Sandie Shaw, born Sandra Ann Goodrich on February 26, 1947 at Dagenham, United Kingdom, was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. With her hair, slender frame, model cheekbones and outfits, she has been described as the ultimate working-class 'it' girl. She was also notable for her quirk of usually appearing barefoot.
Brought up in Dagenham, United Kingdom the Ford plant IBM operator dreamed of becoming a singer. At that time, many of the working-class population of Dagenham worked at Ford, and although Shaw had gained a place at art college, she turned this down and decided to work at the plant as a filler until her singing career took off. She began her recording career just several weeks after starting there in 1964 at just 17-years-old having been discovered by popular singer Adam Faith.