Lulu (singer)

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Lulu OBE
Lulu on stage in Glasgow as part of Here Come the Girls 2010
Background information
Birth name	Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie
Also known as	Lulu Kennedy-Cairns
Born	(1948-11-03) 3 November 1948 (age 68) Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland
Genres	Pop pop rock blue-eyed soul
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter actress television personality businesswoman
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1964–present
Labels	Decca Atco Music for Pleasure Mercury
Associated acts	The Luvvers David Bowie
Website	Lulu Official Lulu's Place

It's Lulu aka Lulu's Back In Town Happening For Lulu Lulu
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
Production
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
Release
Original network	BBC1
Original release	21 May 1968 (1968-05-21)
Chronology
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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