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Helen Shapiro

British singer and actress · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Born 1946 · age 80

Helen Kate Shapiro is a British pop and jazz singer and actress. While still a teenager in the early 1960s, she was one of Britain's most successful female singers.

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With a voice described by AllMusic as possessing "the maturity and sensibilities of someone far beyond their teen years", Shapiro recorded two 1961 UK chart toppers, "You Don't Know" and "Walkin' Back to Happiness", when she was just 14 years old.

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United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
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Singer / Musician
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Born 1946 · age 80

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