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South Wales Guardian
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Lulu dreams of singing To Sir With Love to former US president Barack Obama
Lulu, 76, was asked on BBC Breakfast who she thought was the most charismatic politician. She said Obama, despite having never met him. She said: 'As soon as anyone mentions politics, it's Barack Obama, I'm sorry, there has never been a prime minister here that has that kind of charisma. 'I never met him, but my dream is to sing To Sir With Love to him, he's great isn't he?' Released in 1967, To Sir With Love is Lulu's theme to the James Clavell-directed film of the same name, which deals with social and racial issues at a British secondary school. It stars the singer and Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson and Patricia Routledge. The singer, whose real name is Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, also warned young people about the pitfalls of becoming famous. She added: 'Today it's so crazy to me that so many kids want to be famous, and I think, 'you have no idea what that entails', and it's quite hard, and a lot of my peers couldn't handle it because it was difficult, and they became addicts. 'Drugs were involved, or they just backed off because they couldn't deal with it. 'One of my favourite guitarists, Peter Green, I got angry that he stopped playing, but he couldn't deal with the whole success.' The Shout singer, who will release her memoir If Only You Knew in September, said she thought today's world was 'more open', and that people used to keep mental health issues to themselves. She explained: 'I think it's healthy, because if you keep things to yourself, like me, what was difficult about writing this book, when I decided to actually be as vulnerable as I possibly could and tell everything, I had things that I kept down, so they get lodged in your whole being, and to unlock them, this can be painful. 'It can be hard, but ultimately it's healthy, because they say that you're only as sick as your secrets, that's a phrase that goes around, or if you keep things hidden, they will pop out at the wrong moment. 'If you don't express that you're feeling angry, it will come out at a very inappropriate moment.' From the beginning of her career in 1964, Lulu has achieved 10 UK top 10 singles and a UK top 10 album. She is best known for songs such as Shout, I'm A Tiger and Boom Bang-A-Bang, which was a joint Eurovision winner in 1969 with the Spanish, Dutch and French entries, who all tied on 18 points.
Glasgow Times
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Glasgow's Lulu reveals dream to sing to ex-US President
Glasgow-born star Lulu, 76, was asked on BBC Breakfast who she thought was the most charismatic politician. She said Obama, despite having never met him. She said: 'As soon as anyone mentions politics, it's Barack Obama, I'm sorry, there has never been a prime minister here that has that kind of charisma. 'I never met him, but my dream is to sing To Sir With Love to him, he's great, isn't he?' Released in 1967, To Sir With Love is Lulu's theme to the James Clavell-directed film of the same name, which deals with social and racial issues at a British secondary school. It stars the singer and Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson and Patricia Routledge. The singer, whose real name is Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, also warned young people about the pitfalls of becoming famous. READ MORE: Legendary singer spotted at Glasgow hotel before concert She added: 'Today it's so crazy to me that so many kids want to be famous, and I think, 'you have no idea what that entails', and it's quite hard, and a lot of my peers couldn't handle it because it was difficult, and they became addicts. 'Drugs were involved, or they just backed off because they couldn't deal with it. 'One of my favourite guitarists, Peter Green, I got angry that he stopped playing, but he couldn't deal with the whole success.' The Shout singer, who will release her memoir If Only You Knew in September, said she thought today's world was 'more open', and that people used to keep mental health issues to themselves. She explained: 'I think it's healthy, because if you keep things to yourself, like me, what was difficult about writing this book, when I decided to actually be as vulnerable as I possibly could and tell everything, I had things that I kept down, so they get lodged in your whole being, and to unlock them, this can be painful. 'It can be hard, but ultimately it's healthy, because they say that you're only as sick as your secrets, that's a phrase that goes around, or if you keep things hidden, they will pop out at the wrong moment. 'If you don't express that you're feeling angry, it will come out at a very inappropriate moment.' Glasgow's Lulu reveals dream to sing to ex-US President (Image: Newsquest) From the beginning of her career in 1964, Lulu has achieved 10 UK top 10 singles and a UK top 10 album. She is best known for songs such as Shout, I'm A Tiger and Boom Bang-A-Bang, which was a joint Eurovision winner in 1969 with the Spanish, Dutch and French entries, who all tied on 18 points.
Wales Online
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Lulu dreams of singing To Sir With Love to former US president Barack Obama
Lulu dreams of singing To Sir With Love to former US president Barack Obama Lulu, 76, was asked on BBC Breakfast who she thought was the most charismatic politician. She said Obama, despite having never met him (Image: ITV ) Scottish singer Lulu says her dream is to sing her song To Sir With Love to former US president Barack Obama. Lulu, 76, was asked on BBC Breakfast who she thought was the most charismatic politician. She said Obama, despite having never met him. She said: "As soon as anyone mentions politics, it's Barack Obama, I'm sorry, there has never been a prime minister here that has that kind of charisma. "I never met him, but my dream is to sing To Sir With Love to him, he's great isn't he?" Released in 1967, To Sir With Love is Lulu's theme to the James Clavell-directed film of the same name, which deals with social and racial issues at a British secondary school. It stars the singer and Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson and Patricia Routledge. Article continues below The singer, whose real name is Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, also warned young people about the pitfalls of becoming famous. She added: "Today it's so crazy to me that so many kids want to be famous, and I think, 'you have no idea what that entails', and it's quite hard, and a lot of my peers couldn't handle it because it was difficult, and they became addicts. "Drugs were involved, or they just backed off because they couldn't deal with it. "One of my favourite guitarists, Peter Green, I got angry that he stopped playing, but he couldn't deal with the whole success." The Shout singer, who will release her memoir If Only You Knew in September, said she thought today's world was "more open", and that people used to keep mental health issues to themselves. She explained: "I think it's healthy, because if you keep things to yourself, like me, what was difficult about writing this book, when I decided to actually be as vulnerable as I possibly could and tell everything, I had things that I kept down, so they get lodged in your whole being, and to unlock them, this can be painful. "It can be hard, but ultimately it's healthy, because they say that you're only as sick as your secrets, that's a phrase that goes around, or if you keep things hidden, they will pop out at the wrong moment. "If you don't express that you're feeling angry, it will come out at a very inappropriate moment." From the beginning of her career in 1964, Lulu has achieved 10 UK top 10 singles and a UK top 10 album. Article continues below She is best known for songs such as Shout, I'm A Tiger and Boom Bang-A-Bang, which was a joint Eurovision winner in 1969 with the Spanish, Dutch and French entries, who all tied on 18 points.
Rhyl Journal
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Lulu dreams of singing To Sir With Love to former US president Barack Obama
Lulu, 76, was asked on BBC Breakfast who she thought was the most charismatic politician. She said Obama, despite having never met him. She said: 'As soon as anyone mentions politics, it's Barack Obama, I'm sorry, there has never been a prime minister here that has that kind of charisma. 'I never met him, but my dream is to sing To Sir With Love to him, he's great isn't he?' Released in 1967, To Sir With Love is Lulu's theme to the James Clavell-directed film of the same name, which deals with social and racial issues at a British secondary school. It stars the singer and Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson and Patricia Routledge. The singer, whose real name is Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, also warned young people about the pitfalls of becoming famous. She added: 'Today it's so crazy to me that so many kids want to be famous, and I think, 'you have no idea what that entails', and it's quite hard, and a lot of my peers couldn't handle it because it was difficult, and they became addicts. 'Drugs were involved, or they just backed off because they couldn't deal with it. 'One of my favourite guitarists, Peter Green, I got angry that he stopped playing, but he couldn't deal with the whole success.' The Shout singer, who will release her memoir If Only You Knew in September, said she thought today's world was 'more open', and that people used to keep mental health issues to themselves. She explained: 'I think it's healthy, because if you keep things to yourself, like me, what was difficult about writing this book, when I decided to actually be as vulnerable as I possibly could and tell everything, I had things that I kept down, so they get lodged in your whole being, and to unlock them, this can be painful. 'It can be hard, but ultimately it's healthy, because they say that you're only as sick as your secrets, that's a phrase that goes around, or if you keep things hidden, they will pop out at the wrong moment. 'If you don't express that you're feeling angry, it will come out at a very inappropriate moment.' From the beginning of her career in 1964, Lulu has achieved 10 UK top 10 singles and a UK top 10 album. She is best known for songs such as Shout, I'm A Tiger and Boom Bang-A-Bang, which was a joint Eurovision winner in 1969 with the Spanish, Dutch and French entries, who all tied on 18 points.
The Irish Sun
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Huge Brit pop star teases massive bombshells in new memoir & reveals she broke down in tears ‘a lot' while writing it
BRITISH music icon Lulu says writing her memoir has forced her into therapy because it was so distressing. Advertisement 3 Lulu says writing her memoir has forced her into therapy because it was so distressing Credit: Getty 3 Lulu with The Sun's Howell Davies Credit: Supplied During an exclusive chat with Bizarre's Howell yesterday, 'The message I got was, 'Don't tell anybody anything. "Keep it to yourself'. So they became secrets. 'Everything was a secret and it was pushed down. And I've had issues. Advertisement read more on lulu 'There's a lot of things in my life I have never spoken about that I talk about in this book. "So it's been intense. I've had to go into therapy. "It's been quite a thing this past year. 'It came about because somebody said to me, 'People think Advertisement Most read in Bizarre "Because I keep things to myself. 'I push them down and actually dislodging them, pulling them up, dredging them up, it was not easy. Huge British pop icon announces shock retirement after glittering 60-year career "That was like, Oh my god. That took a lot of physical, mental effort.' She added: 'I know I would hide it, but I always felt different, awkward, and alone. Advertisement 'And now, you don't have to feel that way.' The experience has encouraged her to launch charitable fund Lulu's Mental Health Trust. Her first initiative was a walk across London yesterday, which raised more than £15,000. It started at the school in Shadwell, East London where she filmed 1967 movie To Sir With Love, and ended at the old studio in Camden, North London, where she recorded Shout. Advertisement Lulu, who posed with her cockapoo Fudge at the start is busier than ever as she also has a popular podcast and has just announced Lulu said: 'Through the difficulties I have had help, I have survived, and not just survived. "I am probably in a better place than I have ever been in my whole life. 'CRAZY WOMAN' 'Part of me likes getting older, although part of me still thinks she's 15. I'm kind of incorrigible, you know, I'm a crazy woman.' Advertisement Remarkably, it is 56 years since she won Lulu said: 'I can't bear to watch it and us lose again. I just can't. 'I have to wait and say, did we win? Oh, we won! Then I can watch it back. 'But those lovely girls, Advertisement ' And as for what the UK should do for its entry next year? Lulu said: 'See if they can get Elton to write a song, or Gary Barlow.' She might just be on to something. Advertisement 3 Lulu with her cockapoo Fudge Credit: PA Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme - Sun Club.
