained on good terms. In 1970 Lulu was back on the US charts with the top 30 hit "Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)" (later covered by Aretha Franklin) and a collaboration with the Dixie Flyers on "Hum a Song (From Your Heart). Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the The Nashville Dixie Flyers were a professional Minor league Ice hockey team in Nashville Tennessee. " In 1969, she recorded "New Routes" an album with most of the material recorded at Muscle Shoals studios; several of the songs featured slide guitarist Duane Allman, including a surprisingly haunting version of Jerry Jeff Walker's Mr. Bojangles. Muscle Shoals is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the Guitar. Howard Duane Allman (November 20 1946 – October 29 1971 was an American, Lead guitarist of the Southern rock group The Allman Brothers Band Jerry Jeff Walker (born March 16, 1942) is a Country music singer A year later she followed with a similar album "Melody Fair". She also recorded 4 other German Language tracks, ("Ich Brauche Deine Liebe", "Wach' ich oder träum' ich', "Warum Tust Du Mir Weh", and "Traurig Aber Wahr") on the Atlantic record label. These songs again, went un-noticed in the German music market.

After appearing in a successful TV series, "Three Of A Kind", which aired on the BBC in 1967, a format that featured music and comedy, Lulu was given her own TV series in 1968, which ran annually until 1975 under various titles including "Lulu's Back In Town", "Happening For Lulu", "Lulu", and "It's Lulu". She later co-hosted a revived series of "Oh Boy!" for ITV in the early 1980s. Her BBC series featured music and comedy sketches and star guests. Her most famous guest was possibly Jimi Hendrix, who appeared in 1969, swore live on the show and refused to stick to the original songs that had been planned. In 1999, Lulu returned to BBC1 to host their Saturday night lottery/game show "Red Alert" which bombed completely and was very short-lived.

In 1972 she starred in the Christmas pantomime Peter Pan at the Palace Theatre, Manchester where the show was a huge success. Pantomime (informally panto) (not to be confused with a Mime artist, referring to a theatrical performer of mime is a performance genre traditionally found Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J The Palace Theatre Manchester, Oxford Street is one of the main theatres in Manchester, England. She repeated her performance at the London Palladium in 1975, and returned to the same role in different London-based productions from 1987 to early 1989. The London Palladium is a 2286 seat West End theatre located off Oxford Street in the City of Westminster. Other notable London stage appearances came in the early 1980s in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Song And Dance" and the National Theatre's "Guys and Dolls". She damaged her vocal cords while performing in the Webber show, requiring surgery that threatened her singing voice.

In 1974 she performed the title song in the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story The Man with the Golden Gun ( 1974) is the ninth film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional Two slightly different versions of the song were used, at the start and end respectively - the end song actually name-checking James Bond.

Also during 1974, she did a cover of two of David Bowie's classic songs, "The Man Who Sold the World" and "Watch That Man". David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. The Man Who Sold the World is an album by David Bowie. It was originally released on Mercury Records in November 1970 in the United States and in April " Watch That Man " is a song written by David Bowie, the opening track on the album Aladdin Sane from 1973 Bowie himself produced the recordings and played saxophone, and provided back-up vocals on it. There were also rumours that they had a brief love affair at the time. Confusingly, Lulu has both admitted and denied these rumours publicly. Bowie, perhaps characteristically, evaded comment on the subject.

"The Man Who Sold the World" peaked at number three on the UK chart, her first UK top 10 hit in five years and also her last until 1986.

In 1977, Lulu married John Frieda, who was previously her hairdresser, and remained with him for twenty years until divorcing him in 1995, having separated in 1991. John Frieda (born June 1951 in London) is an English celebrity Hairstylist who built hair salon and product businesses on the back of his reputation They had one son, Jordan Frieda later in 1977. Jordan Frieda is a British actor who is the son of Scottish -born singer Lulu and celebrity hair stylist John Frieda. She became interested in Eastern mysticism and joined Siddha Yoga, a new religious movement. Siddha Yoga is a New religious movement that is based in part on the Hindu spiritual traditions of Vedanta and Kashmir Shaivism It has A new religious movement or NRM is a term used to refer to a religious faith or an ethical spiritual or philosophical movement of recent origin that is not part

