Person
Lulu
Acting · Born 1948-11-03 · Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Biography
Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, (born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie; 3 November 1948), best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s. She is internationally identified, especially by North American audiences, with the song "To Sir with Love" from the film of the same name and with the title song to the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. In European countries, she is also widely known for her Eurovision Song Contest winning entry "Boom Bang-a-Bang" and in the UK for her first hit "Shout", which was performed at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Known for
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Top of the Pops
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The Mike Douglas Show
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American Idol
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GMTV
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The One Show
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The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Pebble Mill at One
1972
QI
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Eurovision Song Contest
Self - Contestant
Filmography
- 2025TwiggySelf
- 2024Arthur's WhiskySusan
- 2023Lulu at the BBCSelf
- 2022The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert HallSelf
- 2022The Sound of 007Self
- 2022SidneySelf
- 2022Celebrity LingoSelf - Contestant
- 2022ABBA V QueenSelf (archive footage)
- 2022My Old SchoolMrs. Holmes (voice)
- 2021St Andrew’s Day at the BBCSelf
- 2020Michael McIntyre's The WheelSelf - Expert
- 2020The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken HeartSelf
- 2019RuPaul's Drag Race UKSelf - Guest Judge
- 2018Rip It UpSelf
- 2017My GenerationSelf (voice)
- 2017Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson StorySelf
- 2016Absolutely Fabulous: The MovieLulu
- 2013The Great Comic Relief Bake OffSelf - Contestant
- 2011Sir Jimmy Savile: As It HappenedSelf
- 2011The Jonathan Ross ShowSelf
- 2011Eurovision: Your Country Needs BlueSelf
- 2010Rewind The 60sSelf - Presenter
- 2010…Sings Neil DiamondSelf (archive footage)
- 2009Live from Studio FiveSelf
- 2009The Hour
- 2009Eurovision: Jade's StorySelf
- 2009Let's Dance for Comic ReliefSelf - Contestant
- 2008Celebrity JuiceSelf
- 2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf
- 2006The One ShowSelf
- 2006Full Length & Fabulous: The Beckhams' World Cup PartySelf
- 2006Davina
- 2005NigellaSelf
- 2005The Friday Night ProjectSelf
- 2004Who Do You Think You Are?Self
- 2004The Paul O'Grady Show
- 2003QISelf
- 2002American IdolSelf
- 2002An Audience with LuluSelf
- 2002V Graham NortonSelf
- 2001Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush ShowSelf (archive footage)
- 2001Top of the Pops: The True StorySelf
- 2000Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?Irene Smith
- 1999Red Alert with The National Lottery
- 1999It’s LuluSelf
- 1998ParkinsonSelf
- 1997The Brit GirlsSelf (archive footage)
- 1997Elton John: Tantrums & TiarasSelf
- 1996To Sir, with Love IIBarbara Pegg
- 1995In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny EverettSketch Performer (Archive Footage)
- 1995Fully Booked
- 1994Jools' Annual Hootenanny
- 1993Live & KickingSelf
- 1993GMTVSelf
- 1992Absolutely FabulousSelf
- 1992Terry Wogan's Friday NightSelf
- 1992HeartbeatDeborah Vine
- 1990Men in Love
- 1990Perfect ScoundrelsGossamer Trouble
- 1988Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night OutSelf
- 1987The Dame Edna ExperienceSelf
- 1987The Growing Pains of Adrian MolePauline Mole
- 1986Women in RockSelf (archive footage)
- 1985The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
- 1985Super GranIsla St. Porridge
- 1983Live From Her Majesty'sSelf
- 1982AliceAlice (singing voice)
- 1982The Kenny Everett Television ShowSelf
- 1981An Audience with Dudley Moore
- 1981Summertime Special
- 1981BananasSelf
- 1979The Cannon & Ball ShowSelf
- 1978An Audience with...Self
- 1977Dawson and FriendsSelf
- 1975Lulu
- 1974The Man with the Golden GunTheme Song Performance
- 1974The Cherry PickerNancy
- 1972MusikladenSelf
- 1972Pebble Mill at One
- 1971The Two Ronnies
- 1970Cucumber CastleLulu the cook
- 1970The Don Knotts ShowSelf
- 1970The Ray Stevens Show
- 1969Monty Python's Flying Circus
- 1969The Johnny Cash ShowSelf
- 1969This Is Tom JonesSelf
- 1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourSelf
- 1968Happening For Lulu
- 1968The Ugliest Girl in TownSelf
- 1968Hold On: It's The Dave Clark FiveSelf
- 1968Lulu's Back in TownSelf
- 1967To Sir, with LoveBarbara 'Babs' Pegg
- 19664-3-2-1 Hot and SweetSelf
- 1965The Music of Lennon & McCartneySelf
- 1965U.K. Swings AgainHerself
- 1965Gonks Go BeatSelf
- 1964The Hollywood PalaceSelf - Singer
- 1964Top of the PopsSelf
- 1963Ready Steady Go!Self
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1958Christmas Night with the Stars
- 1956Eurovision Song ContestSelf - Contestant
- —60s Legends in ConcertSelf
- —…Sings DylanHerself
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