Dame Shirley Bassey wrote the introduction to the book called Cardiff - Rebirth of a Capital.
Cardiff-born singer Dame Shirley Bassey is among those who it has been confirmed will be attending the service.
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Giaka wore heavy make-up and a "Shirley Bassey" wig - and the interview had to be conducted in a moving vehicle.
Among the Welsh dignitaries attending the funeral will be First Minister Carwyn Jones and Welsh singers Dame Shirley Bassey and Katherine Jenkins.
The standout track Gold Digger was a huge party smash, while he used a Shirley Bassey sample to back Diamonds From Sierra Leone.
There were more musical numbers than usual in the show, and the highlights of the evening were Shirley Bassey, Jennifer Hudson and Adele.
He travels to St Mary the Virgin Anglican church, home to worshippers from miles around which includes Shirley Bassey on its baptismal register.
He was also the guest at a Milliennium Stadium concert with Hollywood star Catherine Zeta Jones and singer Dame Shirley Bassey and Katherine Jenkins.
Friday night's opening will include tributes to Dame Shirley Bassey, actress Sian Phillips, soprano Dame Gwyneth Jones, composer Alun Hoddinott and the late Richard Burton.
National stars such as Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Michael Ball and Bonnie Tyler joined an audience of around 12, 000 people for a party in Cardiff Bay.
It also includes senior British journalists, actors and entertainers such as Shirley Bassey and a variety of other individuals of note, including World Wide Web founder Tim Berners-Lee.
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It had already been confirmed that First Minister Carwyn Jones and singer Dame Shirley Bassey will be among Welsh mourners at Wednesday's ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
There were also two great Bond themes, with Shirley Bassey doing Goldfinger and Adele singing Skyfall live for the first time following her return to the limelight after pregnancy.
The Noah's Ark Appeal was launched in May 2000 and has the support of a number of celebrities including former England cricketer Ian Botham and Welsh stars Charlotte Church and Shirley Bassey.
The tradition for the 007 pop theme song emerged with the release of Goldfinger in 1964, in which the fashionable blues singer Shirley Bassey performed the title song for the opening sequence of the film.
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