Petula Clark
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1932-11-15
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Close to You
- Is That You, Petula?
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Film & TV
Acting · Ewell, Surrey, England, UK
Petula Clark, CBE (born 15 November 1932) is an English singer, actress, and composer whose career has spanned seven decades. Clark's professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio during World War II. During the 1960s she became known internationally for her popular upbeat hits, including "Downtown", "I Know a Place", "My Love", "Colour My World", "A Sign of the Times", and "Don't…
Known for
- Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba — Self2022
- Petula Clark at the BBC — Self2022
- La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
- Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends — Self2022
- Je t'aime: The Story of French Song with Petula Clark — Herself - Presenter2015
- Mantovani, the King of Strings — Self2014
- Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon — Self2011
- Berlin Live — Self - Performer2011
- ...Sings the Beatles — Self (archive footage)2009
- Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould — Self2009
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 483,414
- Total plays
- 3,919,950
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Petula Clark (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and songwriter. She started her professional career as a child performer and has had one of the longest careers of any British entertainer, spanning more than eight decades. Clark's professional career began during the Second World War as a child entertainer on BBC Radio. In 1954 she charted with "The Little Shoemaker", the first of her big UK hits, and within two years she began recording in French. <a href="https://www.last.fm/
Recent publications · Crossref
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Key facts
- Born
- Sally Clark , ( 1932-11-15 ) 15 November 1932 (age 93) , Ewell , Surrey, England
- Genres
- Pop , schlager , theatre , film
- Occupations
- Actress songwriter vocalist
- Years active
- 1939 –present
- Labels
- Polygon Vogue Pye Imperial Decca EMI Warner Bros. MGM Columbia
- Spouse
- Claude Wolff ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1961 ; died 2024 )
- Website
- petulaclark .net
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 15 November 1932
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Clark
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Ewell
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Grammy Hall of Fame
- Notable work
- Downtown
Article
Sally "Petula" Clark (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and songwriter. She started her professional career as a child performer and is still active more than 80 years later.
Clark's professional career began in November 1942 as a child entertainer on BBC Radio. In 1954, she charted with "The Little Shoemaker", the first of her big UK hits, and within two years she began recording in French. Her international successes have included "Prends mon cœur", "Sailor" (a UK number one), "Romeo", and "Chariot". Hits in German, Italian and Spanish followed.
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