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  • Jollees

    Details: Situated over the bus station in Longton, Jollees was the must-go-to Stoke-On-Trent nightclub.

1 April 2024

  • Études Écossaises

    Details: Illness beyond the Scottish National Imaginary: Anorexia and Scots-Italian Historical Trauma in Andrew O’Hagan’s Personality.

16 March 2024

3 March 2024

2 February 2024

21 December 2023

  • ATV Icon: Lena Zavaroni

    Details: In our week of festive specials taking us up to Christmas, the next star to enter our hall of fame is Lena Hilda Zavaroni...

16 September 2023

11 September 2023

10 September 2023

  • 15 Minutes of Fame, A Blessing or a Curse?

    Details: Even those talent show entrants that are successful can succumb to the demands of the limelight. One of the earliest of these was Lena Zavaroni, child winner of “Opportunity Knocks” in 1974, who died in 1999 having suffered from anorexia from the age of 13. In today’s world of super thin models, and airbrushed celebrity portraiture, eating disorders are prevalent.
  • The Express / The Express on Sunday (London, England)

    Details: A lot of people have grown up with me... - The sensational career of Bonnie Langford.

15 August 2023

  • Fierce Fatty Podcast

    Details: 176: Lisa Marie Presley Died From Weight Loss Surgery: Legends That Fatphobia Stole Part 2

14 June 2023

21 May 2023

16 May 2023

15 May 2023

11 May 2023

22 April 2023

21 April 2023

  • White Wine Question Time

    Details: Bonnie Langford on her illustrious career, learning from failure, and standing up for yourself.

11 March 2023

  • Hughie Green: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night

    Details: The story of one of the most successful and ruthless personalities in the history of British TV. From the creation of the modern talent show to the revelation he fathered Paula Yates, a look at the life and career of Hughie Green.

28 February 2023

  • They Work For You

    Details: Eating Disorders Awareness Week — [Carolyn Harris in the Chair] – in Westminster Hall – Makes reference to Lena Zavaroni.

14 February 2023

18 December 2022

18 November 2022

  • Memory, Mobility, and Material Culture

    Details: With a focus on the object and where it is situated, in time (memory) and space (mobility), Memory, Mobility, and Material Culture embodies a multidisciplinary and cross-disciplinary approach.

14 November 2022

  • Guardian, The (London, England)

    Details: Catts, which is a highly physical show performed in gym gear, also brought the challenge of working out in public – a difficult proposition because of her history of exercise bulimia, a condition in which binge-eating and over-exercising are combined. A few years ago, there was a summer when she would wake each day at 5am to swim, then walk for miles just chewing gum, and return home to eat several loaves of bread. She says how profound she finds the version of Neil Sedaka’s Going Nowhere performed by Lena Zavaroni, the singer diagnosed with anorexia as a child star. The treadmill on stage reflects that summer: “I was walking so much but I was totally paralysed, stuck. Chewing and chewing, walking and walking, not swallowing. It was the darkest time.”

6 November 2022

30 October 2022

16 October 2022

20 June 2022

  • Orphaned Comment

    Details: This comment relates to The Lena Zavaroni Show dated 11 September 1982

3 June 2022

  • Glasgow Live

    Details: In Pictures: When Glasgow welcomed some of the biggest stars of the time for the Queen's Silver Jubilee By Lee Dalgetty.

17 May 2022

  • Bizarre Albums

    Details: 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.

12 March 2022

  • The Scottish Sun

    Details: KISS OFF Red Dwarf’s Danny John-Jules reveals Lena Zavaroni kiss rocketed him to stardom as he stars in Glasgow’s Da Vinci code.

10 March 2022

7 March 2022

  • The Herald Scotland

    Details: Published an article with the tag line "Who killed Lena Zavaroni? The life and death of a child star".

26 February 2022

  • The Guardian

    Details: Lena Zavaroni: fame, anorexia and the tragedy of a 1970s child star

30 January 2022

15 December 2021

  • The York Press

    Details: Yes that is Lena Zavaroni, the teenage popstar made famous overnight on TV talent show Opportunity Knocks back in 1974.

15 October 2021

29 September 2021

  • The Herald Scotland

    Details: Published an article with the tag line "The historic Scots venue that remains shut after six years and a delayed £15m refurb".

7 July 2021

  • forces.net

    Details: The Making Of Stars: Revered entertainers such as Bob Monkhouse, Tony Hancock, Benny Hill, Harry Secombe, Ken Dodd, Ann Shelton, Jimmy Tarbuck, Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee, Jasper Carrott, Lena Zavaroni, Joe Pasquale, Roy Hudd and Sam Fox, to name but a few.

29 April 2021

  • Two Hundred Percent

    Details: On this week’s This Is Our Everest, your intrepid heroes are at the beach for the BBC’s Seaside Special from August 1975. It affords them ample opportunity to explore their relationship with light entertainment.

29 March 2021

8 March 2021

  • The Guardian

    Details: Feminist musical trailblazers the Stepney Sisters: 'We changed what happened next'

5 March 2021

10 January 2021

31 December 2020

23 December 2020

26 November 2020

  • The Bath Chronicle (England)

    Details: You just know they are going to be stars - JEFFREY DAVIES reminisces about when he met Hughie Green, host of the talent show Opportunity Knocks.

16 November 2020

1 November 2020

30 October 2020

6 August 2020

  • Red Dwarf

    Details: The First Three Million Years - In episode 1 of the documentary a short clip of Lena Zavaroni is shown.

14 July 2020

  • arthurlloyd.co.uk

    Details: Neil Sean takes a nostalgic look at the Famous Windmill Theatre and interviews Windmill Girl Jill Millard Shapiro

29 June 2020

17 June 2020

23 May 2020

10 May 2020

  • BBC Radio 3 - Private Passions

    Details: Novelist and journalist Andrew O’Hagan talks to Michael Berkeley about the music that inspires his writing and his family life.

8 May 2020

4 May 2020

1 May 2020

5 March 2020

4 March 2020

  • The Courier / Evening Telegraph

    Details: Opportunity Knocks for Angus singer as he gets set to roll back the years at Webster Theatre charity concert by Graeme Strachan

16 December 2019

12 December 2019

  • The Times (London, England)

    Details: Andy Robin - Wrestler whose life changed when he bought Hercules, a bear who became part of his act and brought fame and fortune.

3 October 2019

1 October 2019

24 August 2019

  • Sunday Post

    Details: Bonnie Langford has a lifetime – literally – of showbusiness memories.

30 March 2019

29 December 2018

  • Saturday Live

    Details: The programme references Lena at 00:03:20 and again at 00:41:50.

14 February 2018

13 February 2018

1 February 2018

23 May 2017

13 March 2017

17 January 2017

  • The Atlantic

    Details: Finding Meaning in Going Nowhere By Joe Fassler

20 April 2015

  • Daily Express

    Details: Family of child star Lena Zavaroni call for ban on anorexia websites.

6 June 2013

4 May 2013

  • TVTimes

    Details: This week covers Lena Zavaroni.

19 November 2012

30 May 2012

28 March 2012

28 January 2012

  • The Talent Show Story

    Details: Episode 4 had a short segment looked at Lena's rise to stardom and subsequent decline.
  • TVTimes

    Details: Contains a short preview of The Talent Show Story features a mention of Lena's appearance on Opportunity Knocks, and contains a small colour photograph of her.

5 October 2011

  • Citizens Commission on Human Rights

    Details: Reports of Lena Zavaroni’s death, described as one of natural causes, is littered with failures and nebulous explanations about the treatment she received during the years leading up to her death. Many give mere justifications why the treatments did not work and emphasise the “huge problems faced in attempting to treat her illness.”

27 June 2011

24 March 2011

28 December 2010

25 November 2010

  • Personality - Kindle Edition

    Details: Maria Tambini is a thirteen-year-old girl with a great singing voice. Growing up on a small Scottish island, she is ready for the big time and keen to escape her ordinary life.

14 November 2010

  • ...Sings Neil Diamond

    Details: Part of BBC Two's 'tribute night' for Neil Diamond, the programmed featured archive clips of famous artists performing his songs.

26 April 2010

  • Heart and Soul

    Details: The Emotional Autobiography of Melissa Bell, Alexandra Burke's Mother

27 December 2009

11 December 2009

2 November 2009

  • Doodles in Depression

    Details: Lorna Naomi Murray's an anecdotal text is published she makes referance to Lena Zavaroni.

