<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1968--1972 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Labels </Th> <Td> Decca </Td> </Tr> <P> Neil Reid (born 1959) is a Scottish former child singing star, winner of ITV's Opportunity Knocks, and the holder of the title youngest person to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart . </P> <P> Known also as "Wee Neil Reid", he was eight when he was discovered singing at a pensioners' party in 1968 . Reid won Opportunity Knocks on 13 December 1971 singing his version of "Mother of Mine", which, when released commercially by Decca Records shortly afterwards, went to number two on the UK Singles Chart following a performance on Top of the Pops . The "Mother of Mine" record sold over 250,000 copies in the United Kingdom, and over 2.5 million globally . It also sold around 400,000 copies in Japan alone . </P>

Who sang mother of mine on opportunity knocks