Cilla Black's impact on British music in the 1960s is unprecedented, but the late star found out a music record she had set weeks before she passed away.

The singer's classic 1964 hit 'Anyone Who Had A Heart' was the biggest-selling single by a female artist in the UK during that decade, but Cilla was unaware of that achievement all these years later.

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"I'm 72 years of age and for all that time I didn't know," Cilla said after being told the chart fact during an interview with Canadian radio station ZoomerRadio. "I didn't know… Well I never. I can die happy now."

The star also ruled out any plans for a future tour, quipping: "I don't even sing in the shower these days, never mind touring." You can listen to the interview in full here.


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She was promoting the Canadian broadcast of her docu-drama Cilla, which stars Sheridan Smith as a young Cilla Black.

Cilla also reminisces extensively about her music career in the '60s, saying that she had no idea that her music would have such an impact, along with The Beatles, back then.

Cilla Black passed away at her Spanish home aged 72 on Sunday (August 2).

Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr paid tribute to the star, describing her as "always a bit of a laugh".

Cilla Black 1943-2015: Life of a showbiz icon in pictures:Cilla Black 1943-2015: Life of a showbiz icon in pictures