Petula Clark... This first name and surname go so well together. They express very well the drive, the vigor and vivid eagerness of this tiny lady. This name is not a pen-name, but her real name; she only had to make her name famous, and this is to say the least. By becoming well-known she proved to French people that English women do not necessarily wear glasses and have straight hair.
An adorable face with blond hair, a radiant smile, nice eyes, a natural warmth, those are qualities that describe this English woman, who has had, for the past few years, an international career.
Let me say, as a respectable Frenchman myself, that Petula Clark's father was FRENCH.* A French father and an English mother. Petula is really the result of what one can call the "Cordial Agreement." This double descent/origin will influence her way of doing things. Maybe it is her Gallic blood that gives her drive, vigor, boldness, and stanima to work very hard. As for her English side, it is surely when she sings French, that we appreciate all its charm. Nothing is more perceptive to our ears then this accent which brings a particular flavor and charm to each of her French songs.
*Note: Leslie Clark was neither French nor of French descent! Her mother, Doris, was of Welch descent.