RICHARD SANDERSON
Born in Oxford and raised in stereo, (His Scottish father played the drums and spoke English in his left ear while his French mother played the accordion and spoke French in his right ear) immersed in this family of music lovers, he was drawn to the piano early on, classical at the age of 5 and then folk guitar at 12 years old.
The 70s
He ran away for the first time at 17 with a rock band.
After two world tours, he settled in New York, worked as a chauffeur, played with local bands and composed music for some NBC and CBS television programs.
The 80s
In London, his meeting with Vladimir Cosma led him to make his third world tour thanks to his interpretation of "Reality" (song from the film "La Boum") with over 8 million records sold. This was followed by numerous hits including "She's a Lady" (No. 1 in Italy), “Your eyes” from La Boum 2, and “When the night comes” (No. 5 in Asia)
In 1986 he composed "T'as le look coco" which gave him his seventh gold record.
The 90s
He turned away from touring and the life of a singer to return to his first love; composing film music. There came "Kumari, the child God" on Canal +, "The Havilland Saga" for France 3; For nearly 10 years, the music for "The Election of Miss France"; It was at this time that he met Daniel Costelle, becoming his regular composer and composing over twenty-five documentary film scores for television. He also composed for Barbara Hendricks and Unicef for humanitarian works.
The 2000s
Out of nostalgia, he toured with other 80s singers through the zeniths of France for 20 months and in May 2008, they filled the Stade de France. 50,000 fans cheered them on. Then the tours with the symphonic orchestra of Vladimir Cosma began at the Théâtre du Châtelet and continued throughout France.. New album available
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