Marty Wilde has spoken of how “lucky” he feels to be alive bringing out new music and now also writing his memoirs. The 81-year-old singer, known for hits like Teenager In Love, has been in the charts since 1958 and has a new album out on Friday which includes a duet single with daughter Kim called 60s World.
Marty had a dramatic health scare during lockdown when he collapsed at home with an irregular heartbeat. He had a pacemaker fitted in April.
Speaking to the Mirror, he said: “It was a very profound experience in many ways. More so afterwards. Most of the time that I go through things, I don't think too much about them, you just do things and things happen to you.
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