Philippe Paget

For decades, Richard Clayderman has been captivating listeners from all over the world. Each record of the Prince of Romance is sold in numerous editions, fans are eagerly awaiting live concerts, and critics who call the pianist's work "light music" are wondering what is the reason for such popularity. Perhaps it is that Klaiderman loves his job, and the audience that cannot be fooled shares this sincere feeling.

Richard Clayderman (real name - Philippe Paget) was born on December 28, 1953 in Paris. The first music lessons were given to the boy by his father, who, by the way, was not a professional in this matter.

At first, Paget Sr. worked as a carpenter, and in his free time he dabbled in playing the accordion. But then, due to illness, the occupation had to be changed - in order to work at home, the father of the future celebrity acquired a piano and began to teach everyone to play it. Mother made a living cleaning offices, later became a housewife.

When a musical instrument appeared in the house, the boy immediately showed interest in it, and this did not escape the elder Paget. He began to teach his son musical notation, and soon Philip began to read scores better than books in his native language. At the age of 12, the young man entered the conservatory, and at 16 he won the pianist competition. Teachers predicted a career for him as a classical musician, but, to everyone's surprise, the young man turned to modern genres.

Paget explained this decision by the fact that he wanted to create something new. Together with friends, he organized a rock group that did not bring much income. By that time, Philip's father had become seriously ill, the earnings in the group were only enough "for sandwiches." Already in his youth, the pianist was operated on for a stomach ulcer. To support himself and his family, the young man began to earn money as an accompanist and session musician.

Philip liked the new occupation, and besides, he was well paid. The talented young man was noticed, and soon he began to collaborate with the legends of the French stage: Michel Sardoux, Johnny Holliday and others. At the same time, Paget did not feel the craving for a solo career, he liked to accompany celebrities and be part of a musical group.

In 1976, a sharp turn took place in Philip's creative biography. Renowned producer Olivier Toussaint contacted him. Paul de Senneville, a French composer, was looking for a performer to record the gentle melody "Ballade pour Adeline" ("Ballad for Adeline"). Page was chosen from 20 applicants, and the composition dedicated to de Senneville's newborn daughter made the young man famous. At the suggestion of the producer, he took a pseudonym for himself - the surname Klaiderman was borne by the musician's great-grandmother, and the name Richard came to mind by itself.

The pianist did not expect such success - at that time the mass audience preferred songs for discos. It came as a surprise to Richard that instrumental music would be so in demand. With concerts, he traveled dozens of countries, his albums were published in millions of copies, many of them received the status of gold and platinum.

In 1983, 22 thousand spectators gathered at the performance of Klaiderman in Beijing. And in 1984, the young man spoke to Nancy Reagan. The first lady of the United States christened him the Prince of Romance - since then this nickname has stuck with the musician.

Classics and modern motives are organically intertwined in Richard's work. And although some critics consider his style to be too "easy", the pianist does not see this as a reason for frustration. He believes that in a world where many terrible things are happening, people need a source of joy and comfort.

His music became such a source. In addition, it introduces the general audience to the masterpieces of composers from different countries and eras: for example, the melody "Love story" ("Love story") was written by the winner of the "Oscar" Francis Le, and "Mano a mano" ("Hand in hand" ) belongs to the Argentinean Carlos Gardel.

The pianist also recorded cover versions of famous songs: “The Tennessee Waltz” (“Tennessee Waltz”) Patti Page, “Ne me quitte pas” (“Don't leave me”) Jacques Brel and others. Klaiderman dedicated individual albums to the works of Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Ennio Morricone, and the ABBA group. Richard's music is particularly popular in East Asia. Especially for the prince of Japan, he recorded the song "Prince of the rising sun".

For the first time, Richard became the head of the family at the age of 18 - at such a young age he married a girl named Rosalyn. When he tells journalists about this early marriage, they usually sigh: “How romantic!”. However, the pianist immediately refutes this statement and admits that at that time he hurried to lead his beloved down the aisle:

In 1971, Klaiderman had a daughter, who was named Maud. But her birth did not save the immature marriage, 2 years after the wedding, the young people broke up.

In 1980, a change occurred in the musician's personal life - he married Christine, a girl he met at the theater. She previously worked as a hairdresser. On December 24, 1984, the couple had a son, Peter Philip Joel.

As a result, Richard and Christine decided to part ways. In 2010, Klaiderman made his third attempt to create a happy family. His chosen one was Tiffany, a violinist who had worked side by side with the musician for many years.

The wedding took place in an atmosphere of the strictest secrecy, except for the bride and groom, only their four-legged pet, the dog Kuki, was present at the ceremony.

Richard only regrets that he does not devote enough time to his family. Those close to the pianist also suffer from a lack of communication with him, but they understand that Klaiderman has millions of fans who are waiting to meet his music.

Now the musician's discography has more than 90 albums, the total circulation of which is about 150 million copies. 267 Klaiderman records went gold, 70 - platinum. He continues to tour the world; on September 24, 2018, the pianist gave his only concert at the Moscow House of Music. Richard admits that he likes to travel, to fly from one part of the world to another, so constant travel is not a burden for him.

He is happily married to his wife Tiffany. The couple have no children, together they lead a harmonious family life, and the warmth inherent in their union is noticeable in joint photos. The musician tries to do everything so that peace and comfort reign in marriage.

1977 - "Richard Clyderman" 1979 - "Lettre à ma mère" 1982 - "Couleur tendresse" 1985 - "Concerto (With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)" 1987 - "Eléana" 1991 - "Amour and more" 1996 - "Tango" 1997 - “Les rendez-vous de hasard” 2001 - “Mysterious eternity” 2006 - “Forever my way” 2008 - “Confluence II” 2011 - “Evergreen” 2013 - “Sentimental memories” 2016 - “Paris mood” 2017 - “40th Anniversary box set ”

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