Seven studio albums with Wet Wet Wet. Twelve solo albums. Millions sold. He has starred on Broadway and the West End.
"Love Is All Around" reached number one in 1994 It then remained there for 15 weeks!
Throughout its chart run, some radio stations banned the song, as many listeners were fed up of hearing it for so long. Apparently - The band themselves eventually took the decision to delete the record from sale.
However, it didn’t make it to number one in Ireland … and guess what kept it off the top spot?
Alison chats to Marti about dealing with fame as a teenager, Scotland's link with Canada, and what does 'No Marti, No Party' mean! Can we get our own Marty's Whelan and Morrissey involved!?
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The WWW debut album ‘Popped In Souled Out’ which established Marti and the band as one of the greatest talents to ever come out of Scotland. The record earned him a BRIT Award and four platinum discs in the UK alone.
He will play it in full with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra @ 3Arena Dublin on 10th March 2024
