Peggy March was born on March 8, 1948 in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA as Margret Annemarie Batavio. She is an actress, known for Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007), Nilsson et Peggy March (1968) and Tausend Takte Übermut (1965). She has been married to Arnie Harris since 1969. They have one child.
Her signature tune, "I Will Follow Him", is actually a cover song. It was composed by French conductors Franck Pourcel and Paul Mauriat, and first recorded as an instrumental by Pourcel under the title "Chariot", in 1961. The first vocal version was by Petula Clark, done in French. It was then translated into English and recorded by Miss March, and became a number one hit. In 1976, Pourcel's co-writer, Paul Mauriat, recorded a disco instrumental of the song, under the original "Chariot" title.
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Her stage name is a combination of the fact that she's only 4'10" tall ("Little"), her nickname ("Peggy") and the month she was born in ("March").
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Moved to Germany with her husband in 1969 where she began a successful, multilingual recording/performing career.
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Has one child, a daughter Sande (born 1974)
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Best known for her hit song "I Will Follow Him", which topped the American pop charts in April 1963; she was only 15 at the time, and was known as "Little Peggy March".
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Small Wonder
1987
TV Series
Officer Davis
Das kann ja heiter werden
1982
TV Series
Flotte Formen - Kesse Kurven
1979
TV Movie
Singer
8 x 1 in Noten
1973-1979
TV Series
Am laufenden Band
1974
TV Series
Singer
Die Glückspirale
1972
TV Movie
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
1971
TV Series
Singer
Das haut den stärksten Zwilling um
1971
Peggy
Spaß durch 2
1970
TV Series
Singer
Musik geht um die Welt
1970
TV Movie
Singer
Spukschloß im Salzkammergut
1966
Singer
Das sündige Dorf
1966
Sängerin
Deutsche Schlagerfestspiele 1965
1965
TV Movie
Singer
Ein Ferienbett mit 100 PS
1965
Sängerin, herself
Holiday in St. Tropez
1964
Sängerin (as Little Peggy March)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Quixote's Island
2011
performer: "I will follow him"
All About Steve
2009
performer: "I Will Follow Him" - as Little Peggy March
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
Documentary performer: "I Will Follow Him"
Tohuwabohu
1995-1998
TV Series performer - 3 episodes
Hairspray
1988
performer: "I Wish I Were a Princess" - as Little Peggy March
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
1984
writer: "When The Rain Begins To Fall"
The Hollywood Knights
1980
performer: "I Will Follow Him" - as "Little" Peggy March
The Neon Palace
1971
performer: "I Will Follow Him" - as Little Peggy March
Spukschloß im Salzkammergut
1966
"Hundert Jahre und noch mehr", "Tausend Sterne"
Tausend Takte Übermut
1965
performer: "Mit 17 hat man noch Träume" Siegertitel der Deutschen Schlagerfestspiele Baden-Baden
Scorpio Rising
1964
Short performer: "Wind-Up Doll", "I Will Follow Him" - uncredited
Die lustigen Weiber von Tirol
1964
performer: "Der Schuster macht schöne Schuhe"
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nilsson et Peggy March
1968
TV Movie musician
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Das perfekte Promi-Dinner
2009
TV Series
Herself
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
2008
TV Series documentary
Herself
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
2008
TV Series
Herself
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
Documentary
Herself
Feste der Volksmusik
2005
TV Series
Herself
ZDF Hitparade
1969-1999
TV Series
Herself / Singer
Immer wieder geht die Sonne auf
1999
TV Special documentary
Herself
My Boyfriend's Back
1989
TV Movie
Herself
Throb
1988
TV Series
Herself
Na sowas!
1986
TV Series
Singer
Musikalische Erinnerungen: Melodien von Heinz Gietz
1981
TV Movie
Herself - Singer
Die Drehscheibe
1966-1980
TV Series
Singer / Herself - Musician
ARD-Fernsehlotterie - Ein Platz an der Sonne
1979
TV Series
Musical-Melodien
1979
TV Movie
Herself - Singer
Jetzt geht die Party richtig los
1978
TV Movie
Musik ist Trumpf
1978
TV Series
Singer
Ein Sommernachtsball
1977
TV Movie
Herself - Singer
Jetzt geht die Party richtig los
1976
TV Movie
Zum blauen Bock
1976
TV Series
Herself - Musician
Hätten Sie heut' Zeit für mich?
1975
TV Series
Ein Lied für Stockholm
1975
TV Movie
Herself
Die Rudi Carrell Show
1973
TV Series
Herself - Singer
Heute hau'n wir auf die Pauke
1972
Herself
Ein Kessel Buntes
1972
TV Series
Herself
Dalli Dalli
1972
TV Series
Herself - Kandidatin
Stars in der Manege
1972
TV Series documentary
Performer
Sie und Er im Kreuzverhör
1971
TV Series
Herself
Musik aus Studio B
1966-1971
TV Series
Singer
Die Vico-Torriani-Show
1971
TV Series
Herself
Eine Welt voll Musik
1971
TV Movie
Peggy in Berlin
1970
TV Movie
Herself
Starparade
1970
TV Series
Singer
Der goldene Schuß
1969
TV Series
Singer
Ein Lied für Madrid
1969
TV Movie
Herself
Nilsson et Peggy March
1968
TV Movie
Herself / Singer
Europarty
1968
TV Series
Herself
The Dom DeLuise Show
1968
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Guest
The Mike Douglas Show
1963-1968
TV Series
Herself - Vocalist / Herself
Die Caterina-Valente-Show
1967
TV Series
Herself
The Joey Bishop Show
1967
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Gala der Schallplatte
1967
TV Movie
Herself
Soeben eingetroffen
1966
TV Series
Herself - Musician
Nuorten tanssihetki
1966
TV Series
Herself - Studio Guest
Vergißmeinnicht
1966
TV Series documentary
Herself
Tausend Takte Übermut
1965
Herself
Fanfare
1965
TV Series
Herself - Singer
Vorentscheidung für die Deutschen Schlagerfestspiele