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Also known as Mark McLachlan

Scottish singer

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Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

Marti Pellow (born Mark McLachlan; 23 March 1965) is a Scottish singer. He was the lead singer of the Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet for 28 years: from their formation in 1982 until their split in 1997, and again from their reformation in 2004 to his departure in 2017. He has also recorded albums as a solo artist, and performed as an actor in musical theatre productions in both the West End and…

Known for

  • Queen of the New Year 2023 — Self - Various2023
  • Michael McIntyre's Big Show — Self - Musical Guest2016
  • Wet Wet Wet: Greatest Hits - Live In Glasgow — Self2014
  • Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - The New Generation: Alive on Stage! — The Sung Thoughts of The Journalist2013
  • Chess in Concert — The Arbiter2009
  • Wet Wet Wet - The Greatest Hits And More — Self2004
  • Wet Wet Wet: Greatest Hits — Self2003
  • WetWetWet - Playing Away at Home: Live at Celtic Park Glasgow — Self1998
  • Wet Wet Wet – Picture This – All Around And In The Crowd Live At Wembley Arena, 30th July 1995 — Self1995
  • Les Nuls, l'émission — Self1990

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1965
balladpop

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Marti Pellow (born March 23, 1965 in Clydebank, near Glasgow, Scotland) is the lead singer of the Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet. He enjoyed success with the group throughout the late 1980s and 1990s. However, in 1997 drummer Tommy Cummingham left the band and its success waned immediately. Pellow was by this time suffering from addiction to heroin. He famously quoted, on finally beating the drug, "It was textbook. I couldn't function without it. But there's no romantic side to heroin - it's no

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Instance of
human
Given name
Mark
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Clydebank
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
music
Instrument
voice
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Marti Pellow (photo by Simon Fowler).jpg
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date of birth
1965-03-23
start of work period
1982-00-00
social media followers
36746
birth name
Mark McLachlan
name in native language
Marti Pellow
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Marti Pellow
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