Later career

Lulu's singing career waned, but she continued to remain in the public eye, continuing to act and host her own long running radio show on London's Capital Radio station. She also became the celebrity spokes-model for Freeman's fashion catalogue for a long while during the late 1970s and early 1980s. In late 1979, Lulu's career suffered a minor setback when she was in a car accident that nearly took her life, having collided head on with another car on Brooksend Hill. That same year, she recorded for Elton John's label Rocket and seemed about to hit the charts again with the lauded "I Love To Boogie", but surprisingly, despite critical acclaim and much airplay, it did not make the top 75. In 1981 Lulu returned to the US chart with "I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)", a Top 20 hit which also reached number two on the Adult Contemporary chart despite stalling at number 62 in the UK. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in The same year, she appeared in the video for Ant Rap alongside Adam And The Ants. She won the Rear of the Year award in 1983 and re-recorded a number of her songs. Rear of the Year is a British award for people with a notable posterior. This included "Shout," which reached the Top 10 in 1986 in the UK, securing her a spot to perform on the popular BBC music programme, Top Of The Pops. Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast In 2002, Lulu achieved the accolade of being one of only two performers (Cliff Richard being the other) to have sung in the Top Of The Pops studio in each of the five decades that the show ran. Sir Cliff Richard, OBE, (born Harry Roger Webb on 14 October 1940 is an English Singer, Actor and Businessman. A follow up single to "Shout", an updated version of Millie's 1960s hit My Boy Lollipop, failed to chart and Lulu stopped recording until 1992, focussing instead on TV, acting and live performances. " My Boy Lollipop " is a Song written in the mid-1950s and usually credited to Robert Spencer Morris Levy and Johnny Roberts These tracks were released on the Jive label. Lulu has had hits on the Decca, Columbia, Atco, Polydor, Chelsea, Alfa, Jive, Dome, RCA, Mercury and Universal labels. She has also released singles for GTO, Atlantic, Globe, EMI, Concept, Lifestyle, Utopia and Rocket, and Epic in the USA. For a while, she held the record for the most number of hit labels in the UK charts. In 1987, she played Adrian Mole's mother on television (replacing Julie Walters), and in 1993 she made a recording comeback, with the single Independence which reached number 11 on the UK charts. Adrian Albert Mole (born April 2, 1967) is the fictional Protagonist in a series of books by English author Sue Townsend. Julie Walters, CBE (born 22 February 1950 is an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English Later that year she guested on the cover version of the Dan Hartman song "Relight My Fire", with boyband Take That. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Daniel Earl "Dan" Hartman ( December 8, 1950 — March 22, 1994) was an American Singer, Songwriter and Take That are an English pop Musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark The single reached number one in the British charts and Lulu went on to become Take That's support act for their 1994 tour. This is an article about an American automobile company For other subjects with similar names see Lulu. Take That are an English pop Musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) By this time, her marriage to John Frieda had completely crumbled, and with the divorce, she released "Independence" in January 1993. She also appeared as herself, an unhappy public relations client of main character Edina Monsoon in two episodes of the hugely popular BBC television programme Absolutely Fabulous. Absolutely Fabulous (also known as Ab Fab) was a BAFTA and Emmy Award -winning British sitcom written by and starring She teamed with French and Saunders many times, including their send up of The Spice Girls (The Sugar Lumps) for Comic Relief in 1997 when she took the role of "Baby Spice", mimicking Emma Bunton, who in turn appeared on Saunders' show Absolutely Fabulous in a self-mocking cameo as herself, a refugee (with Edina's daughter, Saffy) of a prestigious girls' school. French & Saunders is a British Sketch comedy Television show written by and staring BAFTA Award -nominee Dawn French The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 The title track from "Independence" just missed the top ten and all four singles released from the album hit the UK charts, as did two later singles released in 1994. Despite these hit singles, the album itself did not make a major impact on the charts, though it seemed to do nothing to diminish her European celebrity. A further album recorded in 1999 provisionally titled Where the Poor Boys Dance was shelved due to unsuccessful supporting singles such as Hurt Me So Bad which charted, but did not make the Top 40. Also in 1999, she co-wrote and recorded a duet with UK pop singer Kavana entitled Heart Like The Sun, but it was not released commercially until Kavana's 2007 greatest hits collection, Special Kind Of Something: The Best of.... Kavana (born Anthony Kavanagh 4 November 1977 in Moston, Manchester, England) is a British Singer and Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Special Kind Of Something - The Best Of Kavana is a compilation by British singer Kavana Lulu's return to prime time BBC TV with the National Lottery Game Show "Red Alert" proved disastrous and despite a revamp, was quickly shelved. Now officially known as Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, in 2000, she was awarded an OBE by the Queen. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Her 2002 autobiography is called I Don't Want to Fight after the hit song she and her brother wrote with hit songwriter Steve DuBerry for Tina Turner, which is a song that Lulu later released in 2003, as part of her The Greatest Hits album. " I Don't Wanna Fight " is a popular song written by the British singer Lulu, her brother Billy Lawrie and Steve DuBerry and was first offered to singer Steve DuBerry is a British Grammy nominated songwriter and producer co-writer of Tina Turner 's " I Don't Wanna Fight " (along with British pop icon Lulu Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American "The Greatest Hits" is a 2003 Lulu album charting her 40-year career in music from 1964's UK Top Ten Hit "Shout" through 2002's "We've Got Tonight" a UK Top In 2002 her gold album Together was a collection of duets with the likes of Elton John and Paul McCartney, tracks from which were performed in a high profile TV special for ITV, "An Audience With Lulu", which saw Lulu reunite with her first husband Maurice Gibb for a live performance of "First Of May". Together is a 2002 album recorded by Scottish pop star Lulu as an album of duets with various artists including Elton John, Paul McCartney Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, She followed this with the publication of her autobiography, "I Don't Want To Fight. " In 2004 she released the moderately successful album Back on Track and went on a UK-wide tour to celebrate 40 years in the business. In late 2004, Lulu returned to radio, becoming the host of her own 2-hour radio show, on BBC Radio 2, playing an eclectic blend of music from the 1950s to the 2000s, all having to do with the influence of songwriting. In 2005, Lulu released A Little Soul in Your Heart, a collection of soul classics that entered the UK charts at a disappointing No. Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE, (born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie on 3 November 1948 in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire 28. after a large amount of TV advertising. In March 2006, Lulu launched her official MySpace profile, where she could keep in contact with current fans, and reconnect with old ones. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and Lulu continues to act occasionally and starred alongside Tom Courtenay and Stephen Fry in the hit British movie, Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?. Sir Thomas Daniel Courtenay (pronounced "Courtney" born 25 February 1937) is an English Actor who came to prominence in the early Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957 is an English Humorist, Writer, Wit, Actor, Novelist, filmmaker Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? is a Film written by Ben Steiner, directed by Peter Hewitt and released in 1999 She has more recently appeared in the BBC's reality TV show Just the Two of Us in 2006 as a judge, and in late June and early July 2006, appeared on Take That's UK and Ireland tour, to perform their song "Relight My Fire". Take That are an English pop Musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark " Relight My Fire " is a popular song which was written and released by Dan Hartman in 1979 when it topped the charts for weeks She appeared on American Idol Season 6 on March 20, 2007 as a mentor for the female contestants, and the following night performed "To Sir, With Love" live. American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition " To Sir with Love " is the theme from the 1967 film To Sir with Love. Lulu is currently appearing in the UK as a guest for Jools Holland in his series of concerts and features on Holland's latest CD release "Best Of Friends", performing "Where Have All The Good Guys Gone?"

