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British actress and singer (born 1932)

Musical artist

Sally "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 the longest career of any British entertainer, spanning more than 85 years.

Clark's professional career began during the Second World War as a child entertainer on BBC Radio.^[1] 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".

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Hits in German, Italian and Spanish followed. In late 1964, Clark's success extended to the United States with a five-year run of career-defining, often upbeat singles, many written or co-written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent.

These include her signature song "Downtown" (US number one), "I Know a Place", "My Love" (US n