TeamWales: Welsh Singers
Friday, May 4Gwlad y Gan ( Land of Song )
Bonnie Tyler - born Gaynor Hopkins in 1951 in Skewen, near Swansea.
- most famous song: 'Total eclipse of the heart'
- web-site: www.bonnietyler.com
Mary Hopkin: - born in Pontardawe, near Swansea in 1950
- most famous song: 'Those were the days' - by Paul Mccartney
Shirley Bassey: - born in Tiger Bay, Cardiff in 1937
- most famous song: 'Goldfinger' in 1964
- web-site: www.DameShirleyBassey.com
Charlotte Church: - born Charlotte Reed in Cardiff in 1986
- most famous song: Pie Iesu (at age 11)
- web-site: www.charlottechurch.com
Tom Jones: - born Thomas Jones Woodward in Pontypridd in 1940
- most famous song: 'It's not unusual'
- web-site: www.tomjones.com
Ricky Valance: - born David Spencer in 1939 in Wattsville, Mommouth.
- most famous song: 'Tell Laura I love her' in 1960
Spencer Davis: - born in Swansea in 1938 (my brother's school mate)
- most famous record: 'Gimme Some Lovin'"
- web-site: www.spencer-davis-group.com
Many, many more famous musicians and singers hail from Wales - see the 'Links' page.
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