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The start of 1953 saw David
recording his first platter in
the Decca Studios. “Marta”
was recorded together
with Nat Temple and his
orchestra.

Hughie Green, the host of Opportunity
Knocks on Radio Luxembourg.

After this show, David was
offered a regular singing
role by Cecil Landau, a
local impresario, at the
Washington Hotel in
London’s West End, where
he was earning in the
region of £10 per week.
During his time at the
Washington, one of the
executives at the Decca
Recording Company was in
the audience. Impressed
with what he had heard he
approached David to offer
him a test recording. After
this session had taken
place, Decca offered David
a full recording contract.

Within it’s first month of
release, vinyl single sales
had reached 20,000,
which was considered at
the time to be very good,
considering that it was the
first record released by a
relatively unknown artist.

David Whitfield, a powerful tenor, with a
worldwide following of loyal fans.