Lulu
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== Shows == | == Shows == | ||
[[Eurovision Song Contest]] (joint winner, 1969) | [[Eurovision Song Contest]] (joint winner, 1969) | ||
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| + | [[Just the Two of Us]] (judge) | ||
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| + | [[Let It Shine]] (guest judge) | ||
[[Red Alert]] | [[Red Alert]] | ||
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[[Soapstar Superstar]] (judge) | [[Soapstar Superstar]] (judge) | ||
| - | [[A Song for Europe]] | + | [[A Song for Europe]] (host, 1975 / judge, 2009) |
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| + | [[Strictly Come Dancing]] (participant) | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| - | Scottish singer with a career spanning | + | Scottish singer with a career spanning more than half a century and still going strong. She's also done the whole light entertainment thing, acting and presenting various TV shows. |
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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She has been married to the late Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees, and hairdresser John Frieda. | She has been married to the late Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees, and hairdresser John Frieda. | ||
| - | In 1974 she sang the title song for the James Bond movie ''The Man With The Golden Gun'' | + | In 1974 she sang the title song for the James Bond movie ''The Man With The Golden Gun'' - a rare example of a Bond theme that flopped as a single. |
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| + | She was appointed OBE in 2000, and CBE in 2021. | ||
== Web links == | == Web links == | ||
Current revision as of 09:58, 8 November 2023
Contents |
Shows
Eurovision Song Contest (joint winner, 1969)
Just the Two of Us (judge)
Let It Shine (guest judge)
Soapstar Superstar (judge)
A Song for Europe (host, 1975 / judge, 2009)
Strictly Come Dancing (participant)
Biography
Scottish singer with a career spanning more than half a century and still going strong. She's also done the whole light entertainment thing, acting and presenting various TV shows.
Trivia
She has been married to the late Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees, and hairdresser John Frieda.
In 1974 she sang the title song for the James Bond movie The Man With The Golden Gun - a rare example of a Bond theme that flopped as a single.
She was appointed OBE in 2000, and CBE in 2021.
