Dame Shirley Bassey Reassures Fans She's Still Alive
Bassey was falsely said to have died, as announced by Manfred Mann's singer during a gig in Wales.
Dame Shirley Bassey has released a statement to re-assure fans that she is very much still alive, after a fellow singer wrongly announced to his audience during a concert that she had died.
During a gig in St. David’s Hall in Cardiff to celebrate the 1960s music scene on Wednesday night (March 7th), Manfred Mann signer Mike D’Abo announced to around 700 gig goers that the legendary singer had passed away. He said that he had taken a phone call prior to the concert and was told that Bassey had died, but that he hadn’t heard anything about the circumstances.
According to a report by a Wales Online report, there was an “audible gasp” of shock as the false reports spread.
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