On This Day — 17 May

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17 May 1974

• ——: Cash Box - Page 32: THE COUNTRY COLUMN — IBC artist Hilka has penned a couple of tunes that teenage dynamo Lena Zavaroni plans to record.

The Show Took Place On 17 May 1977 And Recorded For Broadcast On The 22 May 1977

• ——: The Royal Show - An all-star spectacular variety show filmed at the King's Theatre in Glasgow, as part of Queen Elizabreth II's Silver Jubilee celebrations.

19 May 1979 - 25 May 1979 Published On The 17 May 1979

• ——: Radio Times - Two page feature, behind the scenes at the filming of Lena's first series for the BBC, Lena Zavaroni and Music.

17 May 1981

• ——: Jewish National Fund - Jubilee Fellowship Charity Gala Night - Details unavailable at this time.

17 May 1982

• ——: Record Business - Page 18: New Singles — Lena Zavaroni Hold Tight (Want Some Sea Food, Mama).

17 May 1985

• ——: Wongan - Lena talks candidly to Terry Wogan about her battle with anorexia and depression.

17 May 2022

• ——: Bizarre Albums - 10 year old Lena Zavaroni broke a record by winning British competition show Opportunity Knocks five weeks in a row. Soon after, she would become the youngest person to ever have an album in the top 10. This is the story of Lena Zavaroni’s Ma! He's Making Eyes At Me, from 1974.

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