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She was discovered by Adam Faith; she had her first hit while she was still a teenager and she's celebrating 40 years in the music business.
This morning, Breakfast talked live to Sandie Shaw.
She told us about her career, which began when she was discovered at just 17, by the singer Adam Faith.
Astonishingly, for an artist of her generation, she managed to retain control over her own music.
"No record label would sign me, so I recorded and produced my songs myself," she explained to Dermot and Natasha.
She chose the musicians and the material herself, despite her age.
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"I must have been such a know-all at 17 or 18," she said. "but I knew what I wanted.
"My family had to sign all my contracts for me - because in those days, the age of majority was 21.
"My family ran my fan club: my mother and my aunts were all writing letters."
Sandie Shaw's singing career hit a fallow period in the seventies, but she bounced back in the eighties, with a collaboration with The Smiths singer, Morrissey.
She later trained as a psychotherapist - and now specialises in helping performers with with problems.
The very best of Sandie Shaw was released on CD on February 28 this year.
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