Shirley Bassey back in 1957, visiting Cardiff Rainbow Club in the city's docklands

Performing for the BBC's European service in 1960

She has become synonymous with Bond themes, here recreating Goldfinger

Still in the charts - performing on Top of the Pops in 1978

Just the two of us - unveiling her waxwork at Madame Tussauds in London

She became Dame Shirley at Buckingham Palace in 2000, with actress Barbara Windsor

Dame Shirley at the royal premiere for the 21st James Bond film Casino Royale in London in November

Still going strong - the latest single is due out in February