The Most Famous
SINGERS from Tunisia
This page contains a list of the greatest Tunisian Singers. The pantheon dataset contains 4,381 Singers, 4 of which were born in Tunisia. This makes Tunisia the birth place of the 80th most number of Singers behind Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan.
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Tunisian Singers of all time. This list of famous Tunisian Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. F. R. David (b. 1947)
With an HPI of 59.93, F. R. David is the most famous Tunisian Singer. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages on wikipedia.
Elli Robert Fitoussi (born 1 January 1947), better known as F. R. David, is a French musician. He is best known for his 1982 hit single "Words".
2. Taos Amrouche (1913 - 1976)
With an HPI of 48.48, Taos Amrouche is the 2nd most famous Tunisian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Marie-Louise-Taos Amrouche (March 1913 – 2 April 1976) was an Algerian writer and singer. In 1947, she became the first Algerian woman to publish a novel.
3. Latifa (b. 1961)
With an HPI of 46.66, Latifa is the 3rd most famous Tunisian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Latifa bint Alaya El Arfaoui (Arabic: لطيفة بنت عليه العرفاوي pronunciation: [ɫɑˈt̪ˤiːfæ bɪnt ʕælɛi̯jæ (e)l.ʕɑrˤˈfɛːwi]; born 14 February 1961), better known as Latifa (Arabic: لطيفة), is a Tunisian pop singer and former actress who resides in Egypt, and one of the most known and best-selling singers in the Arab world. She is known for her Tunisian and Egyptian Arabic genre. She sings with 3 different languages, Arabic, French and English. She received the World Music Awards in 2004 for best selling Artist in the Middle East and she is the first Tunisian receiving this award in history.
4. Amina Annabi (b. 1962)
With an HPI of 44.39, Amina Annabi is the 4th most famous Tunisian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Amina Annabi (Arabic: أمينة العنابي, romanized: Amīna al-ʿAnnābī; born 5 March 1962) is a French-Tunisian singer-songwriter and actress. She finished second in the tied 1991 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Rome, after a countback, scoring equal 146 points alongside Carola from Sweden.
5. Emel Mathlouthi (b. 1982)
With an HPI of 38.25, Emel Mathlouthi is the 5th most famous Tunisian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Emel Mathlouthi (Arabic: آمال المثلوثي) (born 11 January 1982), also known professionally as Emel, is a Tunisian-American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger and producer. She rose to fame with her protest song "Kelmti Horra" ("My Word is Free"), which became an anthem for the Tunisian Revolution and the Arab Spring. Her first studio album, also titled Kelmti Horra, was released worldwide in 2012 to critical acclaim: she combined Arabic roots with western influence. Her second album, Ensen, was released in 2017, blending electronica with classical music. On Everywhere We Looked Was Burning in 2019, she sang all the lyrics in English. In 2020, the video of her song "Holm" ("A Dream") that she sings in Tunisian Arabic, had been viewed several million times within a few months. "Holm" was included in the double album The Tunis Diaries which she recorded with just a voice, an acoustic guitar as the sole instrument and a laptop. Holm is an Arabic remake of the Iranian song "Soltane Ghalbhaa" with music composed by Anoushiravan Rohani and original lyrics by Emel Mathlouthi. She has also collaborated with other musicians such as Tricky, Valgeir Sigurðsson, Steve Moore and Vitalic.
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as Tunisian singers born between 1913 and 1982. Of these 5, 4 (80.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Tunisian singers include F. R. David, Latifa, and Amina Annabi. The most famous deceased Tunisian singers include Taos Amrouche. As of April 2024, 1 new Tunisian singers have been added to Pantheon including Emel Mathlouthi.
Living Tunisian Singers
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F. R. David
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Latifa
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Amina Annabi
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Emel Mathlouthi
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.25
