Lena Martell

Lena Martell (born Helen Thomson, 15 May 1945, Possilpark, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish singer, who had a number one UK single with "One Day at a Time" in 1979.^[1][2]

She had released a number of standards throughout the 1970s on the Pye record label and was a popular draw on the cabaret circuit, but her gospel-tinged country cover of the song written by Marijohn Wilkin and Kris Kristofferson proved to be an unlikely success at the height of disco and new wave, topping the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in November 1979.^[1] Her follow-up singles failed to chart, so she has the dubious honour of being classified as a one-hit wonder. Nevertheless she placed six albums in the UK Albums Chart between 1974 and 1980, including four that reached the Top 20.

Although out of the limelight for a while nursing her sick mother, Martell has now returned to the music industry, and is still touring the UK. She has released a few albums on the ScotDisc label. Castle Records released the double album One Day at a Time: An Anthology of Song in 2003.^[3]

Martell had surgery to replace a valve in her heart, and in March 2008 underwent a triple heart bypass operation.

See also

• List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart
• List of performers on Top of the Pops
• One-hit wonders in the UK

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 351. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
2. ^ Chart Stats - Lena Martell - One Day At A Time
3. ^ Allmusic.com biography

External links

• Allmusic.com biography
• Lena Martell Discography at Discoogle.com

Persondata
Name	Martell, Lena
Alternative names	Thomson, Helen
Short description	Scottish singer
Date of birth	15 May 1940
Place of birth	Possilpark, Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death

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