Is That You, Petula?

Petula Clark is a singer, songwriter, actress and performer whose remarkable career spans more than eight decades – the longest of any British entertainer. She first stepped into the limelight as a child during WWII, singing to the troops on wartime radio and in concert, before appearing in a string of films. After a series of UK hit records in the 1950s, Petula followed her heart, and her future husband Claude Wolff, to France, where she became that country’s most popular female vocalist. She then became an international superstar when she topped the charts for the first time in the US with Downtown in 1965. She has won two Grammy awards and has sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide.


Petula has starred in Hollywood classic movies such as Finian's Rainbow alongside Fred Astaire and Goodbye, Mr. Chips, with Peter O'Toole. Her stage work – on both sides of the Atlantic – includes long-running, critically acclaimed performances in The Sound of Music, Blood Brothers and Sunset Boulevard. She has also captivated audiences in concert halls and theatres around the world, performing for generations of devoted fans. She has received countless honours including a CBE in the UK for her services to music and drama, and in France, the rank of Commandeur des Arts et Lettres.


She continues to perform and lives between Geneva and London. This is her first, and only, book.