Lulu ( English Lulu , present. Mary Macdonald McLaughlin Lowry ( Eng. Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie ), born November 3, 1948 , Lennokstown ) - British singer and actress, winner of the Eurovision-1969 song contest.
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| Full name | Mary MacDonald McLaughlin Lowry |
| Date of Birth | November 3, 1948 (70 years) |
| Place of Birth | Lennokstown |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Professions | singer |
| Years of activity | 1963-present |
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| Genres | pop |
| Aliases | Lulu |
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Biography
She made her debut on the stage at the age of fifteen, accompanied by the group “The Luvvers”. Since 1965, acts independently. From the same time actively filmed in the movies. In particular, in 1967, Lulu played with Sidney Poitier in the film “ Master with Love ”. The song from this film, performed by Lulu, led the American Billboard Hot 100 for 5 weeks.
In 1969 she represented Great Britain at the Eurovision Song Contest , where she won the first place with the song “Boom Bang-A-Bang”. In 1974, included in the top ten British charts with the song "Take Your Mama For A Ride". At the same time she performed the song for the James Bond film “The Man with the Golden Gun ”.
In the 1990s Lulu returns to the top of the charts with a song recorded with the group Take That . In 2002, she released an album of duets recorded with Paul McCartney and Elton John .
From 1969 to 1973 she was married to Maurice Gibb from the Bee Gees group. In 2003, Lulu released her autobiography. Currently working as a radio host on the BBC .
Discography
Albums
- 1965 Something to Shout About
- 1967 Love Loves to Love Lulu
- 1967 To Sir, with Love
- 1969 Lulu's Album
- 1969 New Routes
- 1970 Melody Fair
- 1970 it's lulu
- 1971 The Most of Lulu
- 1973 Lulu (aka: The Man Who Sold The World)
- 1976 Heaven and Earth
- 1978 Don't Take Love For Granted
- 1980 The Very Best of Lulu
- 1981 Lulu
- 1981 Take Me to Your Heart Again
- 1984 Shape Up and Dance
- 1993 Independence
- 1997 Absolutely Lulu
- 2002 Together
- 2003 The Greatest Hits
- 2004 Back on Track
- 2005 A Little Soul in Your Heart
- 2007 The Atco Sessions 1969-1972
- 2008 The Collection
Charts Singles
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Filmography
- Gonks Go Beat (1965)
- To Sir, with Love (1967)
- Cucumber Castle (1970)
- The Cherry Picker (1972)
- Men in Love (1989)
- Antonio's Girlfriend (1992)
- To Sir, with Love II (1996)
- What happened to Harold Smith? ( Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? ) (1999)