More than 60 years after she first burst onto the charts, Lulu is proving she has no intention of slowing down.
Ahead of her headline charity concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall tonight (June 1st), 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 is set to arrive on September 4th 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 Barry, Lulu herself, and her brother Billy Lawrie. According to the singer, the project places her voice firmly at the centre – a fitting approach for an artist whose unmistakable vocals have remained a defining force throughout 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 résumé that few artists can rival. She remains the only British female artist to have scored a U.S. No. 1 single with ‘To Sir With Love’, represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest and won, recorded the theme to a James Bond film, and collaborated with artists ranging from David Bowie to Take That.
Her influence extends beyond the charts. Lulu was among the first Western pop performers to appear behind the Iron Curtain, performing in Poland during the Cold War, and was later awarded a CBE for services to 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 hometown of Glasgow.
The new album arrives ten years after ‘Making Life Rhyme’, released in 2015. Yet despite the lengthy gap between studio records, Lulu has remained a constant presence in British culture. Last year she released her memoir, ‘If Only You Knew’, which became a Sunday Times bestseller and introduced a new generation of readers to the stories behind her extraordinary career.
While details about ‘Let The Girl Sing Out’ remain limited, the title itself feels emblematic of where Lulu finds herself 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 six-decade career would be enough. For Lulu, ‘Let The Girl Sing Out’ suggests the story is still being written.
‘Let The Girl Sing Out’ is available to pre-order here
Let us know your thoughts on Lulu over on CelebMix socials now!