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F.R. David

Data updated on 2025-07-01 09:15:33 UTC
Paris-based singer/composer F.R. David (born Elli Robert Fitoussi on January 1, 1947 in Menzel Bourguiba, Tunisia) is often regarded as a one-hit wonder since he failed to repeat the success of his 1982 monster hit "Words" that topped the charts in a dozen European countries and even peaked at number two in Great Britain. He began his career in the early '70s as a guitarist for Vangelis and later, he was the lead vocalist in the French rock band Les Variations. After the dissolution of the band, he spent five years in the United States working as a studio musician for the Doobie Brothers, the O'Jays and Toto, among others. There he also recorded the album King of Hearts (as Robert Fitoussi.) Upon his return to Europe, F.R. David became an influential figure in Eurobeat, a style in dance music that dominated the continent in the 1980s. German producer/songwriter Dieter Bohlen (of Modern Talking fame) often cited F.R. David's hit "Pick Up the Phone" as a source of inspiration. In 1986 F.R. David recorded the album Sahara Night on CBS, characterized by a mixture of different music styles, followed by Reflections in 1987. The 1994 release I'll Try to Love Again marked the songwriter's return to his rock roots. After that, F.R. David's work included the album I'm Not In Love, produced at New York-based Hit Factory in 1997, classical music recordings with the London Symphony Orchestra, and a collection of his greatest hits. ~ Yuri German, Rovi

Total plays

408.2 million
Updated on 2025-07-01

Country

France

Social media links

Monthly listeners

3,906,148

Followers

124,581

Top Cities

  1. Mexico
    85,591 listeners
  2. Chile
    97,948 listeners
  3. Mexico
    65,785 listeners
  4. Mexico
    59,004 listeners
  5. Peru
    Lima
    54,315 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Words - Original Version 1983
Words - Original Version 1983
331,311,966 3:28 1983-01-01
Words (Remix 2020)
Words (Remix 2020)
17,668,844 3:20 2020-11-13
Sahara Night
Sahara Night
14,346,394 4:25 1987-01-01
Pick Up the Phone
Pick Up the Phone
10,347,804 3:13 1983-01-01
Words
Words
4,075,762 3:31 2012-06-25
I Need You
I Need You
2,935,625 3:29 1983-01-01
Music
Music
2,934,963 3:25 1983-01-01
Girl / You're My Song
Girl / You're My Song
2,822,005 3:46 1984-01-01
Girl (You're My Song)
Girl (You're My Song)
2,623,766 3:42 2011-12-19
Take Me Back
Take Me Back
2,333,523 3:10 1983-01-01
Words - Remix 1989
Words - Remix 1989
2,049,389 4:10 2013-03-25
Taxi
Taxi
2,018,354 3:49 2009-01-01
Music
Music
1,846,173 3:13 2011-12-19
This Time I Have To Win
This Time I Have To Win
932,738 3:20 1984-01-01
Don't Go
Don't Go
739,110 4:35 1987-01-01
Rocker Blues
Rocker Blues
634,709 3:43 1983-01-01
I Surrender
I Surrender
619,846 3:40 1987-01-01
I Need You
I Need You
587,026 3:29 2011-12-19
Someone to Love
Someone to Love
542,696 3:31 1983-01-01
Givin' It Up
Givin' It Up
508,116 3:19 1983-01-01
Good Times
Good Times
473,956 3:13 1984-01-01
Dream Away
Dream Away
452,628 3:43 1984-01-01
Can't Get Enough
Can't Get Enough
410,562 4:03 1983-01-01
Porcelain Eyes
Porcelain Eyes
367,140 2:41 1983-01-01
He
He
346,578 3:20 1983-01-01
Time Is Not Mine
Time Is Not Mine
331,479 3:01 2022-01-11
Stay
Stay
277,175 3:41 1984-01-01
Sing In My Life
Sing In My Life
247,557 4:17 1987-01-01
The First To Know
The First To Know
219,101 3:40 2009-01-01
The First to Know
The First to Know
219,101 3:37 2011-12-19
I Keep Waiting
I Keep Waiting
181,421 4:46 1987-01-01
Don't Go
Don't Go
162,552 4:33 2011-12-19
What A Paradise !
What A Paradise !
160,058 2:44 1982-01-01
Long Distance Flight
Long Distance Flight
146,483 3:33 1984-01-01
In My Mind
In My Mind
127,261 3:16 2009-01-01
Words (Extended Version)
Words (Extended Version)
125,221 5:31 2012-06-25
A Love So Beautiful
A Love So Beautiful
116,980 2:60 2024-02-09
Shooting Star
Shooting Star
110,508 3:50 1987-01-01
Miss You Now
Miss You Now
107,571 3:06 2013-01-01
All I've Got
All I've Got
103,164 3:02 1984-01-01
The Things I Missed
The Things I Missed
97,040 3:42 2013-01-01
Control
Control
67,588 3:18 2013-01-01
Searching Their Hearts
Searching Their Hearts
62,966 3:52 2013-01-01
So Good
So Good
62,613 3:19 2013-01-01
One Love
One Love
57,126 3:58 1987-01-01
I'll Try To Love Again
I'll Try To Love Again
56,464 3:21 2009-01-01
Your Love Shines
Your Love Shines
55,895 3:03 2018-04-16
Someone To Lead Me
Someone To Lead Me
54,748 3:46 1987-01-01
Sun
Sun
53,473 4:04 1987-01-01
Echoes & Reflections
Echoes & Reflections
51,537 3:23 2013-01-01
Some People Never Learn
Some People Never Learn
47,104 3:54 2009-01-01
Paris Is Her Home
Paris Is Her Home
46,309 3:08 2018-12-03
For Nothing
For Nothing
46,036 3:51 1987-01-01
What I Get
What I Get
45,474 3:47 2009-01-01
Feedback Delay
Feedback Delay
45,365 4:04 1984-01-01
I WON'T FORGET YOU
I WON'T FORGET YOU
44,492 2:55 2025-01-17
In You
In You
44,403 1:59 1996-01-19
Liberty
Liberty
43,939 3:37 1984-01-01
Taxi (Moscow)
Taxi (Moscow)
43,293 3:44 2009-01-01
Inspiration
Inspiration
38,362 3:24 2013-01-01
Comme si, comme ça
Comme si, comme ça
36,181 2:14 1982-01-01
Tom Tom
Tom Tom
35,726 2:47 1996-01-19
Miss Me
Miss Me
35,128 3:31 2009-01-01
Serious Love
Serious Love
35,112 2:59 2013-01-01
Play a Little Game - From "Le bar du téléphone"
Play a Little Game - From "Le bar du téléphone"
33,576 4:32 2014-01-01
Is It Magic?
Is It Magic?
31,663 4:05 1984-01-01
Blue Planet
Blue Planet
31,253 2:31 1996-01-19
Kilemore Abbey
Kilemore Abbey
31,118 1:42 1998-01-19
Time
Time
29,814 2:26 1996-01-19
Heart Sting
Heart Sting
29,559 3:27 2009-01-01
Wild
Wild
28,711 2:36 1996-01-19
Lough Gur
Lough Gur
28,335 1:15 1998-01-19
Yasmeen
Yasmeen
26,210 3:35 2009-01-01
Giants Ring
Giants Ring
26,109 2:00 1998-01-19
Sally Gap
Sally Gap
25,869 1:45 1998-01-19
Go Find Somebody New
Go Find Somebody New
24,696 3:12 2013-01-01
Sunsesa
Sunsesa
23,523 2:24 1996-01-19
Midnight Drive
Midnight Drive
22,926 3:24 2013-01-01
Spirit
Spirit
17,185 2:17 1996-01-19
The Wheel
The Wheel
10,527 3:31 2009-01-01
Be Blue
Be Blue
10,224 2:36 2009-01-01
Dead Star
Dead Star
8,966 3:15 2009-01-01
Words (F.R. David Remix)
Words (F.R. David Remix)
6,757 3:10 2025-02-12
No More
No More
4,302 2:23 1996-01-19
Numbers
Numbers
4,140 2:52 1996-01-19
Cherish
Cherish
4,126 3:52 1996-01-19
What A Paradise ! - Extended Mix
What A Paradise ! - Extended Mix
4,079 3:53 1982-01-01
Holly Soul
Holly Soul
3,913 3:08 1996-01-19
What A Paradise ! - Alternate Mix
What A Paradise ! - Alternate Mix
3,713 2:41 1982-01-01
Blue Planet
Blue Planet
< 1000 0:39 2001-01-01
Blue Planet (Reprise)
Blue Planet (Reprise)
< 1000 0:46 2001-01-01

