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Also known as Peter Eardley Sarstedt, Peter Lincoln

English singer-songwriter and instrumentalist

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1941-12-10
Active to
2017-01-08
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253,122
Total plays
1,894,897

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Peter Eardley Sarstedt (born 10 December 1941 in Delhi, India; died 8 January 2017 in London), briefly billed early in his career as Peter Lincoln, was an English singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and activist. He recorded a number of successful albums and singles, beginning in the 1960s. Although his music was classified as pop, it generally encompassed ballads derived from traditional folk music rather than rock and roll. He was best known for writing and performing the single "Where Do You G

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
New Delhi
Place of death
Sussex
Occupation
musician
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
music
Instrument
guitar
Record label
Island Records
Official website
www.petersarstedt.com
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birth name
Peter Eardley Sarstedt
date of birth
1941-12-12
name in native language
Peter Sarstedt
date of death
2017-01-08
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1967-00-00
copyright representative
PRS for Music
pseudonym
Peter Lincoln
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Peter Sarstedt, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana