Lulu has opened up about her career struggles and the impact of working with the late David Bowie, saying he made her feel heard in the music industry. The 75-year-old Scottish singer, who shot to fame as a teenager, recalled difficult negotiations with record label executives who wanted her to sing 'little pop songs'.
Speaking on The Jonathan Ross Show, Lulu said: 'I would have a lot of tears and a lot of struggles. When I met David, he said 'The labels don't get you. They don't get your voice either. I'm going to make a hit record with you'. When he said that to me, I felt like I'd been heard and I'd been seen.'
The singer, who covered Bowie's 'The Man Who Sold The World' and had a brief relationship with him, declined to comment on their romance, joking 'no comment'. She described her 2002 autobiography as 'a load of drivel' but said she did her best at the time.
Lulu, born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie, rose to fame at 15 with her cover of 'Shout' and represented the UK at Eurovision in 1969, winning jointly with France, the Netherlands and Spain. She has announced her 'Champagne For Lulu' tour will be her last, though she plans to release a new record and is not retiring.
