Lena Zavaroni

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lena Zavaroni
Occupation	Pop Singer
Date Of Birth	Nov 4, 1963(1963-11-04)
Age	61
Date Of Death	1999-10-01
Birthplace	Greenock
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Scotland
Horoscope	Scorpio

Lena Zavaroni Biography

Lena Zavaroni is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on November 4, 1963 in Greenock, Scotland, United Kingdom. TV host and singer who was famous for her hit song “Ma! (He’s Making Eyes At Me)” at the age of 10. The song was within the top 10 of the UK Album charts, making her one of the newest performers to reach the top of the charts.

She was in the role of She acted with Bonnie Langford in the show Lena and Bonnie. in the TV show Lena and Bonnie.

Lena Hilda Zavaroni (4 November 1963 – 1 October 1999) was a Scottish singer and a television show host. At ten years of age, with her album Ma! (He’s Making Eyes at Me), she was the youngest person in history to have an album in the top ten of the UK Albums Chart. Later she starred in her own television series’, made numerous TV guest star appearances, and appeared on stage. From the age of thirteen, Zavaroni suffered anorexia nervosa and also developed clinical depression when she was fifteen. Following an operation to cure her depression, Zavaroni died at the age of thirty-five from pneumonia on 1 October 1999.

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. Scott contacted impresario Phil Solomon, which led to his partner Dorothy Solomon becoming Zavaroni’s manager.

She was raised in a musical family that included her mother Hilda as well as her musical grandfather.

Lena Zavaroni Net Worth

Lena Zavaroni is one of the richest Pop Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lena Zavaroni 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She sang along with her father.

She passed away at the age 35 due to pneumonia. She had been through a series of long-running periods of clinical depression as well as anorexia nervosa.

Zavaroni was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire and grew up in the small town of Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. Her parents owned a fish and chip shop. Her father Victor (b. 1939) played the guitar and her mother, Hilda (née Jordan) (c. 1940 – 1989) sang. Zavaroni began singing at age two. Her grandfather Alfredo had emigrated from Italy.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Lena Zavaroni height 4 ft 10 in Lena weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Lena Zavaroni Dating?

According to our records, Lena Zavaroni married to Peter Wiltshire. As of December 1, 2023, Lena Zavaroni’s is not dating anyone.

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From the age of 13, Lena had anorexia nervosa. While she was at stage school, her weight dropped to 4 stone (25 kg, 56 lbs). Lena blamed this on the pressure placed upon her to fit into costumes while at the same time “developing as a woman.” She continued to have anorexia throughout the 1980s.

Facts & Trivia

Lena Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Lena Zavaroni celebrates birthday on November 4 of every year.

In September 1999 Zavaroni was admitted to University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff for the psychosurgical operation. It took place on 7 September and was described as “pioneering”. After the operation, she appeared to be in satisfactory condition and after a week she was “making telephone calls, cheerful and engaging in conversation,” even asking her doctor if he thought there was any chance that she would get back on stage and sing again. However, three weeks after the operation, she contracted pneumonia which saw her weight drop to less than five stone (70 lb, 32 kg), and died from bronchial pneumonia on 1 October.

What happened Lena Zavaroni?

Following an operation to cure her depression, Zavaroni died at the age of thirty-five from pneumonia on 1 October 1999. Lena Zavaroni at the age of 10 in 1974, standing in front of a miniature of the Peace Palace in Madurodam.

How much did Lena Zavaroni weigh at death?

But three weeks later, the 35-year-old singer, who weighed just three- and-a-half stone , was dead, having been too weak to fight off a bronchial pneumonia infection. The court heard that, shortly before she died, Ms Zavaroni had been recovering well and asked doctors if they thought she would return to the stage.

How long was Lena Zavaroni married for?

The marriage lasted 18 months , until Wiltshire said he was tired of eating alone and coping with Zavaroni’s reclusive behaviour – she said that she could only eat in front of her family: “I can’t bear other people to see me eating”.

What age would Lena Zavaroni when she died?

35 years (1963–1999)

Did Lena Zavaroni have a lobotomy?

Then, at the weekend, it emerged that Lena Zavaroni, the former child star, had died after “pioneering surgery to cure her chronic anorexia”. Newspaper reports described “a leucotomy” and “stereotactic surgery”, but these are both terms for what is essentially the same operation: a lobotomy.