Lulu (singer)
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Lulu OBE |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie |
| Also known as | Lulu Kennedy-Cairns |
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3 November 1948 Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
| Origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1964–present |
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| It's Lulu aka Lulu's Back In Town Happening For Lulu Lulu |
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| Genre | Music & Light Entertainment |
| Created by | Bill Cotton |
| Written by | Geoff Rowley Andy Baker Tony Hare Barry Took Marty Feldman Wally Malston Peter Robinson Austin Steele Bill Oddie David Climie |
| Directed by | Stewart Morris John Ammonds David Bell Stanley Dorfman Vernon Lawrence |
| Presented by | Lulu |
| Opening theme | Lulu's Theme |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 67 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Stewart Morris |
| Producer(s) | Stewart Morris Stanley Dorfman Colin Chapman Vernon Lawrence John Ammonds |
| Location(s) |
BBC TV Theatre BBC Television Centre, London |
| Running time | 25 - 50 minutes |
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| Original network | BBC1 |
| Original release | 21 May 1968 |
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| Related shows |
Gadzooks! It's The In-Crowd Gadzooks! Stramash! Three Of A Kind The Ray Stevens Show The Les Dawson Show |
Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE (born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie, 3 November 1948), known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, songwriter, actress, television personality and businesswoman who has been successful in the entertainment business since the 1960s and is renowned for her powerful singing voice.
She is internationally identified, especially by North American audiences, with the song "To Sir with Love" from the film of the same name and with the title song to the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. In European countries, she is also widely known for her Eurovision Song Contest winning entry "Boom Bang-a-Bang", and in the UK for her 1964 hit "Shout", which was performed at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Lulu was born in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire, and grew up in Dennistoun, Glasgow, where she attended Thomson Street Primary School and Onslow Drive School. She lived in Gallowgate for a while before moving to Garfield Street, Dennistoun. At the age of 12 or 13 she and her manager approached a band called the Bellrocks seeking stage experience as a singer. She appeared with them every Saturday night: Alex Thomson, the group's bass player, has reported that even then her voice was remarkable. Lulu has two brothers and a sister. Her father was a heavy drinker.
In 1964, under the wing of Marion Massey, she was signed to Decca Records, and when she was only fifteen, her version of the Isley Brothers' "Shout", credited to "Lulu & the Luvvers" and delivered in a raucous but mature voice, reached the UK charts, where it peaked at no.7. Massey guided her career for more than 25 years, for most of which time they were partners in business, and Massey's husband Mark produced some of Lulu's recordings.
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