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| Birth name | Richard Graham Sarstedt |
| Born | 29 March 1940 New Delhi, British India |
| Origin | Croydon, London, England |
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| Years active | 1959–present |
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| Website | edenkane |
Richard Graham Sarstedt (born 29 March 1940),[1][note 1] known by the stage name Eden Kane, is an English pop/rock singer, musician, record producer and actor best known as a teen idol in the early 1960s, in the pre-Beatles era. He has also recorded under his birth name and with backing group the Downbeats.
Born in British India, he is the elder brother of singer-songwriter Peter Sarstedt and singer Clive Sarstedt, with whom he collaborated on numerous Sarstedt Brothers albums. He had success in the early 1960s as a pop star appealing to a teenage audience, in the pre-Beatles era with hits including the co-written "Well I Ask You" which was a UK No. 1 hit in 1961, he then spent time in Australia before moving to the United States, where he began an acting career.
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