Peter Sarstedt

Career Hit recordings Sarstedt was best known for writing and performing his 1969 UK number one single, released on the United Artists label, "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?", a portrait of a poor-born girl, Marie-Claire, from Naples who becomes a member of the European jet set. The song topped the chart in 14 countries. He later cited his first wife, Anita, as the inspiration for the song. However, subsequent releases such as "Beirut" and "Take Off Your Clothes" failed to chart. having returned to England after several years residing in Denmark. In the 1990s and 2000s, he continued to release new albums and tour. In 1997 he released the album England's Lane, which featured the follow-up to "Where Do You Go To", entitled "The Last of the Breed".

In October 2002, Sarstedt appeared in an episode of the ITV programme After They Were Famous, together with Peter Wyngarde and Emlyn Hughes.

In 2006, Sarstedt released an album of new material called On Song. He sang harmonies on "Don't Think Twice" and "The Last Thing on My Mind" on Canadian singer Peter Thompson's 2007 album, Taking a Dive (Heart First).

Popular culture New interest was sparked in his music after "Where Do You Go To" was used in the 2007 Wes Anderson films Hotel Chevalier and The Darjeeling Limited.

Later years Sarstedt's final album, was a compilation released in 2013, was titled Restless Heart. A third installment of "Where Do You Go To", continuing the story of Marie-Claire, to be titled "Farewell Marie-Claire", did not materialize. Sarstedt last performed live in 2010.

Personal life and death Sarstedt married Anita Atke, who was a dentist, in 1969 and moved to Denmark. The couple divorced five years later. His second wife was Joanna Meill. From 2013 he lived in a retirement home in Sussex, England. He had progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), diagnosed in 2015, but originally misdiagnosed as dementia in 2013. He is survived by his wife and two adult children.

Year Title Label UK Albums Chart Notes 1969 Peter Sarstedt United Artists ULP 1219 8 1971 Every Word You Say Is Written Down United Artists UAS 29247 – 1973 Worlds Apart Together EMI SRZA8516 – (credited to "The Sarstedt Brothers") 1975Tall Tree Warner K56129 – 1979 Ps... Ariola/Hansa AHAL8006 – 1981 Up Date Festival Records D 19106 – 1986 Colors: Asia Minor Music Maker CMMR923 – (credited to Peter and Clive Sarstedt) 1987 Never Say Goodbye TRAX PETER/_IMS/POLYGRAM – 2004 Singer/Songwriter EMI 5762632 – 2006 On Song RMS Studios – (credited to Peter Sarstedt with Clive Sarstedt on guitar) 2008 The Lost Album Singer SING 204 – 2012 Highlights – the Demos –