Lulu

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Lulu n. informal; an outstanding person or thing
(Oxford Concise Dictionary)
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Born in Glasgow just after the war, Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie was performing on stage by the age of twelve. Named The Gleneagles after the hotel where they played, her band was quickly spotted by a record company, whose first task was to find a stage name for the tiny Scottish singer with the astonishing voice. 'She's a lulu of a kid!' exclaimed her manager; the rest, as they say, is pop history.
This is the extraordinary story of how Lulu swapped the harsh poverty of her tenement childhood for the glamorous world of international stardom. It is a modern-day tale of rags to musical riches: the Glasgow Lulu grew up in was a city punctuated by alcohol and violence, a world where families stayed one step ahead of the law in order to make ends meet. In I Don't Want to Fight, Lulu reveals for the first time the truth about these formative years.... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Lulu n. informal; an outstanding person or thing
(Oxford Concise Dictionary)
i ¦ 'f ! ¦ 1 r . i , : ¦ 1 .-jl ¦ ¦
,•1' '.¦v- -
Born in Glasgow just after the war, Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie was performing on stage by the age of twelve. Named The Gleneagles after the hotel where they played, her band was quickly spotted by a record company, whose first task was to find a stage name for the tiny Scottish singer with the astonishing voice. 'She's a lulu of a kid!' exclaimed her manager; the rest, as they say, is pop history.
This is the extraordinary story of how Lulu swapped the harsh poverty of her tenement childhood for the glamorous world of international stardom. It is a modern-day tale of rags to musical riches: the Glasgow Lulu grew up in was a city punctuated by alcohol and violence, a world where families stayed one step ahead of the law in order to make ends meet. In I Don't Want to Fight, Lulu reveals for the first time the truth about these formative years.
She describes what it is like being thrust into the spotlight at such a young age: suddenly she was a singer, a film star, a sixties It girl, touring with the Beach Boys, partying with the Beatles, flirting with the Monkees, marrying a Bee Gee. She recalls the highs of her illustrious career: hitting number one in America, winning Eurovision, relighting the fire for a whole new generation with Take That; but also the pain in her private life - and how she transformed this heartbreak into song-writing success.
I Don't Want to Fight is the candid, compelling story of Lulu's remarkable life. And as much as it is a tale of stardom and celebrity, it is also one underpinned by courage and determination, and a spirit undimmed -however hard the odds. -
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