SHE makes me want to shout! Lulu fanatic Ian Sime came face-to-face with his idol before her blistering gig at the Barbican Centre last night.

Ian, 40, from Bootham, went to the York HMV store with ten CDs for the star to sign, plus her rare unreleased album, Poor Boy's Dance.

"I've been a huge fan right from the beginning," he said.

"She was the first artist I was really aware of.

"It was great to meet her, she was really nice."

The 55-year-old star, who dressed in two revealing outfits, wooed the sell-out crowd with her most popular hits including Shout, Relight My Fire and The Man Who Sold The World.

Updated: 10:50 Wednesday, March 24, 2004