Why Is Marti Pellow Famous?

Pellow is famous as the former lead singer of the Scottish pop group, Wet Wet Wet for 28 years: from their formation in 1982 until they split in 1997, and again from their reformation in 2004 to his departure in 2017.

Pellow enjoyed success with Wet Wet Wet throughout the late 1980s and 1990s. However, in 1997, drummer Tommy Cunningham left the band over a royalties dispute and its success waned immediately.

Pellow was by his time addicted to heroin. On finally overcoming his addiction, he stated: “it was textbook. I couldn’t function without it. But there’s no romantic side to heroin-its no good”.

Pellow began his career as a solo artist with Chris Difford of Squeeze. The two met while they were patients in The Priory in March 1999. In 2021, he confirmed releasing a new single, “These Are the Days” and the album Stargazer.