31 December 2008

1 November 2008

  • Turned Out Nice Again

    Details: The section of the book about London Weekend Television's show "Lena and Bonnie" shows how little the Solomons cared about the personal relationships of Lena Zavaroni by arranging for her friend Bonnie Langford to be given a savage review, while Lena got a glowing review.

23 October 2008

22 September 2008

  • Irish Independent

    Details: Article on Fujiya And Miyagi makes reference to their song Knickerbocker and the line "I saw the ghost of Lena Zavaroni".

25 August 2008

  • Fujiya & Miyagi

    Details: Knickerbocker (The song makes a number of references to the life of Lena Zavaroni and the references are correct).

2 April 2008

  • Hughie Green, Most Sincerely

    Details: Trevor Eve stars in a drama about the secret life of Opportunity Knocks and Double Your Money presenter Hughie Green, based on the inside story from his family, friends and peers.

22 March 2008

  • The Times

    Details: The mind Nigel Hawkes - Ice pick to the head.

3 September 2007

14 March 2007

3 October 2006

2 July 2006

  • Julian Worricker

    Details: This morning the Five Live Report goes undercover to investigate how, from the London bombings to Ground Zero, Volunteer Ministers from Scientology travel the world providing what they claim is effective help in times of peril. a reference is made to lobotomy performed on Lena Zavaroni.

9 November 2004

1 April 2004

  • Personality - Paperback

    Details: Maria Tambini is a thirteen-year-old girl with a great singing voice. Growing up on a small Scottish island, she is ready for the big time and keen to escape her ordinary life.

10 February 2004

  • Trinity News Two

    Details: Novelist Andrew O'Hagan talks about how Lena Zavaroni’s life influenced hos novel "Personality".

29 August 2003

  • The Kids Are Alright

    Details: 50 minute documentary looking at the lives of various child stars through the years. Features an 8 minute segment about Lena's career and illness.

22 April 2003

  • The Mirror Website

    Details: THE family of Lena Zavaroni have accused an author of cashing in on the late singer's memory, I learn.

7 April 2003

  • Personality - Hardcover

    Details: Maria Tambini is a thirteen-year-old girl with a great singing voice. Growing up on a small Scottish island, she is ready for the big time and keen to escape her ordinary life.

23 August 2002

  • The Herald Scotland

    Details: Alison Smith, fund co-ordinator for the memorial on the Isle of Bute, said: "Some friends and I decided that a monument to Lena Zavaroni was needed in Rothesay".

20 August 2002

  • The Evening Herald

    Details: Contained the obligatory photo of Lena Zavaroni that any article related to anorexia must have.

8 August 2002

  • BBC News

    Details: An anorexia sufferer, who has taken the name of a singing star who died of the disease, is fighting for better respite care. Ellie Zavaroni, who took the name of her friend Lena Zavaroni after the singer died in 1999, is battling againt the debilitating disease...

7 August 2001

27 May 2001

6 March 2000

  • The Guardian

    Details: Little girl lost: Bonnie Langford says she wants to be seen as an adult. Anita Chaudhuri on why we won't let women act their age.

23 February 2000

20 February 2000

  • The Sunday Mail

    Details: The Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) Preview of The Real Lena Zavaroni.

15 February 2000

  • The Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)

    Details: LENA WAS PUT ON DIET AT 10; Star's long battle with anorexia began the moment fame's door swung open ... and her showbiz agent beckoned her inside.

30 January 2000

  • The Sunday Mirror

    Details: Ray was besotted with my Lena... but he was never any more than her friend; Father says her will proves she never planned to marry singer.

6 January 2000

15 December 1999

13 December 1999

9 December 1999

8 December 1999

  • The Media Reports On The Inquest Into The Death Of Lena Zavaroni

    Details: Currently an article from the BBC and one by The Independent Television News (ITN).
  • ITN

    Details: An inquest into the death of former child sensation Lena Zavaroni was told about the final weeks of her life today. A surgeon who treated her told how she was planning a return to the stage after an operation to help her combat anorexia but she weighed only three and a half stone and succumbed to a chest infection soon afterwards. The coroner decided that she died from natural causes.

4 November 1999

27 October 1999

  • The Mirror

    Details: Published extracts from the last letters that Lena Zavaroni sent to her best friend Elly Dalziel.

26 October 1999

  • Hello

    Details: Featured a one page photo spread from Lena's funeral, containing six colour photos from the occasion, and one old portrait shot.

21 October 1999

16 October 1999

15 October 1999

  • The Funeral of Lena Zavaroni

    Details: The service took place at The Roman Catholic Church of St Augustine, Presbytery, High Street, Hoddesdon, Herts, EN11 8DS.

12 October 1999

10 October 1999

  • The Sunday Mirror

    Details: Reported on the investigation into the Montreux Clinic and the abuse of Resident One

9 October 1999

  • The Times

    Details: The death of Lena Zavaroni has brought attention to an increasing problem among teenagers, says Tim Teeman.

7 October 1999

5 October 1999

  • This Morning

    Details: The show contained a discussion on eating disorders following Lena Zavaroni's death a few days earlier.
  • Daily Record

    Details: Obsessed Fan Preyed On My Poor Lena.

4 October 1999

3 October 1999

2 October 1999

1 October 1999

  • Lena Zavaroni died

    Details: Prior to her death Lena was admitted to University Hospital of Wales iniff for a psychosurgical operation that was described as "pioneering" and "keyhole surgery to partially interrupt the nerve pathways that control emotions".

7 September 1999

21 March 1999

  • The Sunday Mirror

    Details: THE mother of Seventies singing sensation Lena Zavaroni was the victim of a brutal rape, the Sunday Mirror can reveal.

7 March 1999

  • News of the World (London, England)

    Details: Article One - Lena's shoplift agony over 50p jelly packet - Exclusive. Article Two - Sad Lena in shoplift agony over pack of jelly worth 50p - Exclusive.

6 February 1999

  • The Scotsman

    Details: Under the "Return of the talent show" section Beatrice Colin follows the trope of putting Lena Zavaroni down.

28 November 1998

  • Music Week

    Details: Charlotte Church looked on course yesterday (Sunday) to become the youngest female artist to score a Top 10 album in the UK since 10-year-old Lena Zavaroni reached number four in 1974 with Ma.

19 August 1998

5 June 1998

  • TV Offal

    Details: Comedy series narrated by Victor Lewis-Smith, which poked fun at television shows down the years.

23 April 1998

6 March 1998

9 May 1997

15 December 1996

  • Kids Glorious Kids

    Details: Bonnie Langford looks at the kids who have entertained, enthralled and engaged our attention over the decades.

3 November 1996

  • The Montreux Clinic

    Details: Lena take an overdose of anti-depressants which she had secretly been squirreling away

29 February 1996

25 April 1995

  • States of Mind: The Enemy Within

    Details: The Princess of Wales, Elton John and Lena Zavaroni have all had eating disorders. Anorexia and bulimia - the condition in which sufferers binge then purge themselves either by vomiting or using laxatives - are both on the increase.

8 May 1994

  • Monte Video

    Details: The broadcast included archive footage of ABBA, Cher and Lena Zavaroni.

1 February 1994

  • Woman's Realm

    Details: One page article criticising Lena for being open about her problems and for seeking pity.

1 August 1993

  • Summer Praise

    Details: The Sunday evening religious show features the Firth Of Clyde, and visits Lena's home town of Rothesay. Pam Rhodes chats to Lena about her life and career.

31 July 1993

  • BBC Press Information

    Details: Detailed programme information for most BBC TV programmes in the 31st week of 1993 on BBC1 and BBC2.

31 May 1993

29 October 1992

  • This Morning

    Details: Lena talked about her previous anorexia and her clinical depression.

2 March 1992

5 January 1992

12 November 1991

19 December 1989

17 December 1989

  • The People

    Details: SINGER Lena Zavaroni faced double heartache last night as she arrived in Scotland for the funeral of her mother.

16 December 1989

  • The Herald Scotland

    Details: The Herald Scotland reported that Lena Zavaroni's mother had been found dead the previous day.

15 December 1989

14 October 1989

  • Hello

    Details: The magazine featured a short mention of Lena's wedding the previous month, and included a small B&W photo.

30 September 1989

27 July 1989

  • The Birthday Show

    Details: Edward Woodward looks back at 21 years of Thames Television through a montage of old clips. An excerpt of Lena singing I Should Have Listened To Mama from the final episode of Opportunity Knocks is shown.

1 April 1988

18 September 1987

  • Blankety Blank

    Details: Lena Zavaroni was one of the Panellist on Blankety Blank.

19 June 1987

5 June 1987

3 June 1987

30 May 1987

11 May 1987

  • Pulp - Freaks

    Details: Pulp's album Freaks was released they dedicated Track No 7 - Anorexic Beauty to Lena Zavaroni.

9 May 1987

  • Charity Fundraising Event

    Details: Lena performed three songs at a charity event hosted by the Italian magazine La Voce Degli Italiani.

28 September 1986

  • Live From The Picadilly

    Details: Lena performs Don't Leave Me This Way, and joins the rest of the cast at the end, for a chorus of There's No Business Like Showbusiness.

5 September 1986

  • Stars Midnight Spectacular

    Details: Charity variety show to raise funds for the Entertainment Artists Benevolent Fund, the Stars Organisation For Spastics (SOS) and other local charities.

23 August 1986

5 July 1986

  • Holiday Startime

    Details: Lena Zavaroni co-starred with comedian Jimmy Cricket in a Summer Season variety show at The Princess Theatre, Torquay.

29 January 1986

  • This Is Your Life

    Details: Lena Zavaroni appears on the show to pay tribute to Bonnie Langford, and they reminisce about working together. A short clip of their TV show "Lena and Bonnie" is shown.

16 January 1986

31 December 1985

  • The New Year Show

    Details: Laird O' Cowcaddens jack McLaughlin hosts STV's classic New Year bash from 1985. Set in the old Thingummyjig studio and featuring the talents of Allan Stewart, Andy Cameron, Russ Abbott, Sydney Devine, the Alexander Brothers and many more.

22 December 1985

  • The People

    Details: THE heartbreaking secret that singing star Lena Zavaroni nursed all last summer was revealed by her mother yesterday.

20 December 1985

19 December 1985

  • BBC Breakfast Time

    Details: Lena appears on the sofa to chat to Frank Bough and Debbie Greenwood about her plans for the future.

8 December 1985

5 December 1985

  • Give us a Clue

    Details: Lena takes part in a game of charades, and mimes the film "A Big Hand For The Little Lady".

30 November 1985

  • Music Week

    Details: Youthful celebration - NIK KERSHAW, Five Star, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and Lena Zavaroni.

21 November 1985

28 October 1985

  • Thames News

    Details: Lena is filmed during rehearsals for her upcoming pantomime Aladdin, she is interviewed about her recent comeback and her current plans, and poses with some of the children in the cast.

27 October 1985

3 October 1985

  • The Stage and Television Today

    Details: Featured an article reporting that Lena was considering taking driving lessons, having been offered a free course by a local driving school.

11 September 1985

  • Stars Midnight Spectacular

    Details: Charity variety show to raise funds for the Entertainment Artists Benevolent Fund and Blackpool Service Clubs Association.

2 August 1985

  • And There's More

    Details: Lena performs I Am What I Am on the comedy show, hosted by the comedian Jimmy Cricket.

31 July 1985

  • Weekend And Titbits

    Details: Front cover and two page inside spread covering Lena’s recovery from illness.

17 July 1985

22 June 1985

  • Woman's Own

    Details: An inspiring look at Lena Zavaroni’s strength and recovery—shared in her own words in a 1985 Woman’s Own interview.

17 May 1985

  • Wongan

    Details: Lena talks candidly to Terry Wogan about her battle with anorexia and depression.

4 April 1985

  • The Stage and Television Today

    Details: SINGER Lena Zavaroni has been confirmed as one of the stars of Cannon and Ball's summer season show at the Blackpool Opera House.

31 March 1985

17 March 1985

31 December 1984

  • A Century of Stars

    Details: A short clip of Lena singing "Help Me Make It Through The Night" live, is included in this 90 minute documentary about the Grand Order Of Water Rats.

25 December 1984

31 October 1984

17 October 1984

  • Good Morning Britain

    Details: Lena appeared alongside Samantha Fox on the sofa to talk about her comeback from illness.

16 October 1984

  • Des O'Connor Tonight

    Details: Filmed at Thames Television Studios in London, England on 14 October 1984 for broadcast on 16 October 1984.

14 October 1984

23 September 1984

  • The Lena Zavaroni Club Get Together

    Details: Members of the Lena Zavaroni Club have an afternoon 'get together', where Lena is the guest of honour. She chats to fans and signs autographs.

19 August 1984

14 December 1982

7 December 1982

30 November 1982

11 November 1982

  • The Stage and Television Today

    Details: Featured an article in which Dorothy Solomon condemned press speculation on the nature of Lena's illness, calling them malicious.

8 November 1982

15 October 1982

  • TV Comic

    Details: Lena was featured in the 'Tellytalk' section and a small B&W autographed photo of Lena was in the 'Star Spot' section.

3 October 1982

26 September 1982

19 September 1982

12 September 1982

11 September 1982

21 August 1982

  • Record Mirror

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 10 of the PDF look for the section entitled "JUST A NOVA BROKEN HEART" - Nancy says 'No No No' is about a torrid love affair and she's also written material for Lena Zavaroni. Sometimes she'll sit in front of her piano at home waiting for ideas to come.

20 August 1982

19 August 1982

  • The Stage and Television Today

    Details: Featured an advertisement from Lena thanking the local Council, the management of the White Rock Pavilion, and her agent Dorothy Solomon, for their help in the staging of her show that summer.

12 August 1982

  • The Stage and Television Today

    Details: Featured a full page colour advertisement from the White Rock Pavilion, thanking Lena and all of the other acts who appeared in the summer season shows that year. The advertisement contained a large colour photo of Lena in her stage costume.

7 August 1982

3 August 1982

24 July 1982

  • TV Tops

    Details: TV comic from the 1980s featured a letter from a reader claiming Lena could get mistaken for Clare Grogan of Altered Images. Contained a small B&W photo of Lena and also of Clare.

22 July 1982

15 July 1982

6 July 1982

4 July 1982

11 June 1982

8 June 1982

7 June 1982

  • Record Business

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 16 of the PDF look for the section entitled "Best of the rest"

1 June 1982

25 May 1982

17 May 1982

  • Record Business

    Details: Page 18: New Singles — Lena Zavaroni Hold Tight (Want Some Sea Food, Mama).

6 March 1982

  • Titbits

    Details: Published an article about Lena Zavaroni under the heading The New Lena... older and wiser.

25 February 1982

  • The Stage and Television Today

    Details: OFFICIAL LENA ZAVARONI APPRECIATION SOCIETY S.A.E. for details 75 Highfield Rd. Blackpool. Lanes. CATHOLIC STAGE GUILD.

18 February 1982

  • The Stage and Television Today

    Details: OFFICIAL LENA ZAVARONI APPRECIATION SOCIETY S.A.E. for details 75 Highfield Rd. Blackpool. Lanes. CATHOLIC STAGE GUILD.

13 February 1982

  • The Les Dawson Show

    Details: Lena sings Come Rain Or Come Shine, then appears in a comedy exchange with Les. She finishes off the show with a performance of Some Of These Days with Kids International on backing vocals, and Les on the piano.
  • The Times (London, England)

    Details: Lists The Les Dawson Show under its TV section for BBC One.

11 February 1982

  • The Stage and Television Today

    Details: The supplement featured a double page spread on Dorothy Solomon and her agency, and contained a small article about Lena's career. It also featured a photo of Lena.

23 December 1981

  • Babes In The Wood Pantomime

    Details: Starring Lena Zavaroni as Maid Marion.
  • Pebble Mill at One

    Details: Lena joins a wide line up of celebrities to chat about their plans for Christmas and the following year. Lena talks about her part in the Babes In The Wood pantomime.

18 December 1981

  • Crackerjack

    Details: In this Christmas edition of the children's show, Lena helps a young contestant win a prize, and throws some custard pies around in the process.

26 November 1981

8 November 1981

17 October 1981

  • Saturday Night is Gala Night

    Details: A concert of British music from the Royal Albert Hall, London in association with the Music Publishers Association of Great Britain to celebrate their centenary.

6 October 1981

28 September 1981

  • Des O'Connor Tonight

    Details: Starring Des O'Connor who plays host to some of the finest entertainment talent from Britain and America. Des sings, jokes and talks in the company of his guests from both sides of the Atlantic. Tonight's special guests are from Britain Jim Davidson, Lena Zavaroni and from America Garry Shandling.

