1. Marti Pellow was born on Mark McLachlan; 23 March 1965 and is a Scottish singer.
17 Facts About Marti Pellow
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Marti Pellow was the lead singer of the pop group Wet Wet Wet for 28 years: from their formation in 1982 until their split in 1997, and again from their reformation in 2004 to his departure in 2017.
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Marti Pellow has recorded albums as a solo artist, and performed as an actor in musical theatre productions in both the West End and on Broadway.
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Marti Pellow would listen to his mother's Barras-bought 8-track record collection of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, but it was the soul genre of the selection that drew him in.
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McLachlan changed his birth name in favour of the stage name Marti Pellow, created from his mother's maiden name Pellow and the nickname he was given at school.
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Marti Pellow enjoyed success with Wet Wet Wet throughout the late 1980s and 1990s.
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Marti Pellow left Wet Wet Wet in May 1999, effectively disbanding the group.
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On 28 July 2017, Marti Pellow departed from Wet Wet Wet to focus on his solo career.
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Marti Pellow began his career as a solo artist in association with Chris Difford of Squeeze.
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Marti Pellow won the second series of the prime-time BBC1 show Just the Two of Us, which began on 2 January 2007, partnering actress Hannah Waterman.
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Between February and July 2007, Marti Pellow performed at several jazz clubs and at jazz festivals, the Cheltenham Jazz Festival and "Ronnie Scott's in the Park" in Woburn.
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In May 2008, Marti Pellow appeared in Sir Tim Rice's concert revival of his hit musical Chess, playing the "Arbiter".
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In May 2010, Marti Pellow released his fourth studio album, entitled Devil and the Monkey, to coincide with a seven-date arena tour with George Benson, performing songs from his new album as well as hits from his solo and Wet Wet Wet career.
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On 17 August 2012, Marti Pellow performed his new concert show Boulevard of Life with the RTE Concert Orchestra at Dublin's National Concert Hall.
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Marti Pellow appeared as Che Guevara in Evita on tour around the UK in 2013, and subsequently reprised the role in a limited-run West End production of the musical from 15 September 2014 at the Dominion Theatre.
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Marti Pellow played the narrator in Willy Russell's Blood Brothers at Hastings White Rock Theatre between 23 and 28 March 2015.
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In October 2003, Marti Pellow's then-ex-bandmates attended his mother's funeral, a show of support that touched the grieving frontman.