Cilla Black

Priscilla Maria Veronica White OBE (27 May 1943 – 1 August 2015), better known as Cilla Black, was an English singer and television presenter.
== History ==
Championed by her friends the Beatles, Black began her career as a singer in 1963. Her singles "Anyone Who Had a Heart" and "You're My World" both reached number one in the UK in 1964. She had 11 top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart between then and 1971, and an additional eight hits that made the top 40. In May 2010, new research published by BBC Radio 2showed that her version of "Anyone Who Had a Heart" was the UK's biggest-selling single by a female artist in the 1960s. "You're My World" was also a modest hit in the U.S., peaking at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Along with a successful recording career in the 1960s and early 1970s, Black hosted her own BBC variety show, Cilla (1968–1976). After a brief time as a comedy actress, she became a prominent television presenter in the 1980s and 1990s, hosting hit entertainment shows such as Blind Date (1985–2003), Surprise Surprise (1984–2001) and The Moment of Truth (1998–2001). In 2013, Black celebrated 50 years in show business. ITV honoured this milestone with a one-off entertainment special which aired on 16 October 2013, The One & Only Cilla Black, featuring Black herself and hosted by Paul O'Grady.
Black died on 1 August 2015 at the age of 72, after a fall in her villa in Estepona. The day after her funeral, the compilation album The Very Best of Cilla Black went to number one on the UK Albums Chart and the New Zealand Albums Chart; it was her first number one album. In 2017, a statue of Black commissioned by her sons was unveiled outside the Cavern Club's original entrance.
== Discography ==
* Cilla (1965)
* Cilla Sings a Rainbow (1966)
* Sher-oo! (1968)
* Surround Yourself with Cilla (1969)
* Sweet Inspiration (1970)
* Images (1971)
* Day by Day with Cilla (1973)
* In My Life (1974)
* It Makes Me Feel Good (1976)
* Modern Priscilla (1978)
* Especially For You (1980)
* Surprisingly Cilla (1985)
* Cilla's World (1990)
* Through The Years (1993)
* Beginnings: Greatest Hits & New Songs (2003)
* Cilla All Mixed Up (2009)
==Selected TV credits==
Year 	Programme 	Role
1966 	Cilla at the Savoy 	presenter
1968–1976 	Cilla 	presenter
1975 	Cilla's Comedy Six 	actor
1976 	Cilla's World of Comedy 	actor
1983 	Cilla's Christmas Show 	presenter
1984–2001 	Surprise Surprise 	presenter
1985–2003 	Blind Date 	presenter
1993 	Cilla's Celebrations 	special guest/presenter
1998–2001 	The Moment of Truth 	presenter
2006 	Soapstar Superstar 	judge
2006–2010 	The Paul O'Grady Show 	guest presenter and guest
2007 	The Sunday Night Project 	guest presenter
2007, 2013	Room 101 	guest
2009 	TV's Greatest Endings 	presenter
2009–14 	Loose Women 	regular/guest panellist
2012 	Cilla's Unswung Sixties 	presenter
2011 	Benidorm 	herself
2011 	Never Mind the Buzzcocks 	guest presenter
2013 	Your Face Sounds Familiar 	guest judge
2013 	The One & Only Cilla Black	special guest
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