Petula Clark Is 90, Take a Deep Breath Before You See Her Today
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
- Petula Clark, the iconic British singer, actress, and songwriter, has led a remarkable life and enjoyed a successful career spanning over seven decades. Born on November 15, 1932, in Epsom, Surrey, England, Clark began her journey to stardom at a young age. She rose to prominence as a child actress in British films before transitioning to a thriving music career in the 1960s.
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:24 - Early Years
01:48 - Career Highlights
03:03 - The Incident with Harry Belafonte
04:25 - War Blitz Story
05:26 - The Proposition from Elvis
06:29 - Clark’s Later Years
07:32 - Outro
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One of the defining moments in Petula Clark's career came with her historic performance alongside Harry Belafonte on an NBC television special in 1968. Their duet of the civil rights anthem "On the Path of Glory" became a significant moment during a time of racial tension. Clark's spontaneous touch on Belafonte's arm created controversy and highlighted the breaking of racial boundaries through music. Throughout her career, Clark achieved numerous milestones and accolades. She recorded a string of chart-topping hits, including the international sensation "Downtown," which made her the first British female artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.
Her versatile voice, catchy pop sound, and engaging stage presence endeared her to audiences worldwide. Petula Clark's legacy extends beyond her chart success. She has received Grammy Awards, been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and earned the prestigious Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her contributions to music and entertainment. Her versatility as an artist has been evident in her ability to explore different genres, including pop, rock, jazz, and French chanson. Despite her long and storied career, Petula Clark's talent and star power have not diminished. She continues to captivate audiences with her live performances, showcasing her timeless hits and showcasing her evolving sound. With her enduring charm, remarkable stage presence, and unwavering passion, Clark remains an inspiration to generations of fans and fellow artists.
Petula Clark Is 90, Take a Deep Breath Before You See Her Today 
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For a 90 year old she still looks pretty good. Most of us won't get that far.
Such a great singer and still have a couple 45records of her.
She would still blow Emma Bunton Away With Downtown Love Pet Clark
What a shocking and derogatory headline for an incredible woman. Please change the title and you will get more views. 'A Tribute to the Legend Petula Clark' would be a good one. Thank you
Agreed Caroline💯🇬🇧
Don't fancy the voice over getting any close to that✌️🇬🇧🇺🇸🙏😁💪
Was supposed to be the "Feed the Birds" lady in the London Stage show but she did not make it. Her songs take me back to better times
I absolutely agree.
It was unwarranted, disrespectful and absolutely and inappropriate.
Aging individuals have the same value as younger individuals.
Let's just hope when you get to 90 you will not have aged?
Thank you, Caroline.
😱😰 Thanks for the warning about taking a deep breath before seeing what see looks like today. She looks like any other natural very old 🧓 woman of 90 years old.The rest of us mere mortals should be so lucky to live that long !....
Exactly! 👍👍 We should all hope to live that long. At 90 years old you should look 90 years old.
Yes! I am 93 years old and still fighting. Lovely Petula Clark she is a great example of fighting! Great!
Always enjoyed her music. Sold many of her records in the 60’s!
Great talent, and still looking good. 👍
Here here
👍👏👏
Excellent Cecilia👏👏😘🇬🇧
She ll always have a place in my heart as her records from "60 s bring back so many beautiful memories of my childhood.Thank you PET ,God bless.❤❤
I think she looks adorable. Amazing life...I hope she stays with us for another 10 years (at least)!😘
I fell in love with Petula Clark the first time I heard her voice and saw her angelic face on television. Of course, I was in the 5th grade, but after all these years I am still stunned by her beauty and voice. What a classy lady. She will always be my favorite. God bless you Petula Clark. When they made you, they broke the mold.
She looks great! She always looked younger then her age! Your title is rude! Stop concentrating on age! Women are more than their skin!
Petula Clark always was a great singer. From your title. I thought something happen to her. She looks great at 90. What a terrible title for your article. She is a lovely. Classic beauty and very talented. God bless her and her talent. What a lovely woman she is.❤
It's called click bait. Desperate for eyeballs..
Shes a star. Always will be. Her songs are timeless and her looks iconic and classic. Very French n British.
