The Most Famous
SINGERS from Tunisia
This page contains a list of the greatest Tunisian Singers. The pantheon dataset contains 3,528 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 4
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 (1947 - )
With an HPI of 58.92, F. R. David is the most famous Tunisian Singer. His biography has been translated into 20 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 46.04, Taos Amrouche is the 2nd most famous Tunisian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Marie-Louise-Taos Amrouche (born 4 March 1913 in Tunis, Tunisia; died 2 April 1976 in Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire, France) was an Algerian writer and singer. In 1947, she became the first Algerian woman to publish a novel.
3. Amina Annabi (1962 - )
With an HPI of 42.65, Amina Annabi is the 3rd most famous Tunisian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 16 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.
4. Latifa (1961 - )
With an HPI of 42.61, Latifa is the 4th most famous Tunisian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Latifa bint Alaya El Arfaoui (Arabic: لطيفة بنت عليه العرفاوي pronunciation: [ɫɑˈt̪ˤiːfæ bɪnt ʕælɛi̯jæ (e)l.ʕɑrˤˈfɛːwi]; born February 14, 1961), better known as Latifa (Arabic: لطيفة), is a Tunisian pop singer and former actress who resides in Egypt, and one of the best-known singers in the Arab world. She is known for her Egyptian Arabic genre.
Pantheon has 4 people classified as singers born between 1913 and 1962. Of these 4, 3 (75.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living singers include F. R. David, Amina Annabi, and Latifa. The most famous deceased singers include Taos Amrouche. As of April 2022, 1 new singers have been added to Pantheon including Latifa.
Living Singers
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F. R. David
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Amina Annabi
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.65
Latifa
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.61
