David Christie (singer) "Love Me Like a Lover" and "Rendezvous" (Tina Charles); "Saddle Up" (David Christie); "Strut Your Funky Stuff" (Frantique); "(If You Want It) Do It Yourself" (Gloria Gaynor); and "Do or Die" (Grace Jones). In 1973, Christie had his first child, Nathalie, with Françoise Richard. He later had a second daughter, Julia, born of his relationship with the singer Nina Morato. Christie committed suicide in 1997 in Capbreton, following the accidental death of his 11-year-old daughter Julia. David Christie (singer) David Christie (1 January 1948 – 11 May 1997) was a French singer. Born Jacques Pepino in Tarare, he also used
Gloria Spencer Gloria Spencer Gloria Spencer (1937 – April 12, 1976) was an American gospel singer who was billed as the "World's Largest Gospel Singer" due to a glandular condition that caused her to weigh . Over the course of her four-year career, Spencer released only two albums. She was noted for her "sparkling soprano that could easily show a pop feeling or a gritty one." Spencer died of congestive heart failure in April 1976. Spencer was born in Steelton, Pennsylvania in 1937. She and her two sisters were all born with a thyroid glandular condition that led to rapid weight gain.