I first saw petula Clark at Wimbledon theatre when she was a young girl. After the show I went to the stage door and saw her leave. I was very impressed with her performance. I am now 97years old and live in the borough of Epsom and Ewell. She is a great star.
Wasn't Petula Clark once on the radio in 'Educating Archie', with a ventriloquist?
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Tittle is very bad ...she is very beautiful ..in the country where i stay people die at 65..luky to have a long life ...
I remember in 1967,she had a big hit with This is my song,a brilliant tune. Both my mum and myself loved it,so of course she went out and bought the 45. A class lady,she is really big here in Ireland as well
Outstanding Petula Clark... a toast for you and your life achievements. I love you lady since I started to listen and see you on screen. What an amazing person and all round accomplished singer artist. Enjoy your golden years!
❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊one of my all time favorite 1960s singers
She came in Montréal and she speak and sing in french. I'm almost 30 years Younger but I do remember when I saw her on TN and she reflected Joy and happiness.
I first became a Clark fan in the 1960's when my ex was stationed in Germany. "Downtown" was a big hit then, and I've enjoyed her music ever since! Thanks for the interesting article.
This lady, and she is just that, represents a rare description these days, TALENT. Her age is irrelevant, her example is important and like so many who have passed recently, we shall never see her like again.
Dreadful headline!
Always have LOVED and RESPECTED you as a singer and a person. GOD BLESS YOU.
Thank you. I'm 69.
Always been a fan of Pet Clark since she was a teenager. Have many of her records.😄
Aging is a part of life.
What does one expect?
The real beauty is what is inside of a person through
each age. Aging gracefully.
Quit acting like a person is suppose to still look like they
did when they were young.
Again, the REAL BEAUTY THAT IS ON THE INSIDE IS WHAT
IT IS ALL ABOUT!
SHE IS BEAUTIFUL!
Loved hearing her on the radio, such a distinctive voice. Later in Goodbye Mr. Chips…Downtown! Takes me back to an easier era.
She came to New Zealand and i loved seeing her live, truly one of the best female singers👏
Pet Clark is one of the greatest female Singers (and enduring) Britain has ever produced! Multi-talented from a young child. What people never comment on, is during the sixties (the era she is best associated with) people tend to forget, that nearly 60 yeas ago, and in your late thirties - you were no chicken and knocking on a bit - and Petula was competing with a lot of young talent in tee Music Industry - particularly in the Charts; she did it with ease, and did not look out of place with all the young things, yet she’d been around and in the business long before many of her co-stars were even born! She had no problems with hit after hit! This was no easy feat! She really deserves some kind of an Award for that achievement alone! She’s great! I want to see her reach WAY past 100!
Grand lady of British music in film stage & radio .🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
My favourite song from Petula Clarke is called Sailor, my Dad used to love listening to her sing that.🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵
Petula Clark, one perpetually beautiful and brilliant human!💙
SHE STILL LOOKS MARVELLOUS HAVE ALWAYS ADMIRED THIS LADY.
We absolutely agree! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. Be safe and have a great day!
Just as beautiful as ever and much wiser. ❤
I saw her live in the Paris Theatre in London in the 1970s and it was one of the most memorable performances. The one thing I remember the most was she was a real lady.
We love you Petula. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
She is amazing, always loved her🥰
I love this! We are all the same.
I did not know about her moment with Harry. I first saw Petula on TV as a child in the 60's singing her iconic song "Don't Sleep In The Subway." It's always been one of my favorites.
A TIMELESS LEGEND! 🙏🏻♥️🙏🏽♥️🙏
She is a gem in the world 🌎😂
Agree 100%
l think she is awesome....love her songs.....great rhythm and voice. We all get old.....and she has done well....❤
Harry Belafonte.🥰...he was a gorgeous, highly talented man. Petula looks great. I hope I get to be 90 in 20 years and will be fortunate enough have her resilience.
I agree totally with Caroline - Petula Clark was 1 in a million
I totally remember the performance with Belafonte! I’m 73 years of age , they both were amazing! Going back to the invasion of Europe, I was born not long after, people like her are stars!😘😘👏
Would love to see Petula Clark and Julie Andrews sing together. I admire them both. ❤
The most amazing singer ever.
