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He introduced me to his sister, Marion Massey, who was my manager for the next 25 years. Despite the fact that I had a heavy cold, was pale and was wearing three jumpers, she saw something in me that fascinated her. She had three young children at the time and I&#8217;m not sure she realised what she was taking on. The first thing she did was to change my name from Marie Lawrie to Lulu and the band became The Luvvers. If she&#8217;d done nothing else for me, that alone was life-changing. Who knows what success I&#8217;d have had if that hadn&#8217;t happened?  Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2008\/aug\/02\/workandcareers1\" target=\"_blank\">My mentor: Lulu recalls the manager who kept her singing career on the rails<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Lulu recalls the manager who kept her singing career on the railsWhen I was 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