Dame Shirley Bassey Signs to Geffen Records

Geffen Records has announced the signing of one of the most celebrated British singers of all time, Dame Shirley Bassey.

The iconic Dame Shirley Bassey, Britain's most successful female artist ever is working on her first new studio album in almost a decade. David Arnold, the Grammy Award-winning producer best known for scoring five James Bond films is producing the album, due to be a set of contemporary songs released in autumn 2009.

During a career that has included 135 million record sales, Dame Shirley Bassey has had many highlights. In addition to singing three James Bond theme songs she has received numerous awards including a DBE (Dame of the British Empire) in 1999.

Recently, Dame Shirley appeared at the Glastonbury festival in 2007, where at the same event Arctic Monkeys covered ‘Diamonds Are Forever'. Kanye West also sampled the same track on his 2005 Grammy-winning song ‘Diamonds From Sierra Leone'.

Awarded the DBE in 1999, Dame Shirley has sold 135 million records and remains Britain's most successful female artist of all time. To read a feature article on the signing in the UK Times Online click here.