Sailor, a song of Petula Clark is also one of my favourites
Thanks for covering her story. Most of the time older artist don't get any attention until they die. I hope she's around for another ten years 😀
Absolutely agree! Fans are out there, let's keep all relevant xo
It's people like Petula Clarke's songs that heals my pain of growing up in discomfort as a child. Thanks Petula for helping me cross the bridge if time in the past,allowing me move on to be the older,wiser adult I am today. I'll alway love you Petula.
Love Ms Clark's music . Can never tire of it .
A brilliant singer, in my younger years around 1964, I heard the song "down town "I thought it was a brilliant song and followed, by "don't sleep in subway darling "which was a brilliant number I sure that was the title of the song, but anyhow it was brilliant. 😂❤❤❤
Petula Clark has had a career that no one of this generation of musical acts will ever match.
Petula's career is totally Unmatchable and Unique.
An Eighty year career that has seen her on stage and television with some of the Greatest and Biggest stars of all time.
Dean Martin,Fred Astaire, Sammy Davis Junior, Lucille Ball,Perry Como, Sasha Distel to name but a few.
Petula has had chart topping and award winning records in France,Italy,Germany,Spain and of course her homeland The United Kingdom.
Petula's crystal clear and pitch perfect singing voice and pinpoint accurate diction is absolutely phenomenal and is a template for all other female vocalist to try and follow.
Petula Clark CBE has reached a milestone year and all I can say is CONGRATULATIONS Petula and please continue to be THE BEST of the best.
such an inspiring woman thank you Petula for your life work and for sharing with us all!!!
Downtown was just a truly fantastic song. I remember as a kid watching her sing it on TV. Fantastic.
When I was a young lad in the early sixties, around ten years of age, I was in love with Petula, my first crush!
U.K. Women are Beautiful, Talented, Versatile, Strong and Captivating and Petula is the Epitome of all these Fine Qualities!!!!! Cheers from Canada!!!!!
I always loved her music as a teenager. Downtown was my favourite, including all her music. Thanks Petula for your beautiful voice. God Bless.
She looks fabulous for her age! Thanks for the music, Petula!
So where is bathe pic of her at @90?
I grew up with the melodies of Petula Clark, and sang along with her "hit" tunes with such gusto... what a singer, actress and still performing to sell out crowds....I hope I live to look as gracious as her in my coming years🥳🙏
We're very happy to know that you're a fan of Petula. In your opinion, what is her finest song?
"Downtown", my fave!
While you got most of her career highlights correctly, your title is so rude and inappropriate. I saw Petula in Mary Poppins in London last November, on her 90th birthday. She sounded terrific and got a huge standing ovation during the curtain call.
Met Petula back in the 1960's when she was appearing on the TV show "Thank your lucky Stars". I have always said she was the friendliest star I have ever met. Stood there for ages talking and signing autographs. Taking photo's of stars has been my hobby for many years now. I love the ones I have of her.
I just saw her in Goodbye Mr. Chips with Peter O'Toole. Fabulous
She still looks great!
Love her voice....quality...good.
I can hear her now DOWNTOWN !! Love her ! Best wishes to her .
She looks great. She aged very gracefully.
I agree she has aged well
She’s absolutely fantastic ❤❤
I first saw Petula live in Pérols Arena in 1962 when I was 17. I married my pied-noir boyfriend in 1965 & became Anglo-French. I still live near Pérols & remember her wonderful singing which accompanies me from high school through Drama School, Uni in Montpellier & my teaching career to retirement. Thank you for being a happy presence & leading me to occasionally burst into song, as do Harry Belafonte, Cy Grant & all the great vocalists of the 60s.
Petula I think you are worthy of my admiration , not only because of your gifted beautiful voice but also the integrity with which you have lived your life 💜
The world is a better place with Petula in it, ive always loved her ❤
Loved her singing both in English and French.
Years ago in the 60’s my husband and I went on several occasions to hear her sing at O’Keefe’s Centre in Toronto. We loved her performances. Thank you Petula.
I will always admire and honor her. She is outstanding in talent in many aspects of entertainment and a life well lived! ❤
A great, good soul and singer.
She looks great for 90! Most people aren't blessed enough to reach that age.
I throught she was in her 70s. I am amazed.
