The Bachelors

The Bachelors are a popular music group, originating from Dublin, Ireland. During the 1960s, they had many successful songs in music charts in Europe Australia, South Africa, South America, parts of the USSR, and the United States. Some of the most successful were "I Believe" a No. 1 hit in America for several weeks in 1961, "Charmaine" (1963); "Diane", "I Believe" (re-released in 1964, and re-charting in America at No. 33), "Ramona" and "I Wouldn't Trade You for the World" (1964); "Marie" (written by Irving Berlin) and "In the Chapel in the Moonlight" (1965). In 1965 they had the 'most played juke box track' with "The Stars Will Remember" from a film they made with then-current DJ Sam Costa. Their last big hit in the UK was a cover of the Paul Simon song "The Sound of Silence" which reached No. 3 in April 1966.