Performing with Jools Holland, Borde Hill 23rd June 2007.
Performing with Jools Holland, Borde Hill 23rd June 2007. Julian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL (born 24 January 1958) is an English Pianist, Bandleader

Lulu's complete Atco recordings (made between 1969 and 1972) were released onto a twin CD set for the first time on 12 November 2007 (According to Amazon. Atco Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, currently operating through WMG's Rhino Entertainment. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. co. uk). The two CD set included previously unreleased demo versions of some of her recordings from this period. In December 2007, Lulu released a download single on iTunes in the UK, called "Run Rudolph, Run". Lulu is also promoting a range of beauty products on the QVC digital shopping channel in the UK, called "Time Bomb", and appears on the latest television advertisement for Morrisons. Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC ( is the fourth largest chain of Supermarkets in the United Kingdom.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Filmography

References

  1. ^ The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History; John Kennedy O'Connor. Ronan Keating (born March 3, 1977 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish pop Singer who has had hits with boyband Put a Little Love in Your Heart is a song originally performed by Jackie DeShannon in 1968, who composed it with her brother Randy Myers and Jimmy Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. To Sir with Love ( 1967) is a British film starring Sidney Poitier that deals with social and racial issues in an Inner city school Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alice (aka Alicja) is a 1981 musical-fantasy film coproduced by Belgian and Polish film companies Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) To Sir with Love II ( 1996) is an American Television movie, a Sequel to the 1967 British film, To Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? is a Film written by Ben Steiner, directed by Peter Hewitt and released in 1999 Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Carlton Books, UK, 2007 ISBN 978-1-84442-944-3

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Preceded by
Massiel		 Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest
1969 (tied with : Salomé, Frida Boccara, Lenny Kuhr )		 Succeeded by
Dana
Preceded by
Paul McCartney and Wings
Live and Let Die (song), 1973		 James Bond title artist
The Man with the Golden Gun, 1974		 Succeeded by
Carly Simon
The Spy Who Loved Me (Nobody Does It Better), 1977
Pre-Hot 100 era 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 This is a list of British female recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazine 's weekly pop singles chart(s in the United States María de los Ángeles Felisa Santamaría Espinosa ( b August 2 1947, Madrid, Spain) professionally known as Massiel, is Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Salomé (born June 21, 1943) born Maria Rosa Marco, is a Spanish Catalan Singer. Frida Boccara ( October 29, 1940 &ndash August 1, 1996) was a French Singer. Lenny Kuhr (born February 22, 1950 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch singer-songwriter Wings were a rock supergroup formed in August 1971 after the breakup of the Beatles, by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney. Live and Let Die is the eighth Spy film of the British James Bond series and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional " Live and Let Die " is a Song originally performed by Paul McCartney and Wings, which was written for the soundtrack of the 1973 James Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story The Man with the Golden Gun ( 1974) is the ninth film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25 1945 is an Oscar, Golden Globe and two time Grammy Award -winning American Singer-songwriter, The Spy Who Loved Me, released in 1977 is the 10th film in the James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent " Nobody Does It Better " is a Power ballad composed by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays
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