Mary Hopkin

Mary Hopkin holds a special place for me as the voice behind 1968's "Those Were the Days," that crystalline Welsh tone that went straight to number one. Being one of the very first artists signed to the Beatles' Apple label, discovered in the orbit of Paul McCartney, put her at the heart of an extraordinary cultural moment. What I love is that she never chased trends; her folk-tinged melancholy suited that warm, grounded voice perfectly. Her legacy isn't a sprawling discography but something rarer: a single song that captured hearts worldwide and still aches with nostalgia decades later.

Name (English)

Mary Hopkin

Name (Japanese)

メリー・ホプキン

Reading

めりー・ほぷきん

Born

May 3, 1950 (age 76)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Tiger

Origin

Ystradgynlais, United Kingdom

Occupation

singer / singer-songwriter

• Official sitehttps://www.maryhopkin.com
• Xhttps://x.com/themaryhopkin
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary%20Hopkin
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%97%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230594

Tags

• singer
• singer-songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-17

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