27 September 1981

25 September 1981

6 September 1981

31 August 1981

  • Record Business

    Details: The Music Publishers Association and Radio-2 have announced the line-up for their prestigious concert to be held at the Royal Albert Hall on 5 October to celebrate the MPA's Centenary Year.

30 August 1981

23 August 1981

16 August 1981

9 August 1981

6 August 1981

  • Titbits

    Details: Under the heading 'My Kidnap Terror', Lena describes how she was abducted by students in Johannesburg during rag week. She tells how her manager paid a £250 ransom for her release.

2 August 1981

21 July 1981

12 July 1981

  • String Sound

    Details: BBC Radio 2 - The Radio Orchestra strings leader Michael Tomalin and his guests: The conductor Neil Richardson with songs performed by Lena Zavaroni.

10 July 1981

3 July 1981

22 June 1981

  • Record Business

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 7 of the PDF look for the section entitled "Bubbling Under" - position: 123

24 May 1981

23 May 1981

  • The Val Doonican Music Show

    Details: Starring Val Doonican with special guests Lena Zavaroni Keith Harris with Orville and introducing Canadian Brass, The Saturday Singers featuring Tracey Miller.

19 May 1981

17 May 1981

16 May 1981

13 May 1981

6 May 1981

2 May 1981

29 April 1981

22 April 1981

18 April 1981

  • Radio Times

    Details: Full page article about Lena Zavaroni’s series Lena and in the Schedule section for 22 April 1981 episode 2.3 was listed.

17 April 1981

  • Multi Coloured Swap Shop

    Details: Noel Edmonds hosts a star-studded show together with John Craven, Keith Chegwin and Maggie Philbm. Find out who's won the Eric awards for the favourite man and favourite lady on TV.

15 April 1981

11 April 1981

  • Music & Video Week

    Details: Under the New Singles section Lena's latest single Rose and Rainbows was listed.

8 April 1981

5 April 1981

  • Sunday Mirror

    Details: Series 2 of Lena was one of the Sunday Mirror's picks for Wednesday.

4 April 1981

3 April 1981

2 April 1981

  • The Stage and Television Today

    Details: Page 7 has a quarter page advert for Dorothy Solomon Associated Artists Limited and page 17 has a photo of Lena Zavaroni and a short article on her TV series Lena.
  • Top of the Pops

    Details: Lena Zavaroni performed her new single Roses & Rainbows and Simon Bates promonted the return of her TV series Lena.

28 March 1981

  • Music & Video Week

    Details: Lena Zavaroni has been signed to President on an exclusive, worldwide contract.

1 February 1981

  • Radio Clyde

    Details: Starshot a talent contest to discover new cabaret acts was broadcast possibly from Falkirk Civic Hall. Lena Zavaroni performed as the professional artiste for part of the programmme.

20 December 1980

15 December 1980

13 December 1980

  • The Basil Brush Show

    Details: Lena appears in a short musical comedy sketch with Basil and Billy Boyle, before performing Will He Kiss Me Tonight.

7 December 1980

29 November 1980

  • Music Week

    Details: LENA ZAVARONI Will He Kiss Me Tonight (Galaxy, GY 177 CBS)

13 November 1980

23 October 1980

  • The Belfast Telegraph

    Details: Lena Zavaroni was the toast of Ulster yesterday after a cocktail was christened in honour of the Scots singer now touring the province.

22 October 1980

20 October 1980

17 October 1980

6 October 1980

4 October 1980

31 August 1980

24 August 1980

19 August 1980

10 August 1980

9 August 1980

  • Record Mirror

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 27 of the PDF look for the section entitled "SMALL ADS"

26 July 1980

  • Record Mirror

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 28 of the PDF look for the section entitled "Wanted: LENA ZAVARONI scrapbooks, posters. magazines, cuttings, LPs, singles (not Pickwick) Cassettes, recordings of shows. Slate price,"

20 July 1980

20 June 1980

  • Belfast Telegraph

    Details: Page: 16 - Villa Marina, Douglas, advertised it’s upcoming summer concerts.

17 June 1980

4 June 1980

29 May 1980

  • Top of the Pops

    Details: David 'Kid' Jensen presents chart hits of the week. Guests include Liquid Gold, Hot Chocolate, Elton John, Don McLean, Thin Lizzy, Roxy Music, OMD, Jermaine Jackson, Stiff Little Fingers, Mystic Merlin and Lena Zavaroni. Includes a dance sequence by Legs & Co.

21 May 1980

16 May 1980

13 May 1980

7 May 1980

  • Lena - Episode 1.3

    Details: The guests on this episode are The Three Degrees and Bernie Winters with Schnorbitz

30 April 1980

23 April 1980

12 April 1980

7 April 1980

15 March 1980

  • Music Week

    Details: 500 attend Scotstar Awards: Lena Zavaroni picks up the Personality of the Year award

1 March 1980

  • Music Week

    Details: Clyde Factors hosts awards: The winners include Lena Zavaroni, Andy Stewart, Isobel Buchanan, Hector Nicol, Tannahill Weavers, Sunshine, Valerie Dunbar, Jimmy Johnstone and his band, Dysart and Dundonald, Currie Brothers and Scotland The What?

28 February 1980

  • The Glasgow Herald

    Details: Lena the top personality - a short article on The Scottish National Record Awards that had taken place the previous day.

27 February 1980

1 December 1979

  • Music Week

    Details: Airplay Action listed the promo release of Somewhere South Of Macon by Lena Zavaroni at the bottom of page 22.

26 November 1979

  • The Evening Times

    Details: A Teddy Tonic For Lena - The Evening Times reported on Lena Zavaroni’s progress in Glasgow Southern General Hospital.

17 November 1979

  • Music Week

    Details: Airplay Action listed the promo release of Somewhere South Of Macon by Lena Zavaroni at the bottom of page 30.

16 November 1979

9 November 1979

3 November 1979

  • Music Week

    Details: Carried a full page advertisement for a single by The Bachelors and one by Lena Zavaroni.

25 August 1979

  • Women's Own

    Details: Featured an article in which Lena was asked about her favourite perfume.

17 August 1979

9 August 1979

  • Smash Hits Volume 18

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 18 of the PDF look for the section entitled "Answers to Crossword No. 16"

14 July 1979

5 July 1979

27 June 1979

23 June 1979

  • Music Week

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 44 of the PDF look for the section entitled "Visual transfer experiment"
  • TVTimes

    Details: Three page article in which Lena poses for some fashion pics, and tells us about her difficulty finding clothes that fit.

21 June 1979

  • The Stage and Television Today

    Details: Audience ratings compiled by AGB for JICTAR, highlighting Lena Zavaroni’s television presence during the week of 4–10 June 1979

20 June 1979

18 June 1979

13 June 1979

6 June 1979

30 May 1979

27 May 1979

23 May 1979

22 May 1979

  • Ask Aspel

    Details: Lena is interviewed by Michael Aspel about her life and career so far.

19 May 1979

  • Radio Times

    Details: Two page feature, behind the scenes at the filming of Lena's first series for the BBC, Lena Zavaroni and Music.

28 April 1979

  • Music Week

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 75 of the PDF look for the section entitled "FIVE YEARS AGO STAX SIGNS"

8 April 1979

1 April 1979

25 February 1979

22 February 1979

17 February 1979

  • Billboard

    Details: Ibgui Launches Twin Labels with plans to produce Lena Zavaroni on one of them.

8 February 1979

  • The Stage and Television Today

    Details: Several Artists, including David Jacobs, Paul Daniels, Lena Zavaroni, The Bachelors and many more are all performing for free.

4 February 1979

31 January 1979

  • Stars In Their Eyes

    Details: Ruth Davies, 13, is a pupil at Italia Conti Stage School in London a school that specialises in the stars of the future. Ruth's classmates include Bonnie Langford and Lena Zavaroni...

27 January 1979

  • TVTimes

    Details: Short article about the documentary (Stars In Their Eyes) which follows the lives of various members of the Italia Conti stage school, including Lena Zavaroni and Bonnie Langford.

24 January 1979

  • Morecambe and Wise at the BBC

    Details: A season of shows celebrating Eric and Ernie's successful years with the BBC. Written by EDDIE BRABEN with Lena Zavaroni , Ann Hamilton.

29 December 1978

23 December 1978

  • emma

    Details: The comic features Lena Zavaroni in which she talks about meeting Rod Hull and Emu.

