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Profile of Sandie Shaw
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Sandie Shaw |
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26th February 1947 |
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Dagenham, Essex, England, UK |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia Sandie Shaw (real name Sandra Goodrich) (born February 26, 1947) is a British singer, best remembered for winning the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest with "Puppet on a String". She led a highly successful career as one of Britain's "girl singers", scoring three number ones with the Burt Bacharach-penned "(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me", "Long Live Love" and the aforementioned "Puppet on a String".
She has a daughter, Grace, born in 1971. She later married Nik Powell, in 1981, with whom she has two children, Amie and Jack.
Her trademark was to perform without shoes -- the reason usually given being that she was self-conscious about her height. Her first husband was fashion designer Jeff Banks.
Morrissey, the lead singer of the Smiths, was a huge fan of Shaw's. In 1984, Sandie agreed to collaborate with the band on a single, a version of their song "Hand in Glove." In 1986, she also recorded a version of Lloyd Cole's "Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?"
After studies at both Oxford and London Universities she graduated as a psychotherapist.
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Preceded by:
Udo Jürgens |
Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest
1967 |
Succeeded by:
Massiel |
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