Petula Clark has lived in France most of her adult life. Married a French man. Was hugely popular in France before she was known in USA. Strangely enough the video show Ms Clark as having started her career in the US with Downtown. Her greatest popular song was in French ''Je me sens bien auprès de toi'' (I feel good near you).
darling pet! love at first sight and sound! a fan since 1964.
I grew up with Pet... What a wonderful voice and wonderful lady..... May she go on forever.......Lots of love Pet
Loved this beautiful lady.❤️❤️
At 90 she looks younger....i really love her songs especially Downtown and you and i....God bless Ms Petula C...
Remember to keep headlines respectful ✌
She looks fantastic for 90! Go Petunia!❤
Fabulous entertainer! Love her! Legend!
Beautiful words, thank you for your message for Petula. Which of her songs appealed to you the most?
“Downtown” is a classic! Love it! ❤
@FactsVerseUK I found it very interesting to find your post regarding Petula Clark. I do not believe in coincidences. Less than 48 hours ago, a friend mentioned Olivia Newton John and did I enjoy her music. I said yes. I come from a background of music lovers. I immediately said, “Do you remember Petula Clark?” It is with great joy that I know she is alive and well. I thank her for sharing her talent with world. Petula Clark is a Living Legend. Thank you again for sharing. She will be forever remembered. Never forgotten. ❤️🎶
Fell in Love with Petula Clark. Saw he on TV performing her big hits. Went out and bought her recordings and of course played them over and over again. She was just beautiful and had so much energy. You could tell that she had a bright and out going personality. She was a genuine person, not what they call a Diva these days. Her wonderful voice was a pleasure to hear. She was so upbeat in her presentation. I wish I could turn the clock back and see her in her heyday all over again. All the best to this beautiful and captivating classy Lady of music.
Myself born in the UK during the Blitz of London 1943
Always loved Petula , danced the nights away to
Her singing 💃in the ballrooms of Northern Ireland
Especially her hit record *Downtown ❤
Mary Canada 🇨🇦
I know Im alot younger than most Petula fans, but I cherish her! If you don't like 50s to 90s pop music, you don't know music. Petula is very special and I play her often. I know the old women in the neighborhood like it too. !! Tears of joy already!
Petula Clark was the love of my life when I was 9 and 10 years old. My favorite songs where "A Sign of the Times" and "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love."
I think she looks great❤
I have loved her since I was a child... I first saw her live when she toured Australia at 82!
My father loved ❤😊her,beautiful voice
I'm 71 now an still a Pet Clark fan an still listening to her Greatest Hits CD because her music an voice always had a way of perking my day an mood up !! In my opinion her version of Kids Me Goodbye was her best an my favorite but of course each to their own !! She surely was / is one the Greatest !! Love Ya Pet Clark
She is a very pretty lady...very special...love her upbeat 🎶 music...proud Brit.
As a youngster I was totally “in love” with this wonderful and talented human being xx
My favorite song is "This my Song" written by Charlie Chaplin. Justone of his many talents.
You look amazing,growing old is something hopefully that we all do,stay well lovely lady.
Love her hit songs.
I ave always loved her. She appeared at my local theatre where I booked a box to treat my friends on my fiftieth birthday. Isn't it about time that she received the accolade of Dame of the British Empire for her services as an international star ? Many of her contemporaries have - so about time that she joined their illustrious company here.
I completley agree , why she has never been made a Dame baffles and saddens me .
Thank you so much for this tribute to the wonderful Petula! I have loved and followed her for years. (That sounds kind of creepy, but you know what I mean.)
Love the lady..very...much...bubbly personality...very nice lady..
She never ever looked her age. Even though she is 17 years older than I am, when I was in my 20s someone stopped me on the street and told me that I look just like Petula Clark. Even some of my relatives told me that. I’ve always loved her
I disagree with the title about Petula. She deserves more respect then the title gives her. She’s one of of a kind and one of my favorite singers.
What a nice gesture Petula did by simply touching Harry's arm,yet it caused an outrage.sad that Harry has passed this year.rip.
@DrErkanYildirim-cn4ob its quite warm where i live.the north east of England.
@DrErkanYildirim-cn4ob am about 2 and a half hours from manchester
She’s lovely!! I’m a big fan!
She’s still very beautiful! 😊