The Girl from Ipanema

Richard Anthony

Richard Anthony, born Ricardo Anthony Btesh (13 January 1938 – 19 April 2015), was a French pop singer, born in Cairo (Egypt), who had his greatest success in the 1960s and 1970s. He was born to a family of prominent industrialists and diplomats. As a child, he lived in France and Argentina, as well as studying at Brighton College in England. 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. more »