Cilla Black special edition of "Coronation Street". In 2014, Black was the subject of a three-part television drama series, "Cilla", focusing especially on her rise to fame in 1960s Liverpool and her relationship with Bobby Willis. ITV aired the first instalment on 15 September 2014, starring BAFTA award-winning actress Sheridan Smith. Black was married to her manager, Bobby Willis, for 30 years from 1969 until he died from lung cancer on 23 October 1999. They had three sons: Robert (born 1970, who became her manager), Ben (born 1974) and Jack (born 1980). Their daughter, Ellen (born 1975), was born prematurely and suffered
Cilla All Mixed Up Cilla All Mixed Up Cilla All Mixed Up is the title of Cilla Black's sixteenth and final solo album released worldwide on 7 September 2009 by EMI to digital download. The album was conceived to celebrate Cilla Black's 45th year in the music business. An array of original hit singles and album tracks held at Abbey Road studios were given a club makeover alongside a few more recent songs taken from Black's last studio album "". The project featured contributions from production team Almighty as well as other club DJs from the UK, Middle East and Asia. The lead single