Petula Clark

Petula Sally Olwen 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 1950s she started recording in 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", "I Know a Place", "My Love", "A Sign of the Times", "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love", "Colour My World", "This Is My Song" 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.

Life and career

Clark was born to a Welsh mother, Doris (Phillips) Clark, and an English father, Leslie Norman Clark, both of whom were nurses at Long Grove Hospital in Epsom, Surrey, England. Her father invented her first name and joked it was a combination of the names of two former girlfriends, Pet and Ulla.

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Clark

Clark is an English language surname, ultimately derived from the Latin clericus meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educated. Clark evolved from "clerk". First records of the name are found in 12th century England. The name has many variants.

Clark is the twenty-seventh most common surname in the United Kingdom, including placing fourteenth in Scotland. Clark is also an occasional given name, as in the case of Clark Gable.

According to the 1990 United States Census, Clark was the twenty-first most frequently encountered surname, accounting for 0.23% of the population. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Abraham Clark (1725–1794), American politician and Revolutionary War figure
  • Adam Clark, American meteorologist
  • Alan Clark (1928–1999), British Conservative politician and author, son of Kenneth Clark
  • Allen George Clark (1898–1962), British businessman
  • Andy Clark (musician), British musician
  • Anne Clark (disambiguation), multiple people
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    Clark (mascot)

    Clark is the official team mascot of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs. He was announced on January 13, 2014 as the first official mascot in the modern history of the Cubs franchise. He was introduced that day at the Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center's pediatric developmental center along with some of the Cubs' top prospects such as number one draft pick Kris Bryant and Albert Almora, Jorge Soler, Mike Olt and Eric Jokisch. Over a dozen Cubs prospects were attending the Cubs' Rookie Development Program that week. The Cubs become the 27th team in Major League Baseball to have a mascot, leaving the Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees as the remaining franchises without mascots. According to the Cubs' press release, Clark is a response to fan demands (expressed via surveys and interviews) for more kid-friendly elements at Wrigley Field Cubs games to keep pace with games in other cities that have more to offer youth fans.

    Description

    He is a "young, friendly Cub" who will wear a backwards baseball cap and greet fans entering Wrigley Field, which is located at the corner of Clark Street (for which he is named) and Addison Street. North Clark Street borders the third base side of Wrigley Field. According to the Cubs, the fictional character Clark is descended from Joa, the franchise's original live Bears mascot in 1916.

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    Clark (disambiguation)

    Clark is a common surname.

    Clark may also refer to:

    Places

    Antarctica

  • Clark Mountains, named after Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts

    • Philippines

  • Clark Freeport Zone, location of Diosdado Macapagal International Airport

    • United States

  • Clark, California
  • Clark, Colorado
  • Clark, Missouri
  • Clark, New Jersey
  • Clark, Pennsylvania
  • Clark, South Dakota
  • Clark, Texas, former name of DISH, Texas
  • Clark, West Virginia
  • Clark, Wisconsin
  • Clark Creek (disambiguation)
  • Clark Point, point in eastern Virginia by the Chesapeake Bay
  • Clark County (disambiguation)
  • Clark Township (disambiguation)

    • Education

  • Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
  • Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  • Clark College (Washington), community college in Vancouver, Washington, USA
  • Clark High School (disambiguation)

    • Other uses

  • Clark (lunar crater), a crater on the moon
  • Clark Air Base, the former American airbase in the Philippines now known as Diosdado Macapagal International Airport
  • Kimberly-Clark, a U.S. producer of paper-based consumer products
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    Podcasts:

    Petula Clark

    ALBUMS

    Lost in You

    Released 2013

    Downtown - The Collection

    Released 2011

    Then & Now: The Very Best of Petula Clark

    Released 2008

    Duets

    Released 2007

    Supersounds From the Superstar

    Released 2007

    Les Plus Grands Succès de Petula Clark

    Released 2006

    Downtown: Best of

    Released 2005

    Songs of My Life

    Released 2005

    Live at the Paris Olympia

    Released 2004

    This Is My Song

    Released 2004

    The Essential

    Released 2003

    Ultimate Petula Clark

    Released 2003

    Kaléïdoscope

    Released 2003

    The Pye Anthology, Volume 2

    Released 2001

    Just Pet / Petula '71

    Released 2001

    Petula 65/66

    Released 2000

    The Very Best Of

    Released 2000

    Anthologie, Volume 5 : 1966-1968

    Released 2000

    Downtown: The Greatest Hits of Petula Clark

    Released 1999

    Downtown - The Pye Anthology

    Released 1999

    41 succès inoubliables

    Released 1999

    The Complete Golden Hits Collection

    Released 1998

    Here For You

    Released 1998

    Anthologie, Volume 1: Rendez-vous avec Petula

    Released 1998

    Merry Christmas...Joyeux Noel

    Released 1997

    The Very Best of Petula Clark

    Released 1996

    Les Années Petula

    Released 1996

    Greatest Hits

    Released 1996

    The Broadway Kids Sing Broadway

    Released 1996

    Blue Lady: The Nashville Sessions

    Released 1995

    Gold: Greatest Hits

    Released 1994

    The Original Hits

    Released 1992

    The Best of Petula Clark

    Released 1992

    Pet Songs

    Released 1992

    I Know a Place

    Released 1992

    The Special Collection

    Released 1990

    The Hit Singles Collection

    Released 1988

    My Greatest

    Released 1988

    C'est ma chanson

    Released 1988

    The Hit Singles Collection

    Released 1987

    Greatest Hits

    Released 1986

    Greatest Hits of Petula Clark

    Released 1986

    This Is My Song

    Released 1985

    Petula

    Released 1968

    Colour My World

    Released 1967

    These Are My Songs

    Released 1967

    The International Petula Clark

    Released 1966

    My Love

    Released 1966

    I Couldn't Live Without Your Love

    Released 1966

    In Love

    Released 1965

    Downtown

    Released 1964

    In Hollywood / In Other Words

    Released 1959

    The Very Best Of

    Greatest Hits

    The Best of Petula Clark, Volume 2

    The Best of Petula Clark, Volume 1

    Open Your Heart: A Love Song Collection

    Petula Clark's Greatest Hits

    This Is My Song

    Give It A Try

    My Love

    Come on Home

    Ses plus belles chansons

    Les Grands Numéro 1

    Anthologie, Volume 3 : 1963-1964

    Sings International Hits

    The Ultimate Collection

    Petula Clark Treasures, Volume One

    Hello Paris

    The International Collection

    Legendary 1

    16 Most Requested Songs

    Petula Clark (Classic World)

    Downtown: 20 Greatest Hits

    Downtown

    The Singles: Part One

    Live at the Royal Albert Hall

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    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Smile

    by: Petula Clark

    Tant qu'on saura que Juliette était blonde
    Et Roméo fou d'amour
    Tant qu'on saura que notre terre est ronde
    Et qu'on en a fait le tour
    On verra s'en aller le cortège
    Des jolis rêves perdus
    Et tourne, tournera le manège
    Des amours défendues.
    {Refrain:}
    Roméo
    Ton prénom sent si bon l'amour
    Roméo
    Ton prénom chantera toujours
    Roméo
    Dans le cÅâ ur des filles des faubourgs
    Roméo
    Toi qui a su mourir d'amour
    Mais aujourd'hui tu irais en Ecosse
    Avec ta Juliette au bras
    Tu t'en irais sans habit ni carrosse
    Lui passer la bague au doigt
    Tu oublierais tes parents insensibles
    Mais toi, pauvre de toi,
    Pour sauver un amour impossible
    Tu n'avais pas le choix.




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