21 December 1978

  • Titbits

    Details: No 4838 featuring Max Bygraves, Noele Gordon and Lena Zavaroni Front cover and one page article inside. Lena reveals that she doesn't have time for boyfriends as she usually works to about 11pm, although she has many friends at the Italia Conti stage school.

2 December 1978

  • emma

    Details: The comic features Lena Zavaroni in which she describes her admiration for Diana Ross and tells us how much she likes her stage costumes.

25 November 1978

  • Bruce Forsyth's Big Night

    Details: Lena performs You Keep Me Dancing, before being interviewed by Brucie. They then perform a duet on Something Extra to close the show.

24 November 1978

  • Revue

    Details: Lena Zavaroni is the star of the revue at The Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow For 3 Days.
  • The Evening Times

    Details: Oh Ma, They're Making Eyes At Me!

22 November 1978

  • The Herald Scotland

    Details: Published an article with the tag line "Lena and Lulu coming home to top the bill".

11 November 1978

  • Record Mirror & Disc

    Details: Under the Fan Clubs section: LENA ZAVARONI Fan Club. - S.A.E.: 20 Silfield Road, Wymondh.

9 November 1978

2 November 1978

  • RTÉ 2

    Details: A gala RTÉ 2 opening Show, live from Cork Opera House, starring top international performers and personalties, many of whom will be making regular appearances on the new channel.

28 October 1978

  • TVTimes

    Details: The magazine featured a two page article in which Lena talked about her eating disorder and how she has managed to overcome it, there is also a mention of Lena in the Family Scene section of the TV Times.

21 October 1978

17 October 1978

  • Variety Club

    Details: Martin Dale invites you to Join the audience at the BBC Variety Club in Manchester for an hour's cabaret.

2 October 1978

30 September 1978

  • emma

    Details: In her weekly column, Lena tells us that she likes to watch herself on TV to see if she can improve her performance.

28 September 1978

17 September 1978

16 September 1978

  • emma

    Details: Lena describes the making of On Broadway with Lena Zavaroni, how much she enjoyed working with Paul Nicholas, and how she is waiting for her second place trophy to arrive.

12 September 1978

9 September 1978

  • emma

    Details: In her weekly column, Lena tells us that her favourite band is ABBA. She also gives make up tips, and reveals that she is mad about shoes.

6 September 1978

2 September 1978

  • emma

    Details: Lena reveals that she is a fan of the New Seekers, and has met one of the singers.

29 August 1978

27 August 1978

26 August 1978

  • emma

    Details: Featuring Rod Stewart, Twiggy, Brotherhood Of Man and Lena Zavaroni. Lena tells us of her experiences of Chinese and Japanese food.

20 August 1978

19 August 1978

  • emma

    Details: issue No 26, featuring the Muppets, Rod Stewart, Herbie and Lena Zavaroni.

13 August 1978

12 August 1978

  • emma

    Details: Lena describes her experience making the TV show You’re Never Too Old and how she was made to look 64 years of age.

5 August 1978

  • emma

    Details: Details Unknown

30 July 1978

  • The Lena Zavaroni Show

    Details: Starring Lena Zavaroni with The Maurice Merry Orchestra, Tony Evans, Terry Denton and Turnstyle (From The Marti Caine Show).

29 July 1978

  • Record Mirror

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 28 of the PDF look for the section entitled "Fan Clubs"
  • emma

    Details: Lena tells us that she is a big fan of the actor Richard O'Sullivan, and almost met him once. She reveals that the record company gave her a chopper bike as a present, but she later gave it to Carla back on Bute.

27 July 1978

26 July 1978

  • Tesco Extra

    Details: Scottish singer and television child star Lena Zavaroni appeared at the store on this day to promote her new album Songs Are Such Good Things and sign autographs.

23 July 1978

22 July 1978

  • Record Mirror

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 45 of the PDF look for the section entitled "Fan Clubs"
  • emma

    Details: In her weekly column, Lena tells us about the time she dressed up in her mum's wedding dress and stood too close to the fire, and got it covered in soot.

15 July 1978

  • emma

    Details: Lena reveals that she is a fan of Morecambe & Wise, and enjoyed working with them. She also tells us that she dressed up in her mum's clothes when performing in front of her friends as a child. Features a b&w photo of Lena, and one of Morecambe & Wise.

8 July 1978

  • Record Mirror

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 29 of the PDF go to the "Fan Clubs" section.
  • emma

    Details: In this Issue Lena tells us about her favourite Disney films and about her visit to Disneyland USA back in 1974.

2 July 1978

1 July 1978

  • emma

    Details: In this Issue Lena tells us how much she admires The Jacksons, whom she met in 1977.She also says that she had no ambition to be a star, and arrived in show Business by accident. Features a B&W photo of Lena, and one of the Jacksons.

24 June 1978

  • The Odeon Theatre, Woolwich, London

    Details: Staring Lena Zavaroni with Eddie Idriss, Terry Herbert and The James Boys.
  • Lennie And Jerry

    Details: Lennie Bennett and Jerry Stevens with guests Lena Zavaroni, Frediani (the world's fastest juggler) and (the Boogie-Woogie duo) Che and Ray.
  • Music Week

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 29 of the PDF go to column 1 paragraph 4 for details related to Lena.
  • Fab 208

    Details: Two page article inside, featuring interviews with Phil Solomon and Lena.
  • emma

    Details: In her first weekly column for emma, Lena describes her routine at the Italia Conti, revealing that she does her showbusiness lessons (including singing, dancing and acting) from 9.15 to 12.45. Lunch is from 12.45 to 1.30. she then has her normal lessons from 1.30 to 4.15.

18 June 1978

17 June 1978

  • emma

    Details: Two page interview with Lena (to help launch her column starting the following week), in which she tells us about her first meeting with producer Tommy Scott at the Rothesay Pavilion.

13 June 1978

  • Cabaret Showtime

    Details: In this episode of the programme Jimmy Logan introduces his special guest Lena Zavaronl also featuring The New Seekers, Danny Street, Andy Cameron and Alex Welsh and His Band.

14 May 1978

  • SOS charity variety show

    Details: If anybody has information on this Event please add or let me know and I will add it for you or if you were lucky enough to be there then please consider sharing your stories/memories with us. All information is of value and helps to keep the memories we have of Lena Zavaroni alive.

6 May 1978

  • Music Week

    Details: DJM Publishing - DJM subsidiary, Cookaway Music, have also collaborated to write I Should Have Listened To Mama which Lena Zavaroni has recorded for Galaxy Records.

12 April 1978

  • Record Makers

    Details: original broadcast 12 April 1978 with a repeat on 6 December 1978. Today's guest Lena Zavaroni sings all the songs from her album Presenting Lena Zavaroni including her single Air Love which is also on the album.

6 April 1978

  • The Stage and Television Today

    Details: Contained a feature on the Italia Conti stage school end of term production. It also featured a photo of Lena Zavaroni and Bonnie Langford, onstage with the rest of the cast.

30 March 1978

26 March 1978

25 March 1978

  • TVTimes

    Details: The magazine featured a three page feature on Lena and Bonnie.

20 March 1978

  • Opportunity Knocks

    Details: Final broadcast of the much loved show that was the starting block for so many stars.

19 March 1978

  • The Sunday Mirror

    Details: Goodbye Opportunity Knocks, goodbye Hughie Green, goodbye Clapometer.

18 March 1978

  • TVTimes

    Details: The magazine carried a small photo of Lena in the listings for the last episode of Opportunity Knocks, alongside photos of other winners of the show.

17 March 1978

2 March 1978

25 February 1978

  • Music Week

    Details: PHIL SOLOMON'S Galaxy label, which includes such names as Lena Zavaroni. comedian Frank Carson and Irish singer Danny Doyle on its artist rosier, has signed a distribution deal with CBS after two and a half years with President.

4 February 1978

  • Our Show

    Details: Children's Saturday morning entertainment show from London Weekend Television. Lena Zavaroni and Bonnie Langford are two of the guests on this episode they are on it to promote their Easter Special Lena and Bonnie.

21 January 1978

  • Music Week

    Details: MAC MUSIC, publishing company set up recently by writer/producer Mike Hurst
  • My Weekly

    Details: featured a three page feature on Lena and Bonnie.

27 December 1977

  • Max's Holiday Hour

    Details: Starring Max Bygraves with Lena Zavaroni, Charlie Cairoli, Sandra Dickinson, Jim Davidson and Margaret Powell.