New releases

Words (F.R. David Remix)
Words (F.R. David Remix)
2025-02-12
[Michael Bush]
I WON'T FORGET YOU
I WON'T FORGET YOU
2025-01-17
[Moonlight-mainlight]
A Love So Beautiful
A Love So Beautiful
2024-02-09
[Moonlight-mainlight]
Time Is Not Mine
Time Is Not Mine
2022-01-11
[Moonlight-mainlight]
Words (Remix 2020)
Words (Remix 2020)
2020-11-13
[OVC Media]
Words (Red Bus Remix)
Words (Red Bus Remix)
2019-06-07
[OVC Media]
Paris Is Her Home
Paris Is Her Home
2018-12-03
[Moonlight-mainlight]
Your Love Shines
Your Love Shines
2018-04-16
[Moonlight-mainlight]
Words (Original Single 1982)
Words (Original Single 1982)
2013-03-25
[Moonlight-mainlight]
Midnight Drive
Midnight Drive
2013-01-01
[Moonlight-mainlight]
Words
Words
2012-06-25
[Sound and Vision]
Best of F.R. David
Best of F.R. David
2011-12-19
[Moonlight-mainlight]
Numbers
Numbers
2009-01-01
[Moonlight-mainlight]
Voices Of The Blue Planet
Voices Of The Blue Planet
1996-01-19
[Kosinus]
Reflections
Reflections
1987-01-01
[Moonlight-mainlight]
Long Distance Flight
Long Distance Flight
1984-01-01
[Moonlight-mainlight]
Words
Words
1983-01-01
[Moonlight-mainlight]
What A Paradise - Comme Si Comme Ça
What A Paradise - Comme Si Comme Ça
1982-01-01
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