Fred r david biography
Fred r david biography book.
Fred r david biography
F. R. David
French musician
Musical artist
Elli Robert Fitoussi[1] (born 1 January 1947),[1] better known as F. R. David, is a French musician.
He is best known for his 1982 hit single "Words".[1]
Early life, family and education
Elli Robert Fitoussi was born to a Tunisian Jewish family. He was born and grew up in Menzel Bourguiba, formerly known as Ferryville, which was then part of the French protectorate of Tunisia.[1][2]
Career
In Paris, he began his music career as Robert Fitoussi.[1] He first performed with French garage band Les Trèfles.[1] After one EP, they expanded and were renamed Les Boots, but achieved very little commercial success.
Adopting his new stage name - in which the initials F.R. referred to the first letters of the artist's real name and surname, and “David” - to the myth of David and Goliath - he went solo in 1967 and recorded some orchestral psychedelic pop with Michel Co