1 December 1977

8 November 1977

  • Evening Standard/Hulton Archive

    Details: Scottish singer Lena Zavaroni (1963-1999) posed in London on 22nd July 1977. (Photo by United News/Popperfoto via Getty Images). As always the stock photos have no details of any value, It's so disappointing that the stories behind the photos are lost because for some unknown Reason the media agencies seem to think the stories are unimportant.

4 September 1977

  • Hi! Summer - Episode 8

    Details: Starring Leslie Crowther, Anna Dawson, Pearly Gates, Mari Gordon-Price, Derek Griffiths, Derek Griffiths, Lena Zavaroni.

28 August 1977

  • Hi! Summer - Episode 7

    Details: Leslie Crowther, Anna Dawson, Pearly Gates, Mari Gordon-Price, Derek Griffiths, Derek Griffiths, Lena Zavaroni.

21 August 1977

  • Hi! Summer - Episode 6

    Details: Starring Leslie Crowther, Anna Dawson, Pearly Gates, Mari Gordon-Price, Derek Griffiths, Derek Griffiths, Lena Zavaroni.

16 August 1977

  • Startime '77

    Details: Lena Zavaroni is one of the stars in Startime ‘77 - Congress Theatre, Eastbourne.

14 August 1977

  • Hi! Summer - Episode 5

    Details: Leslie Crowther, Anna Dawson, Pearly Gates, Mari Gordon-Price, Derek Griffiths, Derek Griffiths, Lena Zavaroni.

13 August 1977

  • TVTimes

    Details: Contains a short article describing the series as a Mad, mad summer for Lesley Crowther and an even madder whirl for his co-star Lena Zavaroni.

7 August 1977

  • Hi! Summer - Episode 4

    Details: Starring Leslie Crowther, Anna Dawson, Pearly Gates, Mari Gordon-Price, Derek Griffiths, Derek Griffiths, Lena Zavaroni.

6 August 1977

  • TVTimes

    Details: Featured a photo of the cast including Lena Zavaroni riding bikes in the listing for Hi! Summer.

1 August 1977

31 July 1977

30 July 1977

  • Jackie

    Details: One page article inside, in which a 13 year old Lena reveals the battle she has had with her weight, which she has now overcome, and that she had to watch out that she didn't become anorexic. She tell us that she loves Chinese food and shopping, but hates short skirts and flying.

28 July 1977

  • Look-In

    Details: Published a Q&A article about Lena.

24 July 1977

  • Hi! Summer - Episode 2

    Details: Starring Leslie Crowther, Anna Dawson, Pearly Gates, Mari Gordon-Price, Derek Griffiths, Derek Griffiths, Lena Zavaroni.

22 July 1977

  • United News/Popperfoto

    Details: Scottish singer Lena Zavaroni (1963-1999) posed in London on 22nd July 1977. (Photo by United News/Popperfoto via Getty Images). As always the stock photos have no details of any value, It's so disappointing that the stories behind the photos are lost because for some unknown Reason the media agencies seem to think the stories are unimportant.

21 July 1977

17 July 1977

16 July 1977

  • TVTimes

    Details: Page 33 top panel introduces a new TV series called Hi! Summer.

1 June 1977

28 May 1977

  • TVTimes

    Details: Front cover and two page article inside to promote Lena's appearance on You're Never Too Old.

17 May 1977

  • The Royal Show

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

4 May 1977

10 April 1977

7 April 1977

  • The Stage and Television Today

    Details: The Royal Variety Show at the Kings Theatre, Glasgow has changes to it's line up but Lena Zavaroni is confirmed to be in the show.

11 March 1977

  • Pebble Mill at One

    Details: Guests Lena Zavaroni, Dorothy Solomon, Gerry Cottle, Betty Cottle and Captain Universe.

5 March 1977

18 February 1977

  • Air Love

    Details: This is the Seventh single by Lena Zavaroni.

15 February 1977

  • The Musical Time Machine

    Details: Lena performs Jubilation T. Cornpone from the musical Lil Abner, and her then new single Air Love.

27 January 1977

  • The Stage and Television Today

    Details: Reported that McLeod Holden have plans to hold a number of shows this year including on Easter Sunday (10 April 1977) a staging of the Lena Zavaroni Show at the New Southport Theatre.

20 January 1977

  • The Stage and Television Today

    Details: Contained a double-page feature on two Royal charity fundraisers which had been held the previous week. Lena had performed at one of them, held at Jollees in Stoke-on-Trent, and she was photographed shaking hands with Princess Margaret.

17 January 1977

14 January 1977

5 January 1977

18 November 1976

15 November 1976

  • The Royal Variety Performance

    Details: After sixteen years of recorded television broadcasts, in 1976, the Royal Variety Performance was broadcast live on television for the first time, and held in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mother.

19 October 1976

  • The Glasgow Herald

    Details: Reported on Lena Zavaroni appearance in Edinburgh with the Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, Harry Ewing, to help launch a firework safety campaign.

2 October 1976

5 September 1976

29 August 1976

20 August 1976

  • Daily Mirror

    Details: The Daily Mirror took photographs of Lena at Rothesay Acadamy, she only lasted one term as a group of pupils were nasty to her, doing things like spitting on her cutlery.

19 August 1976

15 August 1976

  • It's Sunday Startime

    Details: Starring Lena Zavaroni with Pam Ayres, The Vernons, Barley, Barry Britten and The Johnny Wiltshire Orchestra.

7 August 1976

  • Billboard

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com page 8 of the PDF look for the section entitled "No Recession At Pickwick U.K. - Pickwick double albums scheduled for release at the end of this month will include titles by Harry Secombe, Val Doonican, Syd Lawrence, Paper Lace, Lena Zavaroni, and the Spinners."

1 August 1976

28 July 1976

  • Bring on the Girls

    Details: Lena takes part in a short comedy sketch with Brucie, and they then perform Be A Clown together.

25 July 1976

18 July 1976

13 July 1976

11 July 1976

19 June 1976

  • Music Week

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 49 of the PDF look for the section entitled "More Inflation beaters"

4 June 1976

29 May 1976

17 April 1976

  • Billboard

    Details: BBC label Beeb is promoting the new Lena Zavaroni single on four major commercial stations.

10 April 1976

  • Record Mirror & Disc

    Details: London Weekend TV, Friday, April 9; Russell Harty's guests are Edna Everidge, Helen Mirren. Lena Zavaroni.

9 April 1976

1 April 1976

26 March 1976

10 March 1976

  • Limburgs Dagblad

    Details: Lists Ontmoeting met Cindy en Bert on which Lena Zavaroni is one of the guests.

11 February 1976

  • The Morecambe And Wise Show

    Details: Lena appears in a comedy sketch with Eric and Ernie. She then performs Some Of These Days, before performing a song and dance version of Something Bout You Baby I Like with the duo.

3 January 1976

  • Record Mirror & Disc

    Details: Under the WITS' END section Lena Zavaroni is described as the most anger - provoking singer.

29 December 1975

  • Opportunity Knocks

    Details: Lena appears as last year's winner, to present the award to the 1975 recipient, The Frank Jennings Syndicate.

17 November 1975

  • Opportunity Knocks

    Details: Lena sponsored her parents Victor and Hilda on the show under the name The Zavaronis.

14 November 1975

  • Look Who's Talking

    Details: Lena chats to Derek Batey about her life so far, and performs impromptu versions of Ma! He's Making Eyes At Me in Japanese and German.

21 October 1975

21 September 1975

7 September 1975

31 August 1975

30 August 1975

  • Seaside Special

    Details: An outside broadcast from the BBC1 Big Top which this week visits Torbay. Starring Roy Hudd, Keith Harris, Tessie O'Shea, Lena Zavaroni, Derek Dene, Jon Britain, Tony Blackburn and featuring NEW EDITION.

24 August 1975

17 August 1975

10 August 1975

27 July 1975

20 July 1975

19 July 1975

  • Music Week

    Details: Page 23 - Spotlight On Scotland, Page 26 - Can the Connolly phenomenon be repeated?

13 July 1975

6 July 1975

  • Lena Zavaroni at the Rothesay Pavilion

    Details: The Pavilion was the location Lena Zavaroni first performed to Phil Solomon in 1973.
  • The Sunday Mirror

    Details: Published an artilce on Lena Zavaroni's return to the Rothesay Pavilion along with a photo of Lena and her South Africa friend Susie Heckler.

