Lulu
The Scottish singer who shared the 1969 win with "Boom Bang-a-Bang".
Lulu is a Scottish singer, songwriter, actress and television personality, born in 1948, whose career spans six decades. Her cover of "Shout" reached the UK top ten in 1964, and in 1967 "To Sir, with Love" topped the US Billboard Hot 100. She represented the United Kingdom at the 1969 contest in Madrid, where "Boom Bang-a-Bang" was one of four songs declared joint winners. She also sang the theme of the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun (1974).
Quick Facts
- Honorific suffix
- CBE
- Birth name
- Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie
- Also known as
- Lulu Kennedy-Cairns
- Born
- 3 November 1948
- Birthplace
- Lennoxtown, Scotland
- Origin
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Genre
- Pop
- pop rock
- blue-eyed soul
- Occupation
- Singer
- songwriter
- actress
- television personality
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