1 in German Charts), 'Der Schuster macht schöne Schuhe' (''The Cobbler Makes Beautiful Shoes'), 'Telegramm aus Tennessee', 'Die Maschen der Männer' and 'Das sind die Träume, die man so träumt'. This was followed by German songs like 'In der Carnaby Street', 'Einmal verliebt – immer verliebt', 'Romeo und Julia' ('On Carnaby Street', 'Once in Love – Always in Love', 'Romeo and Juliet' . She won the Deutscher Schlager Contest in 1965 and her song 'Mit 17 hat man noch Träume' ('At 17 you still have dreams') placed No. She began having a strong presence in the European and Asian music markets and moved to Germany in 1969. She also cut several albums, none of which sold well in the United States. Recording for RCA Victor, March made 18 singles from 1964 to 1971. As with many American artists, March's career in her native country was derailed in part by the British Invasion, which at the time was pushing many American acts out of popularity, and she had no hits at home once the Invasion began in 1964. made the top 30 in the US, with the latter also reaching No. March graduated from Lansdale Catholic High School in 1966.Īlthough she is remembered in the United States by some as a one-hit wonder, her singles, ' I Wish I Were a Princess' and ' Hello Heartache, Goodbye Love'. It was discovered in 1966 that he had squandered the fortune, leaving her with $500. The responsibility was placed on her manager, Russell Smith.

She was a minor and the ' Coogan Law' prevented her parents from managing her money. March's success also came with financial trouble. March also became the first white female solo artist to hit number one on the Billboard R&B chart. It was a translation of the French song 'Chariot' recorded a year earlier by Petula Clark. It failed to chart in the United Kingdom. The recording also reached number one in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, and Scandinavia. March became the youngest female artist with a number-one hit, at 15, in late April 1963, a record that still stands for the Billboard Hot 100. She recorded the song in early January 1963 and it was released on January 22, when she was only 14. On April 24, 1963, her single ' I Will Follow Him' soared to number one on the United States charts. They gave her the nickname Little Peggy March because she was 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m) tall, she was only 13, the record she did with them was 'Little Me', and her birthday was in March. Although she is sometimes remembered as a one-hit wonder, she continued to have success in Europe well into the 1970s.īorn to an Italian-American family, March was discovered at age 13 singing at her cousin's wedding and was introduced to record producers Hugo & Luigi.

In the United States, she is primarily known for her 1963 million-selling song ' I Will Follow Him'. Peggy March (born Margaret Annemarie Battavio, March 8, 1948) is an American pop singer.

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