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Ricky Valance
David Spencer, known professionally as Ricky Valance, was born on April 10,
1936, in Ynysddu, Monmouthshire, Wales. He began his musical journey after
leaving the armed forces, performing as a cabaret singer in local clubs in
northern England. Valance's breakthrough came with the release of "Tell Laura I
Love Her", a cover of Ray Peterson’s American hit, which topped the UK Singles
Chart in September 1960 and sold over a million copies, making him the first
male Welsh singer to achieve a Number 1 single. Valance participated in the 1961
A Song For Europe competition with "Why Can...
