Eurovision Codexery

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

More in Rules & History

Elsewhere in Eurovision

Spotted an error? Know more?

Reader corrections go straight into our review queue. Suggest an edit · How this site is sourced

Comments

Loading…
Open in the interactive codex →