Lulu
Born
3 November 1948 (77)
Place of Birth
Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Also known as
Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie
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 k...
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.
Filmography (38)
Twiggy
2025
Arthur's Whisky
2024
Lulu at the BBC
2023
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
2022
The Sound of 007
2022
Sidney
2022
ABBA V Queen
2022
My Old School
2022
St Andrew’s Day at the BBC
2021
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
2020
My Generation
2017
Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story
2017
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
Sir Jimmy Savile: As It Happened
2011
Eurovision: Your Country Needs Blue
2011
…Sings Neil Diamond
2010
Eurovision: Jade's Story
2009
Full Length & Fabulous: The Beckhams' World Cup Party
2006
An Audience with Lulu
2002
Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Show
2001
Top of the Pops: The True Story
2001
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
2000
It’s Lulu
1999
Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras
1997
To Sir, with Love II
1996
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
1995
Men in Love
1990
Women in Rock
1986
Alice
1982
An Audience with Dudley Moore
1981
The Cherry Picker
1974
Cucumber Castle
1970
Hold On: It's The Dave Clark Five
1968
To Sir, with Love
1967
The Music of Lennon & McCartney
1965
U.K. Swings Again
1965
Gonks Go Beat
1965
60s Legends in Concert