Shirley Bassey

Dame Shirley Bassey was a singer from the 20th century. She was born in Tiger Bay (AUDIO: More Than This) or Splott. (PROSE: Cultural Firsts)

The Doctor once met Bassey, and experienced a similar excitement to when he confronted "real" ghosts in an underwater base, the Drum. (TV: Under the Lake)

Bassey once performed at the Hampton Court Palace, which Iris Wildthyme and Panda attended. (PROSE: Enter Wildthyme)

In her time, Bassey performed What Now, My Love? (PROSE: Bafflement and Devotion), and Never Never Never. (PROSE: Enter Wildthyme)

Iris Wildthyme
The second incarnation of Iris Wildthyme resembled Bassey in her prime. (PROSE: Bafflement and Devotion)

Iris Wildthyme and Panda once attended a Shirley Bassey concert at Hampton Court Palace. (PROSE: Enter Wildthyme)

Legacy
Fitz Kreiner once thought that Compassion looked like a statue of Shirley Bassey. (PROSE: The Ancestor Cell)

Behind the scenes
In the real world Bassey grew up in Splott but was born in Tiger Bay.