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BLP sources|date=May 2010Infobox musical artist | name = F. R. David| image =| caption =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Elli Robert Fitoussi| Born = birth date and age|df=y|1947|1|1 Menzel Bourguiba , Tunisia | origin = France| instrument = Human voice|Vocals , Bass, Guitar, Piano, Keyboard, Drums| genre = Pop music|Pop , Rock music|Rock | occupation = Singer-Songwriter| years_active = 1967–present| label = Carrere Records|Carrere , Columbia Records|CBS | website = URL| http://www.frdavid.net F. R. David (born Elli Robert Fitoussi , 1 January 1947, Menzel Bourguiba , Tunisia ) is a Tunisian-born France|French singer.
Career
David began his career as Robert Fitoussi, singer and guitarist with French garage band Les Trèfles. After one E.P., they mutated into Les Boots and cut some of the best garage rock laid down in a French studio, but achieved very little commercial success. Adopting his new stage name, he went solo in 1967 and recorded some orchestral pop psych with Michel Colombier, including a version of The Beatles' Strawberry Fields Forever (Il est plus facile). He enjoyed minor hits with the Éric Charden penned Symphonie and a cover of The Bee Gees' Sir Geoffrey Saved the World, but this success did not last.
During the early 1970s, he formed the progressive rock group David Explosion but their one album was not a success. He worked with Vangelis for a while, appearing as vocalist on some of his early 70s albums, and then joined French rock band, Les Variations , appearing on their final album Café de Paris, which featured an early rock-disco crossover Superman. When the band broke up, he went solo again.
His personal "trademarks" are his sunglasses and his guitar (a white Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender Stratocaster ). His most recognised song was his hit record|hit " Words (F.R. David song)|Words " in 1982, which sold eight million Carrère records worldwide, topped various record chart|charts around Europe in late 1982, and reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p525144/biography|pure_url=yes|title=Biography: F.R. David|last=German|first=Yuri|publisher= All Media Guide|AMG |accessdate=9 May 2010 in Spring 1983, going on to becoming the 22nd best-selling single in the UK during 1983.
The track's eventual UK success was caused by its exposure on BBC TV 's Top of the Pops . The disc was featured on the first edition of a special Euro-slot incorporated in the TV programme. The song is a catchy, slightly plaintive synth-led mid-tempo ballad sung in a slender, high-pitched voice.
In 1983 Thomas Anders (later of Modern Talking fame) covered David's song "Pick Up The Phone" in German. In 2007 Mr. Oizo of Ed Banger Records sampled the song "Don't Go" on his song "First Love", which features singer Uffie .
http://www.frdavid.net/ F.R. DAVID's France Official Web Fansite Club
http://cafe.daum.net/frdavid/ F.R. DAVID's Fanclub In Korea
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