Mary Hopkin (no 's') has kept a low profile since her meteoric rise to fame in 1968 as a signing to the Beatles' Apple Records and her release of 'Those Were the Days'.

Mary Hopkin Music http://www.maryhopkin.co.uk/ was established in 2005 to enable Mary to release her music on her own terms. Its first release was of 'Live at the Royal Festival Hall 1972'. Christmas 2006 saw a download-only release of 'Snowed Under', a cynical look at Christmas.

And now, the third release on Mary Hopkin Music, 'Valentine', a new release from the archives which includes three of Mary's own songs.

And following the success of 'Snowed Under', there may be a Christmas EP featuring her past Christmas songs. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.