Lena Hilda Zavaroni was a Scottish singer and a television show host.
11 Facts About Lena Zavaroni
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Lena Zavaroni was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire and grew up in the small town of Rothesay on the Isle of Bute.
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Lena Zavaroni was discovered in the summer of 1973 by record producer Tommy Scott, who was on holiday in Rothesay and heard her singing in a band with her father and uncle.
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In 1974, Lena Zavaroni appeared on Opportunity Knocks hosted by Hughie Green and won the show for a record-breaking five weeks running.
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At 10 years, 146 days old, Lena Zavaroni remains the youngest person to have an album in the Top 10.
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Lena Zavaroni appeared on The Morecambe and Wise Show, the May 29th 1975 episode of The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club, in the 1976 Royal Variety Show and performed at the White House for US President Gerald Ford.
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Lena Zavaroni blamed this on the pressure placed upon her to fit into costumes while at the same time "developing as a woman".
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Lena Zavaroni underwent drug treatments and received electroconvulsive therapy in an attempt to end her depression.
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Lena Zavaroni begged doctors to operate on her to relieve her depression.
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In September 1999, Lena Zavaroni was admitted to University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff for the psychosurgical operation.
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Lena Zavaroni's funeral took place at the Roman Catholic Church of St Augustine in Hoddesdon, on 15 October 1999 and she was buried later that day at Hoddesdon Cemetery in Hertfordshire.