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In 1958, Clark was invited to appear at the Olympia in [[Paris]]. The next day she was invited to the offices of Vogue Records to discuss a recording contract. She was introduced to publicist Claude Wolff and when she was told he would work with her if she signed with the label, she immediately agreed. Her French recordings were huge successes that outsold [[Edith Piaf]], and eventually she began to perform throughout [[Europe]], recording in German, Italian, and Spanish in addition to French.

In 1958, Clark was invited to appear at the Olympia in [[Paris]]. The next day she was invited to the offices of Vogue Records to discuss a recording contract. She was introduced to publicist Claude Wolff and when she was told he would work with her if she signed with the label, she immediately agreed. Her French recordings were huge successes that outsold [[Edith Piaf]], and eventually she began to perform throughout [[Europe]], recording in German, Italian, and Spanish in addition to French.

In June 1961, Clark married Wolff in a civil ceremony in Paris followed by a religious one in England. She emigrated to [[France]], where the couple had two daughters, Barbara Michelle and Katherine Natalie, and later a son, Patrick. Throught the early 1960s she concentrated on a singing career in both her native country and throughout the Continent. "Sailor" became her first #1 hit in the UK, and "Romeo" and "My Friend the Sea" both reached the British Top Ten. Meanwhile, in France, "Ya Ya Twist" and "Chariot" (the original version of "I Will Follow Him") became smash hits.

In June 1961, Clark married Wolff in a civil ceremony in Paris followed by a religious one in England. She emigrated to [[France]], where the couple had two daughters, Barbara Michelle and Katherine Natalie, and later a son, Patrick. Through the early 1960s she concentrated on a singing career in both her native country and throughout the Continent. "Sailor" became her first #1 hit in the UK, and "Romeo" and "My Friend the Sea" both reached the British Top Ten. Meanwhile, in France, "Ya Ya Twist" and "Chariot" (the original version of "I Will Follow Him") became smash hits.

In 1964, composer/arranger [[Tony Hatch]], who had been working with her at both Vogue in France and Pye Records in the UK, flew to Paris with new material he hoped would interest her, but Clark found none of it appealing until she heard a few chords of an incomplete song Hatch had begun to write after his first trip to [[New York City]]. He planned to present it to The Drifters, but she urged him to finish the tune and said if the lyrics were as good as the melody, she would record it as her next single. The song was "Downtown," which in four different languages became a worldwide best-seller and finally introduced Clark to American audiences. It hit #1 on the US pop charts and won her a [[Grammy Award]], the first of two. It led to a succession of fifteen Top 40 hits, including:

In 1964, composer/arranger [[Tony Hatch]], who had been working with her at both Vogue in France and Pye Records in the UK, flew to Paris with new material he hoped would interest her, but Clark found none of it appealing until she heard a few chords of an incomplete song Hatch had begun to write after his first trip to [[New York City]]. He planned to present it to The Drifters, but she urged him to finish the tune and said if the lyrics were as good as the melody, she would record it as her next single. The song was "Downtown," which in four different languages became a worldwide best-seller and finally introduced Clark to American audiences. It hit #1 on the US pop charts and won her a [[Grammy Award]], the first of two. It led to a succession of fifteen Top 40 hits, including: