Peter Sarstedt is a singer-songwriter. Sarstedt's family relocated to England in 1954. Brother of 60s pop idol Eden Kane (working briefly as his bass player) this singer-songwriter was a denizen of the British folk scene when the hunt was on for a native riposte to Bob Dylan. Sarstedt was not chosen but, growing a luxuriant black moustache, he cultivated the image of a suave wanderer of global bohemia. Recording for United Artists Records, his "I Am A Cathedral" was an airplay hit on pirate radio and university juke-boxes, but it was not until 1969 that he restored family fortunes with a UK number 1, "Where Do You Go To My Lovely", which has since attained status as a pop classic (sharing the Ivor Novello Award for 1969 with David Bowie's "Space Oddity") and is a perennial on "gold" format radio stations.
That year, both an album and another single ("Frozen Orange Juice") also sold well throughout Europe. Yet, although a forerunner of the early 70s "self-rock" school, his style was not solemn enough for its collegian consumers. In 1973, he teamed up on Worlds Apart Together with Kane and another sibling, Robin Sarstedt. Then came the resumption of his solo career with the issue of further albums, which was accompanied by the unexpected BBC airplay for "Beirut" from PS ..., and "Love Among The Ruins" almost charting in 1982. Based in Copenhagan for several years, he settled down with his American wife, Joanna, on a Wiltshire farm. In the early 90s he was seen on 60s nostalgia shows, often supporting Gerry And The Pacemakers. He returned to recording in the late 90s with England's Lane, with further assistance from Kane.