5 July 1975

  • Record Mirror

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 22 of the PDF go to the "Fan Clubs" section.

28 June 1975

  • Record Mirror

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 22 of the PDF go to the "Fan Clubs" section.

19 June 1975

  • The Stage and Television Today

    Details: KIMBRELL-STEPHAM Associates are again presenting a line-up of Sunday stars this summer at the Congress, Eastbourne and the Winter Gardens, Bournemouth.

14 June 1975

  • Junior Choice

    Details: Lena chats on the BBC Radio show presented by Ed Stewart.

13 June 1975

  • Smile

    Details: This is the Fifth single by Lena Zavaroni.

7 June 1975

  • Record Mirror

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing the PDF search for "zavaroni"

5 May 1975

28 April 1975

  • Game Discount World

    Details: Lena made two personal appearances at Game Discount World, Durban, South Africa where she signed copies of the Album.

12 April 1975

  • Music Week

    Details: Philips must have been very pleased with the BBC 2 Bachelors programmes, especially as they featured that other record star, Miss Lena Zavaroni...

5 April 1975

  • Billboard

    Details: Palladium triumph for Lena Zavaroni, sub-teen singer from the Phonogram stable of artists...

25 March 1975

23 March 1975

20 March 1975

16 March 1975

9 March 1975

2 March 1975

1 March 1975

28 February 1975

23 February 1975

16 February 1975

9 February 1975

2 February 1975

1 February 1975

  • Limburgs Dagblad

    Details: Lists Ontmoeting met Cindy en Bert on which Lena Zavaroni is one of the guests.

30 January 1975

8 January 1975

  • Alle Sette Della Sera

    Details: One of the three sections of the programme showed a film dedicated to the very young singer Lena Zavaroni.

4 January 1975

  • Record "Popswop" Mirror

    Details: The magazine makes reference to Lena on pages 7 and her second single is the answer to question number 19 on page 11
  • Radiocorriere

    Details: In its listings for Wednesday 8 January at 7pm is the programme "AT SEVEN IN THE EVENING" its film of the evening was about Lena Zavaroni.

30 December 1974

  • Opportunity Knocks

    Details: Lena performs If My Friends Could See Me Now, then at the end of the show, she receives the Variety Club Award for 1974, and then joins the rest of the cast in a rendition of Land Of Hope And Glory.

30 November 1974

  • Music Orbe

    Details: Featured an article about Lena Zavaroni it contained two black and white photos, one of which shows Lena wearing a sombrero.

23 November 1974

  • Record World

    Details: Lena Zavaroni. With the presence of a consecrated artist; she sang, danced and conquered the public.

2 November 1974

8 October 1974

  • Limburgs Dagblad

    Details: The RTL festival in pictures section report on artists that performed at the Grugahalle, Essen with Lena Zavaroni being one of the artists.

4 October 1974

  • hev

    Details: Little singer imitates Rita Pavone and Alice Cooper on stage

14 September 1974

  • Billboard

    Details: had a couple of articles that referenced Lena Zavaroni.

13 September 1974

  • SA Singles Charts

    Details: The weekly South African Singles chart history. Lena Zavaroni’s ‘Ma! (He’s Making Eyes at Me)’ was the first of 2 songs to drop off the top 20 this week. It lasted 11 weeks in the charts and peaked at 3. This would be her only SA chart hit.

6 September 1974

  • Junior Showtime

    Details: Presenters - Mark Curry, Glyn Poole, with Roy Rolland as Old Mother Riley, Lena Zavaroni.
  • SA Singles Charts

    Details: The weekly South African Singles chart history. Lena moves down the charts from number 9 to number 17 with Ma! (He’s Making Eyes at Me)

1 September 1974

31 August 1974

  • Record World

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 36 of the PDF look for the section entitled "101 THE SINGLES CHART 150"

30 August 1974

  • SA Singles Charts

    Details: The weekly South African Singles chart history. Lena moves down the charts from number 5 to number 9 with Ma! (He’s Making Eyes at Me)

24 August 1974

  • Record World

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing the PDF search for "zavaroni"

23 August 1974

  • SA Singles Charts

    Details: The weekly South African Singles chart history. Lena moves down the charts from number 3 to number 5 with Ma! (He’s Making Eyes at Me)

18 August 1974

17 August 1974

  • Record World

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing the PDF search for "zavaroni"
  • Cash Box

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing the PDF search for "zavaroni"

16 August 1974

  • SA Singles Charts

    Details: The weekly South African Singles chart history. Lena stays at number 3 with Ma! (He’s Making Eyes at Me)

10 August 1974

  • Record World

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing the PDF search for "zavaroni"
  • Cash Box

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 58 of the PDF look for the section entitled "Cash Box top 100 albums cont'd 101to175" - 159 MA! HE'S MAKING EYES AT ME - LENA ZAVARONI (Stax STS 5511)

9 August 1974

  • SA Singles Charts

    Details: The weekly South African Singles chart history. Lena moves up the charts from number 5 to number 3 with Ma! (He’s Making Eyes at Me)

4 August 1974

2 August 1974

  • SA Singles Charts

    Details: The weekly South African Singles chart history. Lena moves up the charts from number 8 to number 5 with Ma! (He’s Making Eyes at Me)

27 July 1974

  • Cash Box

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing the PDF search for "zavaroni"
  • Billboard

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com page 104 of the PDF shows Lena was at 91 in the charts with her single Ma! (He's Making Eyes at me).

26 July 1974

  • SA Singles Charts

    Details: The weekly South African Singles chart history. Lena moves down the charts from number 6 to number 8 with Ma! (He’s Making Eyes at Me)
  • Radio & Record

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 15 of the PDF look for the section entitled "Rich Across Board, Lena Can't Miss"

21 July 1974

20 July 1974

  • Cash Box

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing the PDF search for "zavaroni"
  • Billboard

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing the PDF search for "zavaroni"

19 July 1974

  • SA Singles Charts

    Details: The weekly South African Singles chart history. Lena moves up the charts from number 10 to number 6 with Ma! (He’s Making Eyes at Me)

15 July 1974

  • The Tonight Show

    Details: Actor Burt Reynolds stood in for Johnny Carson with Lena Zavaroni making her second of two appearances on the show.

12 July 1974

  • SA Singles Charts

    Details: The weekly South African Singles chart history. Lena moves up the charts from number 16 to number 10 with Ma! (He’s Making Eyes at Me)

6 July 1974

  • Record World

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing the PDF search for "zavaroni"

5 July 1974

  • SA Singles Charts

    Details: The weekly South African Singles chart history. Lena moves up the charts from number 19 to number 16 with Ma! (He’s Making Eyes at Me)

29 June 1974

  • Cash Box

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing the PDF search for "zavaroni"
  • pink & tina

    Details: carried a short article about Lena Zavaroni.

28 June 1974

  • SA Singles Charts

    Details: The weekly South African Singles chart history. Lena enters the charts at number 19 with Ma! (He’s Making Eyes at Me)

22 June 1974

  • Record World

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing the PDF search for "zavaroni"
  • Cash Box

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 32 of the PDF look for the section entitled "looking ahead" - position: 102

21 June 1974

  • Story

    Details: Dutch: Lena kan haar poppen wel vergeten. English Translation: Lena can forget her dolls.

16 June 1974

  • Junior Showtime

    Details: Presenters - Mark Curry, Glyn Poole, Roy Rolland as Old Mother Riley, Lena Zavaroni.

15 June 1974

  • Record World

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing the PDF search for "zavaroni"
  • Record Business

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing the PDF search for "zavaroni"
  • Cash Box

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing the PDF search for "zavaroni"
  • Billboard

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing the PDF search for "zavaroni"

14 June 1974

  • Merv Griffin Show

    Details: Merv's guests are actors Fernando Lamas and James Brolin, child singer Lena Zavaroni and Apollo 15 astronaut Col. James B. Irwin.

8 June 1974

  • Record World

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 24 of the PDF look for the section entitled "101 THE SINGLES CHART 150"
  • Record Mirror

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 2 of the PDF look for the section entitled "LAST WEEK"
  • Cash Box

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 25 of the PDF look for the section entitled "looking ahead"

4 June 1974

  • The Tonight Show

    Details: Lena Zavaroni performs Ma He's Making Eyes At Me and then chats to Johnny, before performing The End Of The World.

