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Richard Anthony  - (Singing In English) (LP, Comp)
A1You've Lost That Lovin' FeelingA2The Girl From IpanemaA3I (Who Have Nothing) (Uno Dei Tanti)A4A World Of My OwnA5Autumn LeavesA6Love Letters In The SandB1Take FiveB2You're My World (Il Mio Mondo)B3Your Hurtin' Kind Of LoveB4What Now My Love?B5Only Love Can Break A HeartB6Crying In The Rain
RICHARD ANTHONY

He was born in , , to a family of prominent industrialists and diplomats. As a child he lived in Egypt and Argentina, as well as studying at  in England. From 1951, he studied at  and settled in Paris. He started studying law, but after his father's sudden death in 1956 became a  to help support his family. He also began playing  in Paris .

In 1958, as Richard Anthony, he made his first recordings as a singer, initially recording  versions of American  hits. These included "Tu m'étais destinée" (""), "", and "Nouvelle vague" ("") which became successful in France. In the early 1960s he became one of the biggest French pop stars, with other hits including "", "C’est ma fête" (""), and "Et j'entends siffler le train" (""). He started recording at the  in England, and reached the British charts with the English-language songs "Walking Alone" (#37, 1963) and "" (#18, 1964). One of his songs, "I Don't Know What To Do",  by , was released in the US in 1965 by  on the V.I.P. label, making Anthony the first European artist to appear for that company.

He recorded ' "" as "Fille sauvage" in 1966, and his song "Aranjuez mon amour", based on 's , became one of his biggest international hits in 1967. He remained popular in France, having one of his biggest hits in 1974 with "Amoureux de ma femme", which was a cover version of an Italian song originally by Caterina Caselli . Most of his recordings are cover versions in French. In the late 1970s, he remarried and moved to  for several years. After returning to France in 1982, he continued to record, perform, and appear on TV shows, and in 1998 published an autobiography, Il faut croire aux étoiles. Over his career, his total record sales were estimated to be at least 60 million.

He died in 2015, aged 77.