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"Dame Shirley Bassey will make her first ever appearance at the Oscars this month, the Academy has confirmed. The Welsh music icon, famous for her James Bond themes &amp;#039;Goldfinger&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;Diamonds Are Forever&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;Moonraker&amp;#039;, has sold 135 million records and made more than 44 albums in a career spanning six decades.  &amp;quot;We are thrilled to welcome the legendary Dame Shirley Bassey to our Oscar show,&amp;quot; said producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. &amp;quot;Her association with film music is world renowned and we are proud that she will be making her first Oscar appearance on our telecast.&amp;quot; Though specific details of Bassey&amp;#039;s appearance have not been revealed, it is expected that she will play a part in the Academy&amp;#039;s planned James Bond 50-year anniversary celebration. Video: Hollywood stars reveal their favourite James Bond:  Adele is already confirmed to perform &amp;#039;Skyfall&amp;#039;, the theme from Daniel Craig&amp;#039;s $1 billion 007 outing from last year. Speculation has also emerged surrounding an on-stage appearance from all six Bond actors, Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Craig. This year&amp;#039;s Oscars ceremony will take place on February 24 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. &amp;gt; Hilary Saltzman on Bond, Oscars: &amp;quot;Time running out to get them together&amp;quot; &amp;gt; Daniel Radcliffe, Charlize Theron to make special Oscars appearance &amp;gt; &amp;#039;The Avengers&amp;#039; cast to reunite at Oscars Photo gallery - James Bond performers in pictures:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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