David Whitfield
David Whitfield was born on 2 February 1925 in Kingston Upon Hull. He died on 16 January 1980 in Melbourne, Australia.
He was a popular British male vocalist, who notched up a string of hits in the 1950s, and was the most successful UK male singer in the US during the pre-rock years. The operatic-style tenor had a formidable, and largely female following, and he used a variety of popular orchestras of his day to supply him with his backing accompaniment.
He was the first ever UK vocalist to earn a gold disc; was the first to have a hit in the Top Ten of US Singles Chart; and the first artist from Britain to sell over one million copies of one disc in the States.
Discography
- Singles -
- The Bridge Of Sighs - 1953 - Number 9 UK
- The Bridge Of Sighs - 1953 - Number 9 UK
- The Bridge Of Sighs - 1953 - Number 9 UK
- The Bridge Of Sighs - 1953 - Number 9 UK
- The Bridge Of Sighs - 1953 - Number 9 UK
- The Bridge Of Sighs - 1953 - Number 9 UK
- The Bridge Of Sighs - 1953 - Number 9 UK
- Albums -