Peter Eardley Sarstedt (1941 - 2017)

Born 10 Dec 1941 in New Delhi, Delhi, India

Ancestors

Died 8 Jan 2017 at age 75 in Croydon, London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Peter Sarstedt is Notable.

Peter Eardley Sarstedt[1] (10 December 1941 – 8 January 2017), briefly billed early in his career as Peter Lincoln, was a British singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. He was the brother of musicians Eden Kane and Clive Sarstedt.

Although his music was classified as pop, it generally encompassed ballads derived from traditional folk music rather than traditional rock and roll. He was 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" and described as "a romantic novel in song",it won an Ivor Novello Award. The record remained Sarstedt's biggest hit, despite his releasing numerous successful albums and singles from the late 1960s onward.

He continued to tour throughout the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, mainly in 1960s revival-type shows, until his retirement in 2010 due to ill health.[3]

Marriages

1. Anita Atke 1969-1974? 2. Joanna Meill

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sarstedt#Personal_life_and_death
• https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/09/peter-sarstedt-obituary