Mary Hopkins A singer with lots of talent and great songs Mary Hopkins is a folk-singer who was born in Wales. She is best known for her 1968 hit “Those Were the Days”. She was also one of the first musicians to sing on to The Beatles’ Apple label. In fact “Those Were the Days was Hopkins debut single and it became a number one hit in the U.K. and rose up to number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It went on to sell over a million copies in the U.S. and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. Global sales. Hopkins appeared at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England for the Pop Experience and sang three songs “Morning of My Life’, “Turn, Turn, Turn” and “Plaisir d’Amour”. Hopkins debut album came out in February of 1969 Postcard and was