Shirley Bassey - Singer
by Ian Gledhill
Title
Shirley Bassey - Singer
Artist
Ian Gledhill
Medium
Painting - Digital Painting
Description
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, DBE (born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer whose career began in the mid-1950s, best known for recording the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979).
In 2000, Bassey was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the performing arts. In 1977 she received the Brit Award for Best British Female Solo Artist in the previous 25 years. Bassey has been called "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century."
Digitally drawn on canvas and painted in oils..
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September 13th, 2016
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Wonder job! This fantastic portrait is now featured at FAA Portraits - Musicians.
Ian Gledhill replied:
Many thanks for the feature in the 'FAA Portraits - Musicians' group..Scott..:)