Dick Rivers

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Dick Rivers
Background information
Birth name	Hervé Forneri
Born	(1945-04-24)24 April 1945 Nice, France
Died	24 April 2019(2019-04-24) (aged 74) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Genres	Rock and roll
Occupation	Singer

Hervé Forneri (French pronunciation: [ɛʁve fɔʁnɛʁi]; 24 April 1945 – 24 April 2019), known professionally as Dick Rivers, was a French singer and actor who began performing in the early 1960s.^[1] He was an important figure in introducing rock and roll music in France. He was an admirer of Elvis Presley, who influenced both his singing and looks. His stage name came from the character, Deke Rivers, that Presley played in his second film, Loving You (1957).