Biography

His father Edgar was in textile production ans his paternal family was from Syria. His maternal grandfather Samuel Shashoua Bey was honorary Irak consul in Alexandria. Richard Anthony spoke 6 languages. He was part of a group of French singers born in Egypt with Dalida, Claude François and Georges Moustaki.

Singer.

From 1951, he studied at Lycée Janson-de-Sailly and settled in Paris. He started studying law, but after his father's sudden death in 1956 became a door-to-door salesman to help support his family. He also began playing saxophone in Paris nightclubs.

As a child, he lived in Egypt and Argentina, as well as studying at Brighton College in England.

In the early 1960s, became one of the biggest French pop stars, with other hits including "Let's Twist Again", "C'est ma fête" ("It's My Party"), and "Et j'entends siffler le train" ("500 Miles").