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)

During her time with the Eighth Doctor, Helen Sinclair recalled having gone skinnny dipping with Shirley Bassey. (AUDIO: Patience)

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)

In a dream of the newborn Paul Magrs, Shirley Bassey attended a party hosted by Dr Oho. (PROSE: In the Sixties) Paul's grandmother, endearingly nicknamed "Little Nanna", sung Shirely Bassey songs in clubs when she was younger. (PROSE: The Story of Fester Cat)

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.