My Take
Peggy March is one of those names that deserves way more recognition than she gets in her home country — here's a Pennsylvania girl who at just 15 years old scored a genuine million-seller with "I Will Follow Him" in 1963, becoming the youngest solo artist to hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 at the time. That record alone should cement her place in pop history. But what I find genuinely fascinating is how her story didn't end there — while America moved on, Europe, and especially Germany, kept embracing her for decades, turning her into a bona fide continental star through the 1970s. She even picked up a Goldene Stimmgabel award in 1993, proof that her staying power overseas was real and lasting. There's something quietly remarkable about an artist who found a second homeland through her music.
Overview
Peggy March (born Margaret Annemarie Battavio, March 8, 1948) is an American pop singer. In the United States, she is primarily known for her 1963 million-selling song "I Will Follow Him". While she had only a few further chart successes in the United States, she achieved numerous hits in European countries, especially Germany, well into the 1970s.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Peggy March
- Name (Japanese)
- ペギー・マーチ
- Reading
- ぺぎー・まーち
- Born
- March 8, 1948 (age 78)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rat
- Origin
- Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 1 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Lansdale Catholic High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1993 Goldene Stimmgabel
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.peggymarch.net/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/peggymarchofficial/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9A%E3%82%AE%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%81
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.