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HELEN SHAPIRO

Helen Shapiro was born September 28, 1946 in Bethnal Green, London and is a British pop singer, jazz singer and actress. Helen Shapiro began her pop career at the age of ten as part of a school group called Susie and the Hula Hoops, which also featured a young Marc Bolan on guitar. Helen Shapiro had her first hit in 1961 when she was a mere 14 years of age, and had two UK Official Singles Chart Number 1s with You Don’t Know and Walking Back To Happiness, becoming the youngest female chart topper in the UK. Helen Shapiro toured as a support act to The Beatles, who’d written a song for her but it was turned down by her recording manager Norrie Paramor. Helen Shapiro turned to acting, with roles in theatre productions of Cabaret and Oliver!, as well as featuring in short-lived soap Albion Market. Helen Shapiro retired from showbiz in 2002.

HELEN SHAPIRO Songs stats

UK No1s
2
UK Top 10s
5
UK Top 40s
10
UK Top 75s
11
Weeks at No1
6
Weeks in the Top 10
41
Weeks in the Top 40
97
Weeks in the Top 75
119

HELEN SHAPIRO Albums stats

UK No1s
0
UK Top 10s
1
UK Top 40s
1
UK Top 75s
1
Weeks at No1
0
Weeks in the Top 10
14
Weeks in the Top 40
25
Weeks in the Top 75
25

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Andrew Earwaker

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https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/99d8924f8aab61882150f4c2d9b5ec697a35fdf20acee9d104a3e3b409003e0b.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/21ae000406549b3a597e8b041fcdaa055a54d55f67dedb75133d9436a9c9e42b.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/76fdcf1e4cccecc993fd9404ca3d5e0477e1bd972415f13ce08910001e4a26d2.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5f11cb5ecd3a6706da9863289ed0cde70cc5125d31fddd86f1b23cc24d8d0ef5.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/781a84c7dd6b07e822576228d088faf2764c265e740d657cb2498ac5eddc6edc.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/cb995d567dded700120627d0eda1b99014c298138019b81b3c37964e53142ebc.jpg The Beatles were Helen;s support act in 1963:
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Barmy

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In actuality, it was The Beatles who were supporting Shapiro on the 1963 tour. :-)