January 22, 2025
Petula Clark teases London show 60 years after 'Downtown' made her a star in the U.S.
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By Olivia Hampton
British singer Petula Clark's single "Downtown" hit the number one spot on the U.S. billboard charts in 1965. At 92, she's planning a concert in London.
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January 2, 2025
Sixty years after Downtown made her the second British woman to top the US charts, we rate the best of Clark's exhilarating, perfectly enunciated pop
By Alexis Petridis
Petula Clark performs in London circa 1967.
Photography: David Redfern/Redferns
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November 1, 2022
British and French television networks plan tributes to celebrate Petula's upcoming ninetieth birthday.
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