Lena Zavaroni sings Memory and is interviewed

[shilo39]

What a talent and such a beautifull person,how can they go so wrong her and Karen Carpenter the world is so much worst with out you both. What got into your heads.

[billyfuryfan64]

Lena looking very well and singing beautifully. Miss you so much sweet girl. Wish I could have helped you. You needed to know how really great you were. RIP LENA. LOVE YOU!

[Hanisipie]

Fail to see why we have to compare Lena, Susan and Elaine and have one or more of them come up lacking. They are or were , each great singers in their own right. They all have different voices and I don't see why we can't just enjoy the beauty of each voice without trying to choose which was better. Love them all and they are all unique in their own way.

[BaronVonShrapnel]

Hmm. Des seemed a bit less reckless than Terry Wogan; didn't make any wisecracks, and that is a good thing. Lena did an excellent performance as usual and was very beautiful. But I do miss that Wogan interview from 1985; seen parts of it lots of times as I felt that was the peak of her beauty. Whatever happened to that video?

[23751]

I think Lena would have given Elaine Paige a run for her money had she not been struck down by Anorexia. Her rendition of Going Nowhere is the most emotional piece of vocals I have ever heard.

[Happieyes1]

I just read that Lena passed away in 1999. I didn't even know where she was or what was happening in her life.....May she rest in peace. She was a huge inspiration when I was young...I think we were around the same age and I always knew I would sing and Lena thank you, you are a beautiful Angel. Thank you for the memories.

[blagdon2]

lovely singer,,,great voice,,died to young at 35, with no money,,living on state benefits,,got arrested in 1999 the years she died for shop lifting,, she stole a small pack of jelly,,the owner of the store dropped all charges,,she was only 4 and a half stone,,i guess no one reconised her,,she must have looked like a little girl again,,,,poor thing,,great voice,,with a passion when she sang''that many of us love!!!! and the power!!! wow,,, you was amazing singer RIP and thanks for the memory xxx

[newagemisfit]

'Behind every beautiful thing there is some kind of pain' (Bob Dylan)

[libraladyish]

sung the way it was meant to be , pure perfection

[bobhat2]

never tire of seeing Lena,

[Stugazza]

She was a beautiful child that just prettier as she got older.

[rexel666]

What a lovely talented girl.

[HerrStomach]

I love you Lena. Your are much remembered and much missed. A star who could have been the biggest ever. XXX

[DrunkenPiano]

Beautiful and not too thin. Sigh, what a shame -_-

[diko62656]

Beautiful,......very beautiful video.

[astire007]

lena was the most beautiful woman i have ever seen! she was so charming,elegant , and what a wonderful personality . she gave another flawless performance ! pure perfection!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love you lena , Vincent , USA

[VABkWrm]

Wow, I just noticed a real Lulu flavor to her voice, here!

[stevensm100]

beautiful clip

[rure1968]

Brave, brave woman. If only she had been able to follow her own advice.  Love you always Lena. XXX

[Vic20tt]

@rure1968 She was convinced that she had a mental problem - she called it

"static" a fog which blocked the way forward. A manifestation of depression maybe? The operation seemed to have positive results. Lena ate food in front of people for the first time in 20 years, but she was not strong enough to deal with infection. The hospital should have improved Lenas health/strength before the op. Lenas father said she would have put on weight before the op. WHY did the hospital not wait for this?Why?

[willewinky]

This is Lena in Diva form. Just absolutely fantastic and no sour notes unlike Susan! Just the real deal,

[VABkWrm]

@willewinky I miss the music from the 60's, 70's, 80's and even some from the 90's...people actually SANG. Now it's a bunch a nasal-sounding tarts, and the ones who do have real talent are over looked.

[willewinky]

There are some men that absolutely adore women and they them. Des shows a great deal of kindness to Lena and seems such a nice bloke. No wonder that his young wife considers herself lucky. Great interview Des, thank you.

[LenaZavoroniisshit]

@willewinky

She's fuckin shite, thank god she's dead. You know there's a good reason you can't buy her music.....cos it's fuckin shite. LOLOL hey hoe the witch is dead dead dead LOLOLOL

[Thundergee]

ur right glenburnwitch, a truly magnificent voice,woww i listen to this everyday.such a great performer, love from the philippines anna from davao city...xxx

[luiza8Dmarlusa8D]

she was so beautiful,delicated and a nice person !

I love you Lena !

[marcN19]

Her height was stunted due to not eating during adolecence

[yusoupoff]

@marcN19 What are you talking about?

