28th May 2026.
𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. The Lincolnshire Free Press mentioned that Lena had a new record out.
𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. The Liverpool Echo mentioned Lulu's brilliant impersonation of Lena on Bruce Meets Lulu.
Lena could also do a perfect impersonation of Lulu.
𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟓. Lena gave “David” an autograph.
𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟓. The Wolverhampton Express
reported that Lena and Philip Solomon had refused to board a Czechoslovakian Airlines plane because it was like a cattle truck.
No mention was made of a chaperone, was Lena travelling alone with Philip Solomon? could this be the beginning of her "problems"?
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. an article with press photograph described how on Sunday Lena was performing at Earls Court London in the Afternoon, then Flying by helicopter to Norwich to sing in the evening at the Royal Theatre.
𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. The Rugeley Times had an article about You’re Never To Old on it’s TV page.
𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. The Eastbourne Herald reported that Lena would be doing a short Summer season at The Congress Theatre.
𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. The Daily Record wrote an article about Lena to publicise "You're Never To Old".
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟖. In The People, a teenage girl wrote in to complain that people like Lena could work at the weekend but schoolkids like herself struggled to get weekend work.
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟐. In the West Sussex County Times, The Pavilion Theatre, Worthing that Lena would be appearing there.
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟕. The Surrey - Hants Star carried an advert by Lakeside Country Club for Lena’s cabaret show on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th June.
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟕. The Horncastle News carried an advertisement for The Embassy Centre, Skegness. Including Lena on the 30th.
𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟏. The Newcastle Journal had an article about child stars.
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟐. The Forfar Dispatch ran an article about Anorexia, with the inevitable mention of Lena.
𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟐. The Belfast Newsletter wrote about livingonoxygen.com a pro anorexic website. They included a photograph of Lena.
𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒. In America, Michael Corcoran's Overserved partially blamed Lena for the end of Stax Records, calling her a "novelty act"
"But what finally ended up toppling the home of deep-fried soul music was a 10-year-old girl from Scotland.
Well, not totally, but the expensive signing and promotion of Lena Zavaroni, whose “Ma, He’s Making Eyes At Me” flopped stateside in 1975, cost an already cash-strapped Stax a lot of money. Not to mention credibility at signing a novelty act".
