Richard Sanderson
Richard Sanderson (born March 5, 1953 in Taplow , England ) is a Scottish singer .
Life
The son of a Scotsman and a French woman began taking piano lessons at the age of five, learned to play the guitar at the age of 15 and founded his own band at the age of 21, with which he toured through hotel bars. He became known with the song Reality (composed and produced by Vladimir Cosma ). Reality is the key song of the film La Boum - The Fete and was its only hit. The title made it to number 20 in the German charts in the spring of 1982.
When the film was shown on television for the first time, the title was re-released in late 1986 and reached number one in the German charts . Eight million copies were sold worldwide.
Richard Sanderson now sets historical films to music and produces CDs of Klezmer music. He lives near Paris with his wife and three daughters .
Discography
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Albums
- 1980: No Stickers Please
- 1981: I'm in Love
- 1983: Surprise
- 1984: Fairy Tale
- 1987: Reality
- 1987: Songs for Lovers
- 1990: Anytime at All
Compilations
- 1984: The Best of Richard Sanderson
- 2004: Les plus belles chansons d'amour du cinéma
- 2010: The Very Best of Richard Sanderson (2 CDs)
Singles
- 1979: Never Let You Go
- 1980: Reality (re-released 1986)
- 1980: I Feel the Music
- 1981: She's a Lady
- 1981: When I'm in Love
- 1982: Your Eyes
- 1982: Lovely Lady
- 1983: Check on the List
- 1983: Stiamo insieme
- 1983: Sun
- 1984: See What's Going On
- 1987: Maybe You're Wrong
- 1987: When Fortune Reigns
- 1988: So Many Ways
- 1990: Anytime at All
- 1990: When the Night Comes
- 1992: Find a Reason (feat. Strawberry)
swell
- ↑ Release date
- ^ "Reality" (from the film La Boum - die Féte) (1987). (No longer available online.) In: Website of Bayerischer Rundfunk . January 27, 2003, archived from the original ; Retrieved November 4, 2012 .
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH
- ↑ Find a Reason at musik-sammler.de
Web links
- Richard Sanderson at Allmusic (English)
- Richard Sanderson at Discogs (English)
- Richard Sanderson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Richard Sanderson's website
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sanderson, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Taplow |