[trupnk]

we went to see lena in Blackpool on the last tour she ever did, she was great, RIP

[Thundergee]

this song touches my husbands heart., so much so he sings it everywhere he goes in the philippines, think lena touched his soft heart,so he now sings this in memory of her..and he sounds good with his scottish accent ,and the villagers love to hear him sing, well done lena xx anna from davao city philippines xxx

[001Bigred]

We human beings need to be careful what thoughts we instill in our children. This beautiful, talented person is no longer with us because she had the idea that she was fat. God help us all to raise our daughters and sons to be accepting of themselves and others. What a tragedy.

[Janvierireland]

"This beautiful, talented person is no longer with us because she had the idea that she was fat."Do you mean to say that she had no idea that she was not fat?

[Janvierireland]

@001Bigred ,sorry I think there was a slight bit of confusion and misunderstanding of your comment on my part.You did mean that she thought of herself as fat when she wasn,t.

[Janvierireland]

@001Bigred ,I like your sentence"We human beings need to be careful what thoughts we instil in our children" because it seems to be very close to what happened:the manager Dorothy Solomon put the 10 year pld girl on a diet on order to lose weight at a stage when a child is not finished growing.A child should never lose weight,its better to stay the same weight until 13 and grow taller,thats how a child 'grows out of ' puppyfat.Also in the mid teens to gain a little weight and grow tall again.

[jinkyjoan]

What a fantastic voice she was better than Barbara Stresiand Elaine Paige you were a beautiful and very talented young lady your parents must have been so proud what you could have achieved if you were still with us you are truely sadly missed R.I.P Lena!!!

[triplesam7]

Lena, you are so lovely and fantastic!

[kipstrange]

Couldn't she at least have eaten hamburger and chips man.

[mpc999STEP]

I remember watching this.

[madmax8000]

Thats what vegetarianism does for you

[washheart]

I'm not sure she was a vegetarian, but she did suffer from anorexia nervosa from the age of 13. It destroyed her life to the point she begged for brain surgery - threatening suicide if she did not get it - unfortunately she developed a post operative infection and died a few weeks later. She was just 35.

[baraJagoDu]

why did she want to fix the brain :S :O:O :(

[1cut1]

If you are yet to have children or grand children I hope your family will all be well and not have problems like some to have the mickey taken out of them. Good luck to the people who leave the negative comments about Lena, but watch out as life has a habit of knocking you down when you least expect it.

[Lisa13245]

You, are sick.

[jarvsta]

She is not god but she is verry god

[jinkyjoan]

God must be having a big party up their with all that talent Lena M.J dusty. jimi Hendrix John Lennon to name but a few!!

[Petrovavich]

LAZZA'LL fuck you UP, he's a GOD!

[jinkyjoan]

SICKO!! petrovavich

[Mr1afterlife]

Beautiful interpretation from a lovely person. So very sad she is no longer with us.

[lazzaboyce]

LAZZA! The undisputed MASTER of ALL Zavaroni channels.

[bjornbliss1]

We are so Blessed to have persons out there who have the talent to put these videos to-gether for all of us to view, Thank you so much, this Beautiful person has really touched my heart, yes it is very sad that she has left us now, so very sad...but for those who knew her and saw her and cared for her and loved her you have been so Blessed by God and her amazing Gift, right now she is a beautiful flower in Gods Garden, lighting up the Heavens each and every night, can't wait to meet her there,ox

[marcooni]

This is how I remember her she used to come in my store quite often with her boyfriend late at night in North Finchley such a lovely person. That was in 1987.

[Stugazza]

I had the honor of meeting Miss Lena twice over here in the states. We share the same birthday almost to the minute!! Very down to earth & easy to talk to. She was a beauty with a bubbley personality, huge smile, beautiful & soulful eyes & plenty of intelligence. Such a fine talent the world lost too young. RIP Lena.

[dpetey40]

I just stumbled on Lena and her music today. What a fine singer she was. I'm also struck by the parallels between her life and that of Eva Cassidy. Both were born in '63, had extraordinary musical talent that was largely underappreciated, and then died early, Eva in '96, and Lena in '99. Why is it that remarkable talent like Lena and Eva has to be taken away so soon?

[milanethan]

uistekenkennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[gingerpixie28]

she looks really well here, this is how i remember her

[Janster59]

She kinda looks like Streisand circa 75...

