Before she was sixteen years old , Shapiro had been voted Britain 's " Top Female Singer " . The Beatles first national tour of Britain , in the late winter/early spring of 1963 , was as one of her supporting acts . During the course of the tour , the Beatles had their first hit single and John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote the song " Misery " for her , but Shapiro did not record the composition . In 1995 , during a '' This Is Your Life '' highlighting her life and career , Shapiro revealed , " It was actually turned down on my behalf before I ever heard it , actually . I never got to hear it or give an opinion . It 's a shame , really . " Shapiro lip-synched her then-current single , " Look Who It Is " , on the British television programme '' Ready Steady Go ! '' with three of the Beatles ( John Lennon , Ringo Starr and George Harrison )
The Beatles first national tour of Britain
The Beatles Winter 1963 Helen Shapiro Tour
Helen Shapiro