British cabaret singer, composer, and BBC television host Lena Martell released numerous renditions of standards and country-tinged pop confections on the Pye label throughout the 1970s. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Martell began singing at the age of 11 with her eldest brother's band. After his untimely death, Martell decided to pursue a career in music as a tribute. Her rising popularity among the easy listening elite allowed for the release of Lena's Music Album in 1979. The record spawned a number one hit - an interpretation of Kris Kristofferson's "One Day at a Time" - that helped launch the singer's career. Producer and bandleader George Elrick and Martell continued to release records - Lena Martell has recorded over thirty albums throughout the 1980s - before her retirement in the early '90s. Lena returned to concert performance in 2005 and released a CD titled My Homeland. |
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