Clive Sarstedt is a British

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 pop music

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 singer.

He made his recording

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 debut as Wes Sands (recorded by Joe Meek

Joe Meek

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, who also was his manager

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), and later continued as Clive Sands. He joined The Deejays in Sweden in 1966/1967. They had two big hits on "Tio i Topp" in Sweden: "Dum Dum (Marble Breaks And Iron Bends)" and "Baby Talk". He finally had a hit

Hit record

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 in 1976, with a cover version

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 of the Hoagy Carmichael

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 penned song

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, "My Resistance Is Low", billed as Robin Sarstedt. It reached Number 3 in the UK Singles Chart

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. Without tangible other chart

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 success, he remains a one-hit wonder

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He is the youngest brother of Peter

Peter Sarstedt

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 and Eden Kane/Richard Sarstedt

Eden Kane

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Musical activity from 1996 onwards can be found here - http://www.guitardaddy.co.uk/clivesarstedt.htm

, he is living in Los Pinos, near Bédar, a village in the autonomous community

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 of Andalusia

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, Spain

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Album discography

• Clive Sarstedt - 1970 - RCA Records
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• Freeway Getaway - 1971 - RCA
• In a Dream - 1971 - RCA
• The Strange Case of Bernie's Collapsing Drumkit - Clive Sarstedt's Workshop 1997 - Backlash Records