Peter Sarstedt

Peter Sarstedt
Sarstedt in 1969
Sarstedt in 1969
Background information
Birth namePeter Eardley Sarstedt
Also known asPeter Lincoln (briefly recorded as in 1967[1])
Born(1941-12-10)10 December 1941
New Delhi, British India
OriginCroydon, London, England
Died8 January 2017(2017-01-08) (aged 75)
Sussex, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1960–1965 (as member of The Saints") 1969-2010 (as sololist and "Sarstedt Brothers" groups)[2]
LabelsUnited Artists
Island Records
Angel Air
Singer Records
Warner

Peter Eardley Sarstedt[3] (10 December 1941 – 8 January 2017) was a British singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. He was the brother of singers Eden Kane, a teenage pop idol and Clive Sarstedt, with both of whom he also recorded and performed as The Sarstedt Brothers. The Sarstedts had the distinction of being the only family where three siblings all attained separate chart success.

Although his music was classified as pop, it generally encompassed ballads derived from traditional folk music rather than traditional rock and roll. He is best known for writing and performing the song "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?", which topped the UK Singles Chart in 1969. Set to a "faux European waltz tune"[3] and described as "a romantic novel in song",[4] it won an Ivor Novello Award. The record remained Sarstedt's biggest hit. He had one more hit single and one hit album but despite numerous releases never had chart success again.

He released the album England's Lane in 1997, which continued the story of the fictional Marie-Claire, titled Last of the Breed, a planned third installment titled Farewell Marie-Claire did not materialise.[5]

Sarstedt continued to tour mainly in 1960s revival-type shows, until his retirement in 2010 due to ill health.[6]

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