Dame Shirley Bassey vocal evolution (1956 - 2018)

[@johnkean6852]

If you want a show there's thousands to choose from; if you want a _performance_ choose Bassey.

[@elmerbaez6784]

Still sounds great at 81. Amazing.

[@arkadashi]

A true legend!!! She gets better with time, like a fine wine, Long live Dame Shirley Bassey!!!!!!!

[@andrewhubbard4044]

Bassey the best entertainer in the world God bless you Dame Shirley

[@multimill]

One of the most remarkably well preserved voices in popular music. Amazing breath support. Almost defies belief. Complete legend right there.

[@maudeboggins9834]

I so agree with your comment. She is an amazingly talented singer. She has a charming sense of humour too

[@mschoenberg10]

Truly a remarkable legend. No other singer has this talent, watching their voice get stronger as the years go on. She is a true superstar to which no one can compare.

[@robertjordan5653]

That voice is magnificent and her stage presence is unbelievable!!!

[@MySpring75]

Simply one of the best singer in the world♥️🌹🌹🌹

[@robertclatworthy1857]

A legend! No other word for her. Hope Shirley goes on forever

[@levimacdonald5188]

diamond's are forever and EVER of COURSE AND thats dsb ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@dianneelaine157]

She is amazing ageless beauty ageless voice

[@craigmills3583]

Can’t nobody do it like the Dame! As a proud Welshman we’re very lucky that DSB is from Wales as nobody has her longevity with a voice that has actually got better and stronger. Truly a one of a kind

[@tommoncrieff1154]

I saw the 2002 and 2018 performances live. Just incredible. There is no other entertainer singing live who can beat her.

[@domsdanny4402]

The most sexy, powerful live entertainer in the world!! Thanks for this compilation. 💖💖💖

[@luismirandafallaque3346]

Indiscutible ¡ Es un Don de DIOS , y Tan HERMOSA Que Se PUSO. Como El Buen VINO Con Los AÑOS. Te AMO SHIRLEY. ❤ , Hoy 22 De Marzo 2023. Desde NEW YORK Escuchando Tus Bellas Canciones. ! Contigo PERU 🇵🇪. Saludos 🙋‍♀ Mi AMOR. 🎤 🎸 🎹 !

[@SMtWalkerS]

She has been, and continues to be, incredible! What a powerful voice!

[@regeneratedsun6105]

Lord have mercy!!!!!!!!! Now THIS IS LONGEVITY RIGHT HERE!

[@jamiecesar3585]

🌎 Greatest Legend Queen of Pop and beyond. This kind of brilliant gifted talent comes once in a lifetime and a true Goddess DSB ♾️♾️♾️💎☺️🎶👍😎🙏🏼🐈💕 We 💕😘 so much God bless Shirley Bassey ♾️🌟⚖️🌟🕊️🎶 🐈💎🙏🏼

[@brucekuehn4031]

Shirley is forever and everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@machpodfan]

With complete affection and admiration: The Vocal Volcano! Unique and never-to-be-repeated.

[@joemac801]

2020 she is now 83 ! i wonder how she takes care of herself!!!Diet .. exercise.. still and all..........to be so strong... and her voice!!! greater than ever!!! incredible. from manila, philippines...

[@ah7910]

And STILL in 2020 going strong, I just bought her new “farewell” album and my goodness, still the most powerful and utterly delicious instrument in the business. An absolutely under appreciated legend, I understand certain singing styles fall out of fashion but why they’ve not asked her back for a fourth Bond them is a tragedy and our loss.

[@jamiecesar3585]

Brilliant, incredible Bravo thank you for this genius video. DSB ageless Queen greatest entertainer and voice in the 🌎.💎💎💎♾️♾️♾️♾️❤️❤️🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🙏🙏🙏

[@wanderley1961]

COMO O PASSAR DO TEMPO FICOU CADA VEZ MELHOR , MAGNÍFICA ,GLORIOSA , ESCANDALOSA NA ARTE DE INTERPRETAR CANÇÕES !!!!

[@johnkean6852]

You are what you wear: Bassey is sparkling elegant ... gold

[@caddichris74]

We absolutely love her to no end! Thank you for that wonderful compilation! ❤️

[@marciowerneckmozer5601]

Se não for a cantora com maior potência vocal que já escutei , está entre as 3. Associando a potência , está a qualidade técnica , emoção na voz e a beleza natural da voz . Sensacional. Acho que está entre as 3 maiores cantoras de todos os tempos.

[@operabilia]

Non c'è ne saranno mai più altre di questa statura! Grandissima e magistrale!

[@ГалинаФ-б9ж]

Восхитительная женщина, потрясающая певица! БРАВО! ИЗ РОССИИ С ЛЮБОВЬЮ!

[@StevenRomeo-z3t]

Shirley Bassey you are best female singer in world may God bless you

[@geraldoangelo6701]

She sing too very well that I think she is mocking with us. To good too great singer tha I have never seen. God bless you Shirley Bassey. I love you!

