Richard Clayderman is a French pianist and composer whose career spans across four decades. He established himself as a household name amongst music lovers by specializing in playing romantic piano music. Richard Clayderman has released numerous albums of instrumental music, often combining classical and pop music, and has sold more than 100 million albums around the world. His first album Romantic Moments was released in 1979, and he has since gone on to tour the globe for his concerts. He has been credited as "the most famous pianist in the world" by the Guinness Book of World Records, and has achieved worldwide success not only as a recording artist, but as a composer of film scores, TV commercials and television show pieces.