About
Northern Irish singer who had ten hits on the UK Singles Chart in the 1950s. She made pop chart history in 1955 by having five hits in the Top Twenty in a single week.
Before Fame
She started performing appearing on TV at the age of 12, but still finished her primary education.
Trivia
Her popularity led her name to become part of Cockney rhyming slang as a word for "curry".
Family Life
She and her husband Bernie Burgess had two children: Julie and Tim.
Associated With
She appeared in her only film role alongside Frankie Howerd in A Touch of the Sun.
