Lulu - Wonderful Woman No. 124

Lulu - Born 1948
British Singer, Songwriter, Actress and Television Personality

Added to the album by Tay, A Wonderful Man

With the obvious acception of my Great Aunt, Barbara Jackson - Wonderful Woman No. 17, there are few women in the album I can lay claim to having met in person. Lulu though, I did once have the pleasure of meeting, she came backstage to a show I was in years ago and was seemingly humble, lovely and was terribly complimentary about my performance. For that brief meeting alone, she will always be wonderful to me.

She's Lulu and I love her. There, I said it...
I could prattle on all night but suffice to say Lulu deserves a place in 'Wonderful Women'.
Annonymous, A Wonderful Lulu Fan

I've been lucky enough to receive some unique insights from the genuine Lulu fan quoted above (who asked to remain nameless). Often when women have been nominated to the album, little explanation is given and so it has been a great pleasure to have direct access to someone who can really explain and emphasis exactly how this Woman is Wondeful. One of the things I love the most about having created this celebration of women, is people contributing suggestions of women who have meant something to them, who have inspired them, represented them or touched them for another reason.

Remarkably, Lulu's singing career began when she was in her pre-teens. She was signed to her first record label while still only fifteen and throughout the sixties had a string of chart hits, including possibly her most famous record Shout! In a singing career that has spanned six decades, Lulu has recorded over twenty studio albums and has had singles chart success in every decade since she started, including a UK Number 1 with Take That in 1993, where she competently covered Loleatta Holloway - Wonderful Woman No. 93's vocal on Dan Hartman's disco classic Relight My Fire.

In 1969, Lulu represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Boom Bang-a-Bang. She was tied in first place, a victory for the UK and an excellent win for Lulu, especially as she claimed never to have liked the song.

It seemed like Lulu owned Saturday nights. She must have made countless appearances on Summertime Special and the like.
Anon

As well as an outstanding recording career, Lulu appeared on and presented a number of television shows, including her own shows Lulu's Back In Town, Happening For Lulu, Lulu and It's Lulu. She has also proved herself to be a fine Actress, appearing in seven feature films, including the outstanding To Sir, With Love (featuring brilliant Sidney Poitier, if I were ever to write about Wonderful Men, he would be high on the list of inclusions).

Now in her sixties, Lulu continues to perform and be ever-present and popular in the public eye, I have written many times about how wonderful it is to see women with lengthy and successful careers. Lulu is a great ambassador for women in music, a true star and what a voice!

You have to be driven and very, very focused and hard work cannot frighten you. If you can develop those characteristics then you can stay in your job for a very long time.
Lulu