Glasgow has honored Scottish singer Lulu with a blue plaque at the site where she was discovered at the age of 14. The plaque is located at The Lindella Club on Union Street, the venue where Lulu, born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie, began her singing career.
The recognition is part of the Nordoff and Robbins Music Heritage Trail, a project launched by a consortium behind a proposed Scottish Rock ’n’ Roll Hall Of Fame. The trail will feature ten plaques at historically significant music venues across the city. Other artists being celebrated include Lewis Capaldi, Simple Minds, Belle and Sebastian, Texas, and Wet Wet Wet.
Other locations included on the trail are Renfrew Street, where Simple Minds played their first gig, and Osborne Street, the site of Wet Wet Wet's recording of "Love Is All Around." Bentinck Street will also be marked for Belle and Sebastian's first album recording, and Bain Street for Lewis Capaldi's first headline gig at Saint Luke's.
Lulu, known for her ten top 10 singles including "Shout," a Eurovision win, and receiving an OBE and a CBE, has consistently expressed pride in her Glasgow roots throughout her career.
The singer recently shared personal revelations, including a brief affair with David Bowie during the 1970s, which occurred after her divorce from Maurice Gibb and during her relationship with celebrity hairstylist John Frieda. She described the relationship with Bowie as a "fling."