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Lulu (real name Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie) is a Scottish singer. She was born on November 3, 1948 in Glasgow, and shot to fame at the age of fifteen with her version of "Shout", delivered in a raucous and extremely mature voice. Her backing group were called "The Luvvers", but she soon ditched them to become a mainstream solo artist.

In 1966 she made her debut as a film actress in To Sir, with Love, a British vehicle for Sidney Poitier, and had a major hit with the film's title song. In the meantime, she continued with a thriving pop career and several television series of her own. In 1969, she represented Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was joint winner with representatives from three other countries - there had never been a draw before, and the rules were altered to prevent it ever happening again.

In the same year, Lulu married Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees in a fairytale ceremony in Gerrards Cross. Their careers forced them apart, and they divorced, childless, in 1973Events January events January 1 United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community now known as the European Union January 3 Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led. Lulu then married her hairdresser, John FriedaHugely successful British celebrity hairdresser who has built up a multi-million pound fortune from hair salons and hair products on the back of his reputation. Currently living in New York he divorced his wife, Lulu, of almost 20 years in the early 1990s, and remained with him for twenty years until another divorce. They had one son, Jordan FriedaJordan Frieda is a British born actor who is the son of Lulu and John Frieda. He was born 17th June 1977, and was educated at Eton College and Cambridge University. Now in his early 20s he had a small part in Steven Spielberg's TV mini series Band of Brot.

Lulu's singing career waned, but she remained in the public eye, continuing to act. In 19871987 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January January 1 Nunavut's capital changes it name to Iqaluit from Frobisher Bay. January 3 Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 4 An Amtrak train, she played Adrian MoleAdrian Mole is the fictional protagonist in a series of books by Sue Townsend. The author once famously spotted the future Prime Minister John Major (a minor cabinet minister at the time) in a photograph and said that Adrian would grow up to become just l's mother on television, and in the 1990sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s Years: Events and trends Computers, technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other techn she made a comeback, guesting on the cover versionIn pop music a cover version is a new rendition of a previously recorded song. Pop musicians may play covers as a tribute to the original performer or group, to win audiences who like to hear a familiar song, to increase their chance of success by using a of the Dan HartmanDan Hartman ( December 8, 1950 March 22, 1994) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Hartman joined his first band, The Legends at the age of 13, with his brother Dave. Hartman played keyboards and wrote song Relight My Fire, with Take That. The single reached number one in the British charts. She also appeared as herself in an episode of the hugely popular Absolutely Fabulous.

In 2000 she was awarded an MBE by the British Government. Her 2003 autobiography is called Don't Wanna Fight No More after a song she wrote for Tina Turner.

In 2002 her Gold album Together was a collection of duets with the likes of Elton John and Paul McCartney. In 2004 she released the album Back on Track and went on a UK wide tour to celebrate 40 years in the business.