In 1976, he was invited by Olivier Toussaint, a French record producer, and his partner Paul de Senneville,
to record a gentle piano ballad. de Senneville had composed this ballad
as a tribute to his new daughter "Adeline". The 23-year-old Pagès was
auditioned along with 20 other pianists and got the job. "He was an
interesting musician with a soft touch and good technique", said
Toussaint. "And he looked good, too".[1]
Pagès' name was changed to Richard Clayderman (he adopted his
great-grandmother's last name to avoid mispronunciation of his real name
outside France), and the single took off, selling 22 million copies in
38 countries.[citation needed] It was called "Ballade pour Adeline".
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