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International songress Petula Clark to perform at University of Montana Harry Adams Field House April 13

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INTERNATIONAL SONGSTRESS PET CLARK TO PERFORM AT UM HARRY ADAMS FIELD HOUSE APRIL 13.

Her American recording debut was "" but Petula Clark boasted European

record sales of over 25 million by 1964 when her hits first were released in the U.S.

Today"Pet" is the most programmed international songstress in the world. And

the big-voiced singer, who is bringing her talents to the University of Montana Adams

Field House April 13, now has it all: Grammys for two years in a row, winner of the

Cashbox Award for "Number One Vocalist of 1966," a million seller on albums and singles

and one of the-most in-demand campus and night club entertainers in the country.

A multi-linguist, in the past few years Pet has had number one hit records in

most western European countries.

She was born Petula Sally Clark in , England and when still a young child,

the B.B.C. introduced her to its network audience. Pet, as she had come to be known,

soon became a network regular singing and reciting poems.

Several years later, she signed a film contract and since has appeared in over

25 films with such stars as the late , and Alec Guiness.

Pet and her husband Claude Wolff, a French public relations executive, have

merged careers for he has become her personal manager. They are the parents of

Barbara Michele, 5, and Catherine Natalie, 3.

Tickets for her one-night appearance in Missoula are available for 4,031 and

may be purchased at the UM Lodge desk for $3.50, $2.50 and $1.50.

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