[glenburnwitch]

fantastic voice..up there with the very best..and maybe she was better, after all..how many singers have been asked to sing in the whitehouse..for mister ford. lena was an all round singer, very adaptable to any songs..thats her quality..and she did it live...no earpieces or prompts...she was a natural entertainer..think she was badly managed here in uk, by money grabbers...she died penniless thats disgusting....i wish someone would release all songs she did, and give that money 2charity

[maxamill2163]

What a wonderful singer, she was amazing

[aqkjack]

Superb! Love her soo much.

[girlzed]

Omg such maturity in her performance, and she was only 22 years old. Wonderful singer.

[colsmc30]

Amazing talent....Love all these memories. Thank you xxx

[xboxthreesixty]

Haldenver

dont talk piss the Zavaroini family are the most talented ever go get a life you need one

[cinderpelt17]

This is really nice, but I still think Elaine Page and Betty Buckley are better.

[wdharveyoicu]

But, remember, Page and Buckley were onstage in the Lloyd-Weber production: I don't know if Zavaroni was there or not, but even Barbra Streisand did this song...everyone who has ever had a voice with range has done this song. Who's better? Doesn't matter: the song itself is a test of the vocal ability. Hers passes the test.

[HelloMrZebra]

Her voice had really matured by this point. In her teens, there were points in her singing when it was a little too much like shouting, but in this one that stuff is the best part.

[discoguy79]

her voice reminds me of liza

[jamierourketen]

22 years old!

[laudergee]

i was on bute in rothsay , and i was just sitting on the sea front and i had a feeling of some one looking at me .

i did not see anyone around but i sudenly thought of a sweet lovely girl , i only wish i or someone could have held out our hand and helped , her when she did not ask.

its not always a good thing to wait till someone asks .

and if that was you lena ! looking at me in front of the pavilion THANKS .

= your hart was misplaced by the people around you =

lv gordon

038

[jamierourketen]

shut up,have you any idea how dunb that sounds? was marylin monroe there too?

[laudergee]

grow up

[wdharveyoicu]

y'know, jamierourketen, people online can be terribly rude, telling people to shut up and using sarcasm. You, yourself, need to be taken behind the woodshed and have a good swift kick in your ass.

[wizardspocket]

jamierourke was right! are you another ass hole who believes in all that spirit world crap?

[cayasm]

FABULOUS and Des did so well with the interview. thanks again for posting all of this

[meljaxon]

What a performance. Fantastic. A new day did begin for Lena, but sadly they werent to last. God Bless you Lena. We loved you. x.

[haldenver]

If only she could have sustained this....but the pressure is palpable ; and she is lost.

What was said?

Who knows?

[airscrew1]

I'm lost for words at this perfomance. 5 stars isn't anywhere near enough. The interview with Des is excellent and I agree better than Wogan.

[Hirsute63]

Nicely done Des. Compare his sensitivity in this interview with that of the pr*ck Wogan in his. Wogan is an imbecile

[mugsytop]

its's DEZ O'CONNOR you nerd.

[snakey121212]

so what's Wogan got to do with the price of cheese?

[edwina22]

Dunno what do u reckon?.

[LollieSmith]

@Hirsute63 yes i agree with you. frank bough was insensitive too. typical piggish old men

[SAIRFECHTPRODUCTIONS]

thank you

[omipalomi]

Watching this brings a tear to the eye and a lump to the throat. Lena looks her most beautiful here.

[ithinkyrfibbing]

Lena looked so well on this video and sung beautifully its unbelievable she died without a penny to her name, she should have been a millionaire with her talent

[VinnyMonster1]

@ithinkyrfibbing I agree. I have to admit, when she was famous, I was just a kid myself and she wasn't the kind of act I appreciated, but as an adult, I think we lost something beautiful when she died.

[joleneb]

My favourites also, love her performing especially this song.

[dreuan]

I remember seeing this years ago....such a beautiful person and what a voice. God it was terrible what happened to her...thankyou for posting this...lovely memories of a huge talent

[PerisphereRec]

Lena looked and sounded positively GORGEOUS here.

If she didn't put out a record of this song, she should have! Definitely a classic. Up there in the top 5 with 'Going nowhere' of my all-time Lena favourites.

Thanks so much for posting this!

[Musicmania1968]

I remember this on tv years ago

[joleneb]

Thnak you so much for uploading this!!

Love seeing the video, heard the audio only.

[WilliamMorris]

What a powerful, powerful interview...

I am so sad when I hear her.. She seemed so strong.

[s13deb]

They are coming in thick and fast...Thank you very much.