Petula Clark
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"Petula Sally Olwen Clark", Order of the British Empire/CBE 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 1950s she started recording in French language/French and having international success in both French and English, with such songs as "The Little Shoemaker", "Baby Lover", "With All My Heart", and "Prends Mon Cœur". During the 1960s she became known globally for her popular upbeat hits, including "Downtown (Petula Clark song)/Downtown", "I Know a Place", "My Love (Petula Clark song)/My Love", "Colour My World (Petula Clark song)/Colour My World", "Sign of the Times (Petula Clark song)/A Sign of the Times", and "Don't Sleep in the Subway". The timing and popularity of these songs caused Clark to be dubbed the First Lady of the British Invasion. She has sold more than 68 million records throughout her career.

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I did have one boyfriend, from Norway, who knew nothing of my stardom. It was all hand-holding stuff, and we did share my first grown-up kiss, upon which I slapped his face.

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I really didn't want to be a singer; of course, for a six year old in England during the war, there wasn't an awful lot around.

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