#9: International Celebrities You Did Not Know Are Nigerians

SHIRLEY BASSEY {Welsh singer}

She is a Welsh singer born to Nigerian father, Henry Bassey and English mother, Eliza Jane Start. Born on January 8, 1937. Shirley Bassey is well known for recording the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever. One of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during her time, she was awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1999 by Queen Elizabeth II for her services to entertainment.