Mary Hopkin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mary Hopkin
Occupation	Folk Singer
Date Of Birth	May 3, 1950(1950-05-03)
Age	74
Birthplace	Pontardawe
Country	Wales
Horoscope	Taurus

Mary Hopkin Biography

Mary Hopkin is one of the most popular and richest Folk Singer who was born on May 3, 1950 in Pontardawe, Wales. Welsh singer, whose song from 1968 “Those Were the Days” was a number one single that was a huge hit across the U.K. She released albums such as Earth Song, Ocean Song in 1971.

Hopkin sang Hopkin sang Pete Seeger’s song “Turn! Turn! Turn!” for the 1968 Pop Experience show in a London cathedral. song “Turn! Turn! Turn!” for the 1968 Pop Experience show in a London cathedral.

On 2 October 1968, Hopkin appeared at St Paul’s Cathedral in London for the Pop Experience, where she sang “Morning of My Life”, “Turn Turn Turn” and “Plaisir d’amour”. In December that year, the NME music magazine reported that Hopkin was considering a lead acting role in Stanley Baker’s forthcoming film, The Rape of the Fair Country. That particular project did not materialise but Hopkin did sing the title songs to two of Baker’s films, Where’s Jack? and Kidnapped.

Her debut single, “Those Were the Days”, produced by McCartney, was released in the UK on 30 August 1968. Despite competition from well-established star Sandie Shaw, whose single was also released that year, Hopkin’s version became a number 1 hit on the UK Singles Chart. It reached number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, where for three weeks it was held out of the top spot by the Beatles’ “Hey Jude”, and spent two weeks at number 1 on Canada’s RPM singles chart. It sold over 1,500,000 copies in the United States alone, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. Global sales topped 8,000,000.

She was married Tony Visconti in 1971, and they separated ten years later.

Mary Hopkin Net Worth

Mary Hopkin is one of the richest Folk Singer from Wales. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mary Hopkin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was suggested for She was recommended to Paul McCartney by British model Twiggy. by British model Twiggy.

She was among the first artists to sign with the Beatles record label Apple Records.

Mary Hopkin (born 3 May 1950), credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti (from her marriage to Tony Visconti), is a Welsh folk singer, best known for her 1968 UK number one single “Those Were the Days”. She was one of the earliest signings to the Beatles’ Apple label.

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Who is Mary Hopkin Dating?

According to our records, Mary Hopkin married to Tony Visconti. As of December 1, 2023, Mary Hopkin’s is not dating anyone.

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Hopkin’s final big hit was “Think About Your Children”, released in October 1970, which reached number 19 in the UK. Hopkin has expressed dissatisfaction with the material produced by Most, who had taken over as her producer with “Temma Harbour”. After appearing in Eurovision, Hopkin wanted to return to her folk-music roots.

Facts & Trivia

Mary Ranked on the list of most popular Folk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Wales. Mary Hopkin celebrates birthday on May 3 of every year.

Hopkin’s third single, “Temma Harbour”, was a re-arrangement of a Philamore Lincoln song. Her first single not to be produced by McCartney, it was released on 16 January 1970 and peaked at number 6 in the UK and number 42 in Canada. In the US, “Temma Harbour” reached number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on the magazine’s Easy Listening chart. Along with Donovan and Billy Preston, Hopkin was one of the chorus singers on the Radha Krishna Temple’s 1970 hit single “Govinda”, produced by George Harrison for Apple Records.

Where is Mary Hopkin now?

Now 35, Hopkin lives in Henley-on-Thames, just west of London , with her two children (a boy, 12, and a girl, 9) by her ex-husband, record producer Tony Visconti. Though she has toured occasionally, she has vowed to avoid forming a regular band, preferring to spend more time with her family.

Did Paul McCartney wrote Those Were the Days?

Mary Hopkin’s 1968 debut single of “Those Were the Days”, which was produced by Paul McCartney of the Beatles , and arranged by Richard Hewson, became a number one hit on the UK Singles Chart and on the Canadian RPM Magazine charts.

Does Mary Hopkins still sing?

Mary Hopkin
Genres| Folk
Occupation(s)| Singer-songwriter
Instruments| Vocals, guitar
Years active| 1968–present

Did Paul McCartney write a song for Mary Hopkins?

“Goodbye” is a song written by Paul McCartney (but credited to Lennon–McCartney) and performed by Mary Hopkin. It was released on 28 March 1969, and it reached No.

Is Mary Hopkins still married?

Mary, now divorced , still lives a reclusive life in Wales where she helps daughter Jessica run a music studio in Cardiff. A family friend said: “Mary put her family before the music scene – and even her new single features her children.