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Richard Clayderman
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French pianist
Richard Clayderman is a French pianist known for his instrumental piano performances. He has become one of the most commercially successful recording artists in music history, making him a significant figure in popular music.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1953
Discography
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- Listeners
- 222,980
- Total plays
- 4,621,639
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Richard Clayderman (born Philippe Pagès on December 28, 1953, Paris) is a French pianist who has released numerous albums, including renditions and arrangements of popular music, French chansons, and popular piano works of Beethoven, Chopin and Mozart. Most of his recordings focus on popular music in general and orchestral arrangements of well-known romantic songs in particular, such as Yesterday, The Sound of Silence and Memory, rather than on Jazz or Classical Music. <a href="https://www.last
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 20th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- music arranger
- Languages spoken
- French
- Notable work
- Ballade pour Adeline
- Genre
- easy listening
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- EMI
- Official website
- www.richardclaydermanofficial.com
- Image
- Richard Clayderman.jpg
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- Commons category
- Richard Clayderman
- date of birth
- 1953-12-28
- birth name
- Philippe Robert Luc Pagès
- start of work period
- 1976-00-00
- pseudonym
- Richard Clayderman
- name in native language
- Richard Clayderman
- social media followers
- 737000
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard Clayderman ( French pronunciation: [ʁiʃaʁ kledɛʁman]; born Philippe Pagès French pronunciation: [filip paʒɛs], 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.
Early life
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