On April 24, 1963,[4] her song "I Will Follow Him" topped the US charts. [1] The song was recorded in early January 1963 and published on January 22, 1963, when she was just 14 years old. [1] In late April 1963, at the age of 15, March became the youngest female artist to have a number-one hit, a record that currently remains for the Billboard Hot 100. Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, and Scandinavia also charted at number one with the recording. It was not a chart-topper in the United Kingdom. It was a translation of Petula Clark's year-old French song "Chariot." [1] March was also the first white female solo artist to reach the Billboard R&B chart's top spot. March's victory was not without cost. She was a juvenile, and her parents were prohibited from handling her money under the "Coogan Law." Russell Smith, her manager, was charged with the culpability. In 1966, it was revealed that he had wasted the inheritance, leaving her with just $500. March earned a high school diploma from Lansdale Catholic High School in 1966.
Along with the album's title, »Man is never too old for trume«, she introduces her own »Buch des Lebens« in another song. For her personally, it is a very emotional album and her first release without her late husband and manager Arnie Harris. Three songs are dedicated to her late husband and great love Arnie: »Always and Forever«, as well as the two new titles »Don't Worry, My Love« and »Es kann mir nie besser geh'n«.
March, according to a press release, accepted the "SWR4 Music Prize 2020" with great joy. "I've always desired just to sing. Singing has brought me so much joy and knowledge, and I've met so many wonderful people via music ", die 72-Jhrige erklrte. "I would want to express my gratitude to everyone for this wonderful award. I consider myself quite fortunate!" "More than 50 Years of Musical History"
Prior to 1956, the formerly 15-Jhrige in the United States of America was a nighttime celebrity. As âLittle Peggy March,â she had a worldwide success with âI Will Follow Him,â and remains a true Evergreen to this day. Only two years later, at the age of 17, she landed in Germany on the B14hne and won the German Schlagerfestspiele in Baden-Baden with the title âMit 17 hat man noch Trume. For the remainder of her career, she was inextricably linked to the German Schlagerszene, standing on the large B14hnen and appearing often in shows and hitparades. Peggy competed in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969 and 1975, finishing second. In the 1990s, she achieved a comeback in the United States of America. Ihr first single, âI Will Follow Him,â was reinterpreted for the film âSister Act,â starring Whoopi Goldberg, and was a success.
