LULU has announced her retirement from touring after a glittering 60-year musical career.
The Boom Bang-a-Bang singer, 75, will embark on her Champagne For Lulu tour for the last time in April.
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Scottish pop star Lulu will embark on the Champagne For Lulu tour for the last time in April, before retiring Credit: Rex
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Lulu hit the headlines in January 2023 when she was revealed to be a contestant on The Masked Singer, Piece of Cake
Speaking to Gyles Brandreth on his Rosebud podcast, released on Friday, she says: “This is actually – I’m announcing it for the first time now – this is my farewell tour, with family and friends.
“Because I was on a tour last year that was tough – it was successful, it went well – but you need an army to be successful in your career these days.”
The final performance will take place at the London Palladium on April 17, marking the 60th anniversary of her hit single Shout, released when she was just 15.
During his incredible career, the Scottish star has had ten Top Ten singles including Relight My Fire with Take That.
She sang the theme song for the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun and won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969 with her song Boom Bang-a-Bang.
Speaking about her upcoming tour, she said: “I’m not going to tell you exactly what I’m going to do, but of course I’m going to have to do Boom Bang-a-Bang.
“The audience wants to do it themselves anyway.
“You can’t help but give people what they want – and more.
“If you’ve ever seen me on tour, let me just say, you won’t see me like this.”
Explaining her decision to retire from touring, she explained: “Last year I had a tour that was a bit hectic.
Lulu is revealed as Piece of Cake in The Masked Singer
“It was successful, it went well, but you need an army to be successful in your career these days.”
Suggesting she could focus on her acting, she added: “And I felt unsupported.
“But then I turned 75 and I thought, ‘You know what, I want to keep working, but I want to do it in a different way’.
“I learned. And I also became a slightly different person.
“I’m not afraid to be vulnerable.”
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At the age of 15, Lulu was signed to Decca Records in 1964 and her version of the Isley Brothers’ ‘Shout’ reached number 7 in the UK charts Credit: Getty Images
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The 75-year-old is currently touring the UK, with dates in Glasgow, Manchester and LondonCredit: Tony Russell/Redferns
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