More than 60 years after she first hit the charts, Lulu proving she has no intention of slowing down.
Ahead of his charity concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall tonight (June 1), the Scottish music icon has announced “Let the Girl Sing Out”her 16th studio album and first full-length release in over a decade. The record will arrive on September 4 via The Orchard, with a lead single expected later this summer.
Recorded at Metrophonic Studios, the album brings together a team of longtime collaborators and songwriters, including Mark Taylor, Paul BarryLulu herself and her brother Billy Lawrie. According to the singer, the project puts her voice front and center – a fitting approach for an artist whose unmistakable vocals have remained a defining force across six decades of popular music.
The announcement adds another chapter to one of British pop’s most remarkable careers. Since emerging as a teenager in the 1960s, Lulu has built a resume that few artists can rival. She remains the only British female artist to have scored a US No. 1 single with “To Sir With Love”represented Great Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest and won, recorded the theme to a James Bond film and collaborated with artists from David Bowie to Take it.
Her influence extends beyond the charts. Lulu was among the first Western pop artists to emerge from behind the Iron Curtain, performing in Poland during the Cold War, and was later awarded a CBE for entertainment. In recent years, she has continued to maintain a high public profile, including opening the closing ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in her home city of Glasgow.
The new album comes ten years later “Making life rhyme”released in 2015. Despite the long gap between studio records, Lulu has remained a constant presence in British culture. Last year she released her memoir, “If You Only Knew”which became a Sunday Times bestseller and introduced a new generation of readers to the stories behind her extraordinary career.
While details of “Let the Girl Sing Out” remain limited, the title itself feels emblematic of where Lulu is today. At 77, she continues to tour, record and command audiences with the same energy that first made her a star in the Swinging Sixties.
For many artists, a career of six decades would be enough. For Lulu, “Let the Girl Sing Out” suggests that history is still being written.
“Let the Girl Sing Out” available for pre-order here
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