Mary Elizabeth Blodwen Hopkin (born 3 May 1950), credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti from her marriage to Tony Visconti, is a Welsh singer best known for her 1968 UK number one single "Those Were the Days". She was one of the first artists to be signed to the Beatles' Apple label. == Life and career == === Early life and singing career === Mary Elizabeth Blodwen Hopkin was born into a Welsh-speaking family in Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales. She... [more on Wikipedia]