Richard Clayderman

Richard Clayderman

Richard Clayderman (born Philippe Pagès, 28 December 1953 in Paris) is a French pianist who has released numerous albums including the compositions of Paul de Senneville, Olivier Toussaint and Marc Minier, instrumental renditions of popular music, rearrangements of movie soundtracks, ethnic music, and easy-listening arrangements of popular works of classical music. Clayderman learned piano from his father, an accordion teacher. At the age of twelve, he was accepted into the Conservatoire de Paris, where he won great acclaim in his later adolescent years. Financial difficulties, precipitated by his father's illness, forestalled a promising career as a classical pianist. In order to earn a living, he found work as a bank clerk and as an accompanist to contemporary bands. He accompanied French singers such as Johnny Hallyday, Thierry Le Luron, and Michel Sardou. In 1976, he was invited by Olivier Toussaint, a French record producer, and his partner Paul de Senneville, to record a gentle piano ballad. De Senneville had composed this ballad as a tribute to his baby daughter, Adeline. The 23-year-old Pagès was auditioned along with 20 other pianists and got the job. "He was an interesting musician with a soft touch and good technique", said Toussaint. "And he looked good, too." His producers felt that his name would be difficult to pronounce in Spanish, German, etc. so they picked Clayderman on finding it was a great-grandmother's last name and invented the name Richard as they didn't like Philippe Clayderman. The single took off, selling 22 million copies in 38 countries. It was called "Ballade pour Adeline". This work was one of the most popular pieces in China, especially during the initial years of China's opening to the West, when it was ubiquitous and played in almost every hotel lobby in China, and it continues to be popular in China today. Clayderman has recorded over 1,300 melodies and has created a new romantic style through a repertoire which combines his trademark originals with classics and pop standards. As of 2006, his record sales number at approximately 70 million, and has 267 gold and 70 platinum albums to his credit. He is popular in Asia and is noted by the Guinness Book of World Records as being "the most successful pianist in the world". Source: Article "Richard Clayderman" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known For: Acting

Born: Paris, France, 1953-12-28

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1980	Shirley Bassey: A Special Lady	Self	0
2	1981	Ritmo, amor y primavera		60
3	1985	Omoide wo uru mise	Pianist	0
4	1988	Ein Abend in Gold	Self	0
5	2011	The Joy of Easy Listening	Self	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	What Am I?	Self	65
2	1959	Stars in the Ring	Self	53
3	1964	Einer wird gewinnen	Self	70
4	1964	Die Drehscheibe	Self	60
5	1969	Das Sonntagskonzert	Self	0
6	1971	Dalli Dalli	Self	80
7	1972	Ein Kessel Buntes	Self	18
8	1974	Der große Preis	Self	60
9	1975	Midi Première	Self	100
10	1975	Les Rendez-vous du dimanche	Self	60
11	1975	Numéro un	Self	60
12	1977	Auf los geht's los	Self - Guest	0
13	1977	Please Turn the Page	Self	60
14	1979	The Cannon & Ball Show	Self	0
15	1979	Okay	Self	0
16	1980	Verstehen Sie Spaß?	Self	38
17	1980	Show-Express	Self	0
18	1982	Champs-Elysées	Self	63
19	1983	Live From Her Majesty's	Self	50
20	1983	Wie wär’s heut’ mit Revue?	Self	0
21	1984	La Chance aux chansons	Self	40
22	1985	Melodien für Millionen	Self	0
23	1987	The Legacy of Guldenburgs	Pianist	44
24	1987	Sacrée soirée	Self	65
25	1987	Téléthon	Self	50
26	1988	Flitterabend	Self - Instrumentalist	0
27	1990	Stars 90	Self	62
28	1991	DAS!	Self	42
29	1991	Musik liegt in der Luft	Self	0
30	1994	Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen	Self	0
31	1997	Leute heute	Self	48
32	1998	Vivement dimanche	Self	30
33	2000	Menschen der Woche	Self	60
34	2004	Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel	Self	40
35	2006	Legends	Self	50
36	2012	Inka Bause Live	Self	0

Richard Clayderman

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