Richard Clayderman was born Philippe Pages on December 28, 1953 in Paris, France.Born to a father who was a piano teacher, he started playing the piano at age 6. He recorded a single, Ballade pour Adeline in 1976 and it was considered an instant hit. It remains as number one in his top 100 selling albums.
I have always been fascinated by his music. I simply love listening to him every chance I get. Sadly though, I only have three of his CDs entitled Ballade pour Adeline (composed of 27 cuts in French), The Love Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber and The Carpenters Collection. The Love Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber features Phantom of the Opera, Love Changes Everything, All I Asked of You, Don’t Cry for Me Argentina and Another Suitcase in Another Hall to name a few. These were taken from the popular musicals like The Phantom of the Opera, From Aspects of Love and Evita. His Carpenters Collection is equally good.
He was dubbed as the Prince of Romance and has recorded over 1,200 melodies popularizing classics and pop standards. 
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