[@terezinhadeholandacavalcan7842]

Essa mulher é uma MARAVILHA! Que voz, que postura, que monumental cantora!❤️👍👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

[@andrebussk124]

A voz mais poderosa que eu já ouvi na vida.

[@raymondleongdiva]

Truly outstanding no one can replace lady Shirley Bassey ❤️ she is the ultimate Diva with pipes just out of this world. Love her thru out the decades!🇸🇬

[@johnkean6852]

A voice that transcends all.

[@DaQuan-Boyd]

#GREATESTVOCALISTOFALLTIME #THEG.O.A.T #Legendary ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@johnkean6852]

Don't be shy ... be Bassey

[@antonioeustaquioamaral3421]

É, simplesmente "Absurda".!

[@douglasb.1203]

The lady can belt. Stunning.

[@juanzucchero-urruttia4736]

A global treasure.

[@stevenwren2784]

None of the superlatives are enough. Quite incredible.

[@richardlavin8328]

Only in a life time a voice like her's.

[@josemarcosalvesdelima3060]

Espetacular. Diva a vida inteira. Dama.Meu respeito a arte e ao talento `aquela que eu considero a maior cantora do planeta Terra. Deusa da música mundial.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@NeuriMercedes]

Oh wow i just started to listen to her now . Shes amazinghgg

[@johnkean6852]

Classy Bassey

[@suelipintodossantos4001]

Eternamente Divaaaaa! !!!

[@080137]

That’s Liz Taylor at 1:36! Great compilation. Thank you!

[@caddichris74]

I thought the same thing! 😊

[@victoriaaraneta2316]

Fabulous dame shirley

[@johnkean6852]

Living legend

[@hj222222]

Like fine wine, just gets better with age

[@levimacdonald5188]

Diamond's are forever ❤❤❤❤❤ Dsb kicks Ass

[@saracampos656]

Espectacular

[@bafbaas1210]

I feel like she shifted her placement in the mid 60s to a more open chestier place to what we now recognize as the quintessential shirley sound.

[@johngibson.youhavesuchachi3084]

Simply in a league of her own

[@wanderley1961]

MAGNÍFICA ,GLORIOSA , ESCANDALOSA NA ARTE DE INTERPRETAR CANÇÕES !!!!

[@TheNordog]

!956 and I was there, now 2023 & I'm still here to witness the legend that is the Welsh songbird of Tiger Bay! Now we need part two! And the nearest to our Shirly is our Petula now 90 years of age and only last November 2022 she did the Bird Lady of Mary Poppins. What a pair the UK produced!!!! If only Julie Andrews saved her voice here in the UK.

Just heard her latest and last album. I am stunned how she marched through 60 and more years of Showbusiness without lacking her voice and charisma. Thanks for sharing your incredible medley. That must have been such a work, but it reveals how grand this lady was and still is.

[@TEOCALE]

Thank you!!! I completely agree with you!! I was astonished when I heard her singing big notes at 83!!! The highest moment in this album I think was Adagio, the ending is wonderful!

@@TEOCALE So true. When I saw it on the track list, I really thought she would not be able to give it all, because it is such a difficult song, but she gave me gooze bumps. My favorite though is "I made it through the rain". Just because this is how I would write a song for her.

[@fredguillaume3674]

Une beauté j'adore vraiment cette femme passé le 60ans elle et tjr aussi belle

[@eloyguevara9447]

DE FABULA.............................IMPRESIONANTE.....................

[@TheRenamay]

Großartig!

[@robertmonthe9750]

Even younger she’s got a strong voice but more clearer older she made it more darker

[@jadezee6316]

not darker...it was much fuller.....more mature...and a much better voice...NO SINGER....reaches their peak...vocally till well into their 40's

[@Prolinium]

Her retention has just amplified over the years. Her talent bloomed. Her worst years (professionally) were with Musical Director (used loosely) Michael Alexander. He was a knob !!

[@fergusmurray1828]

I’ve heard this before, what is the issue with him? I like Keep the Music Playing.

[@lindadillon3061]

Thanks for compiling this as I was wondering when her voice got deeper and stronger.

[@TEOCALE]

Linda Dillon thank you for watching!

[@kingpriest5044]

She is the legend. I love you Shirley💕

[@johnkean6852]

Wales gave her Wings

[@lovelymeg7367]

Powerful voice 🤩🤩🤩

[@MySpring75]

Mateo thank you for your❤️😃 effort

[@TEOCALE]

Thank you for your support!

[@tonymalaluan]

I think she didn't really stop singing, unlike some singers who take a years-long break and then come back rusty. As for my favourite track by her, I always love "Never³" for her vocals and its bassline...

[@popland1977]

I was going to mamake this video but you caught me to it!! What an absolute beast of a vocalist. I loved seeing how her voice got rather and even more powerful as Dame Shirley got older. Even in her 80s, she seems so confident and in control. Well done on the video and your great channel overall. Btw, do you live in the US or EU?

[@TEOCALE]

Pop Land Thank you!!! I live in Italy

[@popland1977]

@@TEOCALE I live in Ireland, I struggle to make videos because of EU copyright laws. Have you any advice?

[@TEOCALE]

Pop Land I haven’t got big problems with copyright. I can upload them but of course I can’t monetize them. For my compilations I try to choose videos from KZbin which are uploaded by unofficial channels. When it’s possible I don’t use official track from official albums. Some months ago I had problems with a video of You Are My Friend by Patti LaBelle in 2018 when she sang for VH1. So I had to substitute it with a fan-made video of the song

[@popland1977]

@@TEOCALE Ok thanks very much. I've lost a lot of my videoe, they've been blocked worldwide which is very annoying

[@TEOCALE]

Pop Land Yes it’s very annoying, especially with this new copyright law!

[@Ciclopea2]

Is there any doubt that she was born to sing? she's an amazing powerhouse, one of a kind.

[@johnkean6852]

Got a great voice because she's got a burley chassis.

[@KajiVocals]

According to her musical director she was first classified as a soprano and then due to smoke's damaging effect and pregnancies her voice lowered to a mezzo.

[@quincycooper79]

What type of soprano was Shirley?

[@KajiVocals]

Quincy Cooper In the 50s and 60s she sounded like a standard lyric soprano with a strong belt to be honest. I recommend listening to her duet with Anthony Newley and her early Royal Variety performance. You can hear her soprano voice there.

[@quincycooper79]

@@KajiVocals Ok thanks for the information

[@fergusmurray1828]

@@KajiVocals Definitely not a lyric voice - too much volume.

[@KajiVocals]

@@fergusmurray1828 Um... have you never heard how a properly developed lyric instrument sounds? Listen to Montserrat Caballe (lyric soprano) here singing with a lyric mezzo. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmObZqx_fLSsf6s Montserrat is the second singer. Listen to her CHEST notes. This is a lyric soprano. Big voice. Why? Proper technique. More developed than the mezzo in that performance (who is also decent in her own right, but not nearly as good). A lyric mezzo when developed properly will be bigger than the biggest soprano (and darker actually...). Listen to Sutherland (lyric coloratura) singing with Callas (dramatic coloratura) here kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXvEiaBtg5J5pZI Callas is the singer who comes in after Sutherland. Listen to the size. Dramatic soprano size and darkness. Mezzo will sound darker and bigger when developed. Like Elena Obraztsova (who some consider to be a dramatic soprano as well) or Oralia Dominguez. An actual DRAMATIC mezzo will also be considerably lower than any of the ladies I mentioned and much closer in natural timbre and tessitura to a contralto, which is why dramatic mezzos often get to play the witch or old women roles or even in travesti roles (crossdressing as men) - because they do sound androgynous. So no, she is not too loud to be a lyric voice. She is just a developed instrument.

[@lillianlawrence9139]

Gosh her voice got more powerfull as she aged.wonderfull

[@bhengberongoy431]

She's the only one on this planet has most powerful voice still exist at her age so amazing performer

[@itancesar-mo5rv]

J ❤adore❤número um❤ voz do planeta.

[@saracampos656]

❤❤🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱

[@itanhermenegildocesarcesar7889]

J adore SB.

[@itancesar-mo5rv]

❤ j adore ❤numero 1❤ na terra

[@juliobujalancesalas1432]

Grande.

[@nahuelma97]

Most singers's prime is around their 30s, but she had like 2 decades of prime or something idk

[@Prolinium]

Ooh....you have more work to do !! 2020 - 2021 NEW ALBUM....

[@jadezee6316]

great singers voices do not peak until they are into their late 40's.......the best vocals of ANY great singer is between the 45-55..year old range.....dont believe it?...pick out your favorite great singer and go listen....of course what i am telling you applies to mature people...not idiot children...who think every contestant on tv's crap singing shows....is the greatest voice they ever heard..

[@jadezee6316]

after watching this small sample..it is clear bassey's peak vocal ere was between the years of her 48th ...and her 58th birthday...

[@fergusmurray1828]

Jade Zee Interesting - I thought the average vocal prime was 35 - 45?

[@ShlomoNizin]

35-55

[@supernova5630]

Recuerdan cómo llegó ella a este tablet?. Que buen aporte no? Sería todo.

[@supernova5630]

Tendré que hacer méritos para reunirme con ella.

[@direfranchement]

Hmmm...definitely became a better singer as she matured. Better pitch and vocal control. Voice also darkened over time.

[@Olgaalwina]

Sie wurde Jahr um Jahr besser und ist heute unerreicht !!!!!

[@erinblue1951]

Это не похоже на пение. Орёт, как оглашенная. Вердикт - голос очень громкий! Иерихонская труба. Слушать невозможно. Легенда и королева вокала это Уитни Хьюстон!