She was born in
1948 in Glasgow,
and shot to fame
at the tender age
of fifteen with
her version of "Shout".
Her backing group
were called "The
Luvvers", but
she soon she become
a solo artist.
In
1966 she made her
debut as a film
actress in “To
Sir With Love”,
and had a big hit
with the film's
title song. She
continued with a
thriving pop career
and several television
series of her own.
Three years later
she represented
Britain in the Eurovision
Song Contest, and
was joint winner
with representatives
from three other
countries, this
was a first, there
had never been a
draw before, and
the rules were altered
to prevent it ever
happening again.
During the same
year Lulu married
Maurice Gibb of
the Bee Gees. Unfortunately
their careers forced
them apart, and
they divorced, childless,
in 1973.
Lulu
then married her
hairdresser, John
Frieda, and they
stayed together
for twenty years
until they divorced,
having had one son.
Lulu's singing career
wavered, but she
remained in the
public eye and continued
to act.
In
1987 she played
Adrian Mole's mother
in the television
series “The
Secret Diary of
Adrian Mole Aged
13¾”,
then in the 1990’s
she made a comeback,
guesting on the
cover version of
the Dan Hartman
song “Relight
My Fire”,
with Take That,
reaching number
one in the British
Charts. She also
appeared as herself
in an episode of
the hugely popular
Absolutely Fabulous
In
2000 she was awarded
an MBE, and in 2003
her autobiography
called “Don't
Wanna Fight No More”
came out after a
song she wrote for
Tina Turner.
In
2002 her Gold album
“Together”
was a collection
of duets with Elton
John and Paul McCartney.
Early
2004 she released
the album “Back
on Track”
and went on a UK
tour to celebrate
40 years in the
business.
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