Petula Clark was born in Epsom, England, but
her love of music began at a very early age in her
mother’s land of Wales. She was already a star in the
U.K. by the age of 9, singing for the troops stationed
in England during World War II.
Many years later, when, after marrying French
PR man Claude Wolff, she moved to France. Almost
without trying, she soon became a star in that country,
and across Europe, also recording in French, Italian,
German and Spanish, finding time to produce two
delightful daughters, Barbara and Kate (and later a
splendid son, Patrick).
While still living in Paris, English songwriter Tony
Hatch presented her with his new composition:
Downtown. The recording was made in London and
was destined to become a worldwide hit, leading to
a string of top ten records (including I Know A Place,
My Love, A Sign Of The Times, Don’t Sleep In The
Subway, etc.), winning her 2 Grammy awards, and
taking Petula’s career to international level. She has
been living in Geneva, Switzerland for many years,
where she met up with Charlie Chaplin who wrote
one of her major hits This Is My Song.
She has performed in her own TV shows in the
U.K., the U.S.A. and France. She has starred in
movies (including Finian’s Rainbow with Fred Astaire,
Goodbye Mr. Chips with Peter O’Toole), theater in
London’s West End and on Broadway, and has just
finished a triumphant U.K. tour after the release of
her new CD From Now On.
Petula is very excited to be back in the U.S.