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'''Peter Eardley Sarstedt'''<ref name="allmusic"/> (10 December 1941 – 8 January 2017), briefly billed early in his career as '''Peter Lincoln''', was an English singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. He was the brother of musicians [[Eden Kane]] and | '''Peter Eardley Sarstedt'''<ref name="allmusic"/> (10 December 1941 – 8 January 2017), briefly billed early in his career as '''Peter Lincoln''', was an English singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. He was the brother of musicians [[Eden Kane]] and Clive Sarstedt. | ||
Although his music was classified as pop, it generally encompassed ballads derived from traditional [[folk music]] rather than traditional [[rock and roll]]. He was best known for writing and performing the song "[[Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?]]", which topped the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 1969. Set to a "faux European [[waltz]] tune"<ref name="allmusic"/> and described as "a romantic novel in song",<ref name=scotsman/> it won an [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello Award]]. The record remained Sarstedt's biggest hit. He had 1 more hit single and 1 hit album but despite numerous releases never had chart success again. | Although his music was classified as pop, it generally encompassed ballads derived from traditional [[folk music]] rather than traditional [[rock and roll]]. He was best known for writing and performing the song "[[Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?]]", which topped the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 1969. Set to a "faux European [[waltz]] tune"<ref name="allmusic"/> and described as "a romantic novel in song",<ref name=scotsman/> it won an [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello Award]]. The record remained Sarstedt's biggest hit. He had 1 more hit single and 1 hit album but despite numerous releases never had chart success again. | ||