In
Paris, he began his music career as Robert Fitoussi. but their one album was not a success. He was a guitarist for
Vangelis in the early 1970s. With Vangelis, he also appeared as vocalist on some of his early 1970s albums. David's voice is also heard on the 1974 single "Who" by Vangelis under the name 'Odyssey'. David then joined French rock band
Les Variations, appearing on their final album
Café De Paris (1975), which featured an early rock-disco crossover "Superman, Superman". When the band broke up, he went solo again. His personal "trademarks" are his sunglasses and his guitar (a white
Fender Stratocaster). His most recognised song was his hit song "
Words", which sold eight million records worldwide and topped various
charts throughout Europe in late 1982. The song reached No. 2 on the
UK Singles Chart in spring 1983, surpassing a rival version by 1960s hitmakers
the Tremeloes, and went on to become the 22nd best-selling single in the UK during 1983. The song appears in the Oscar-nominated film for Best Picture,
Call Me by Your Name. The song is a catchy, slightly melancholy ballad led by synths and sung in a slender, high-pitched voice. During the 1990s, F.R.David focused on writing and composing for other well known artists. He released another album, ''Words – '99 Version
in 2000 which contains mostly covers. In 2006, the album The Wheel'' - the track list of which was opened and closed by two new remixes of the song "Words" - was released. In 2009, F.R.David released the album
Numbers, which was recorded in collaboration with other musicians and featured songs that Robert himself most preferred. Between 2010 and 2011, he went on a national French tour of 52 concerts. In 2013, F.R.David released an album "Midnight drive". ==Personal life==