1 June 1974

  • Record World

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com as real life at this time is limiting my time to update this website. Once your viewing the PDF search for "zavaroni"
  • Cash Box

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com as real life at this time is limiting my time to update this website. Once your viewing the PDF search for "zavaroni"

26 May 1974

  • Wonderama

    Details: Broadcast in United States on Channel 11 at 8am Lena Zavaroni made a guest appearance on this episode singing Music, Music, Music.

25 May 1974

  • Record World

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com as real life at this time is limiting my time to update this website. Once your viewing the PDF search for "zavaroni"
  • Cash Box

    Details: Page 30: looking ahead, Page 32: additions to radio playlists
  • Billboard

    Details: Everybody Will Be Making Eyes at Lena

24 May 1974

  • Mike Douglas Show

    Details: Totie Fields is co-host. Guests are actor Tony Curtis, singer-actress Florence Henderson, 10-year-old Scottish singer Lena Zavaroni, Totie's husband George Johnston, diet book author Dr. Irwin Stillman, and diet patient Alison Libert.
  • Variety

    Details: A Lena Zavaroni Weekend promoting her forthcoming TV appearances on Wonderama, the Merv Griffin Show and the Mike Douglas Show.
  • (You've Got) Personality

    Details: This is the Second single by Lena Zavaroni.

23 May 1974

  • Top of the Pops

    Details: Lena Zavaroni gets to preform on Top of the Pops for the second time.

19 May 1974

  • Junior Showtime

    Details: Todays cast: Mark Curry, Glyn Poole, David Davenport, Roy Rolland, The New Generation Of Junior Showtime Singers And Dancers, Lena Zavaroni, Norman Collier.

18 May 1974

  • Cash Box

    Details: Page 17: Lena Zavaroni Makes U.S. Debut, Page 34: The Section: Looking Ahead, Lena's single Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me) is listed at 109.

17 May 1974

  • Cash Box

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

12 May 1974

4 May 1974

  • Record and Radio Mirror

    Details: Lena's Trip - Lena Zavaroni, the 10-year-old Opportunity Knocks discovery and hit recorder of Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me), leaves for America this week for a promotional visit including appearcences on the Johnny Carson and Johnny DouglasTV Shows.
  • Cash Box

    Details: Page 32: MEMPHIS — Al Bell, chairman of Stax Records, is personally heading an ambitious promotional campaign for 10- year-old Lena Zavaroni..

1 May 1974

  • The Annual SHARE Boomtown Party (1974)

    Details: Date is unconfirmed just used 1 May as it the only date we currently have: Annual children's charity benefit show held in Hollywood, USA circa May 1974.

29 April 1974

28 April 1974

  • Junior Showtime

    Details: Presenters - Mark Curry, Glyn Poole, Roy Rolland as Old Mother Riley, Lena Zavaroni.

27 April 1974

  • Record and Radio Mirror

    Details: After the error in last week addition of the magazine it published the following: LAST WEEK: Chart compilers, facts from last week. Artists dropping out from last week: Lena Zavaroni, 44: Doobie Bros 40: Suzi Quatro 49: Ann Peebies.

21 April 1974

  • Junior Showtime

    Details: Presenters - Mark Curry, Glyn Poole, Roy Rolland as Old Mother Riley, Lena Zavaroni.

20 April 1974

  • Cash Box

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com Once your viewing page 42 of the PDF look for the section entitled "Stax Signs Lena Zavaroni"
  • Billboard

    Details: This link will redirect you to the PDF on worldradiohistory.com page 47 of the PDF bottom Left article shows Stax Signs Ms. Zavaroni, 10 -Yr. Old, TV Discovery.
  • Record and Radio Mirror

    Details: Lena's single Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me) moves down the charts from number 38 to number 44 but this addition of the magazine has an error in it, in that it published the chart listing for the 13 April 1974 instead of the listing for the 20 April 1974.

14 April 1974

13 April 1974

  • Record and Radio Mirror

    Details: Lena's single Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me) moves down the charts from number 32 to number 38
  • Cash Box

    Details: Newcomer Picks — LENA ZAVARONI (Stax 0206) Ma! He’s Making Eyes At Me (2:27) (Mills, ASCAP—C. Conrad, S. Clare)
  • Billboard

    Details: Lena Zavaroni - Brussels, Copenhagen and Britain.

7 April 1974

6 April 1974

  • Record and Radio Mirror

    Details: Lena's single Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me) moves down the charts from number 26 to number 32
  • Billboard

    Details: Lena Zavaroni's single Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me) moves down the charts from number 17 to number 26.

3 April 1974

  • Joepie

    Details: LENA ZAVARONI - A FEMALE JIMMY OSMOND!

31 March 1974

  • Golden Shot

    Details: Charlie Williams has a short chat with Lena Zavaroni and she preforms Swinging On A Star.

30 March 1974

  • Publicity Photos

    Details: Lena at the Madurodam Miniature City
  • Record and Radio Mirror

    Details: Lena's single Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me) moves down the charts from number 17 to number 26
  • Popswop

    Details: Featured Slade, Paul McCartney, David Essex and Lena Zavaroni.
  • Billboard

    Details: Capital Radio's music director of London's independent commercial radio station, Aiden Day said: "We are not playing Paper Lace and we are not playing Lena Zavaroni, Bay City Rollers, Freddie Starr and Hudson Ford."

24 March 1974

23 March 1974

  • Record and Radio Mirror

    Details: Lena's single Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me) moves down the charts from number 14 to number 17
  • Cash Box

    Details: Cash Box International Best Sellers: Great Britain — Lena Zavaroni moves down the charts from number 13 to number 14 with her single Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me).

17 March 1974

16 March 1974

11 March 1974

10 March 1974

9 March 1974

  • Record and Radio Mirror

    Details: Lena's single Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me) moves down the charts from number 10 to number 13
  • Cash Box

    Details: Cash Box International Best Sellers: Great Britain — Lena Zavaroni enters the chart at number 15 with her single Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me).

3 March 1974

2 March 1974

28 February 1974

  • Top of the Pops

    Details: Lena Zavaroni gets to preform on Top of the Pops for the second time.

24 February 1974

23 February 1974

17 February 1974

16 February 1974

  • Record and Radio Mirror

    Details: Lena's single Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me) moves up the charts from number 30 to number 16.

14 February 1974

  • Top of the Pops

    Details: Lena Zavaroni gets to preform on Top of the Pops for the first time.

11 February 1974

  • Opportunity Knocks

    Details: Lena makes her fifth and final appearance as a contestant after winning the viewers votes for the fourth time.
  • Cash Box

    Details: Writer/producer Mike Hurst has set up his own publishing firm, Mac Music, and has concluded a deal whereby Carlin Music will administer the company throughout the world.

10 February 1974

9 February 1974

4 February 1974

  • Opportunity Knocks

    Details: Opportunity Knocks | 4 February 1974 | Tenth birthday edition of the programme in which some of Hughie's top discoveries including David Whitfield, Bobby Crush and Candlewick Green returned for the celebration and which meant that viewers would have to wait another week to find out if Lena Zavaroni would win for the fourth time.

2 February 1974

  • Record and Radio Mirror

    Details: LENA ZAVARONI: Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me) (Philips. 6006 3671). Ten-year-old girl who is a regular winner on Opportunity Knocks.

28 January 1974

  • Opportunity Knocks

    Details: Lena makes her fourth appearance after winning the viewers votes for the third time.

26 January 1974

  • Record and Radio Mirror

    Details: LENA ZAVARONL Opportunity Knocks. has struck again for here's this bubbly blonde-haired twice winner with new single on Phillips titled Ma, He's' Making eyes At Me, the old hit for Emile And The Checkmates. Lena is ten years old but packs plenty of self-assurance.
  • Music Week

    Details: Carried a full page advertisement for Lena's debut single Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me).

25 January 1974

21 January 1974

  • Opportunity Knocks

    Details: Lena makes her third appearance after winning the viewers votes for the second time.

14 January 1974

  • Opportunity Knocks

    Details: Lena makes her second appearance after winning the viewers votes for the first time. She sings Take Me Home, Country Roads.

7 January 1974

  • Opportunity Knocks

    Details: Lena makes her first appearance. She sings Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me).

22 March 1966

22 July 1964

4 November 1963

14 December 1961

2 February 1934

  • Les Dawson

    Details: He was an English comedian, actor, writer, and presenter, who is best remembered for his deadpan style.

2 February 1920

4 December 1916