Diana had been singing since being a child in Swindon, initially accompanied by her father at the Piano, Diana would perform Shirley Temple songs at local variety shows organised by her father. Her sultry and sexy singing voice had proved that she could captivate an audience. During the war years, she had entertained visiting servicemen at the local American Air Force base in Swindon.

Once Diana hit the spotlight and her career had well and truly taken off, her husband and manager, Dennis Hamilton, realised that there was big money in cabaret shows and would earn them some coffers in between films. Diana would take her cabaret show all over the world and would continue singing for the rest of her life

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In 1960, Diana recorded the “Swingin Dors” album, featuring the Wally Stott Orchestra; it was presented in two formats: a stunning gatefold sleeve with a pink vinyl disc and a regular pocket with standard black vinyl. Pye Records (Mono LP, NPL 18044).

The album was later re-released in the mid 1980s on a picture disc, and then again in the original gatefold style and with the disc in pink vinyl in both LP and CD format in 2007. This re-release was accompanied by a wonderful glossy full-colour bio and images.

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Diana began entertaining in cabaret shows, guest appearances and released a double A-side record on the HMV Label. The two tracks released in 1953, “I Feel So Mmmm” and “A Kiss and a Cuddle”, both proved very popular; however, the record did not chart in the UK, in the then-new UK singles chart started by the NME the previous year .