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Dalida (17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), born Dalida

Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was a world-famous
singer and actress born in Egypt with Italian
origins but naturalised French with the name
Yolanda Gigliotti. She spent her early years in
Egypt amongst the Italian Egyptian community,
but she lived most of her adult life in France.[1][2]
She received 55 gold records and was the first
singer to receive a diamond disc.[3][4] Dalida
performed and recorded in more than 10
languages including: French, Arabic, Italian,
Greek, German, English, Japanese, Hebrew,
Dutch and Spanish.
Renowned for the changes she wrought to the

French and global music industry with her
powerful and colourful performances, she is today
Dalida in 1954
still remembered by aficionados throughout the
world. An 30-year career (she debuted in 1956 Born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti
and recorded her last album in 1986, a few months 17 January 1933
before her death) and a tragic death led to an
Cairo, Egypt
iconic image as a combined Madonna, diva, tragic
and renowned singer. Died 3 May 1987 (aged 54)
Paris, France
Resting Montmartre Cemetery, Paris, France
Contents place 48°53′16″N 2°19′49″E
Monuments Place Dalida, Paris, France
■ 1 Biography
■ 1.1 Early life and beginnings Statue of Dalida at Montmartre
Cemetery, Paris, France
■ 2 Career
■ 2.1 1956–1976 Residence Rue d'Orchampt 11 bis
■ 2.2 1976–1987 Montmartre, Paris, France
■ 3 Personal life Nationality Italian, naturalised French
■ 4 Death
■ 5 Legacy Other Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti/Yolanda
■ 6 Discography names Gigliotti
■ 7 Filmography
■ 8 Awards Ethnicity Italian
■ 9 Honours and tributes Citizenship French and Italian
■ 9.1 Honours
■ 9.2 Posthumous tributes Occupation Singer
■ 9.3 Polls Actress
■ 9.4 Honorific eponyms
Years active Singer (1956–1987)
■ 10 Art (selection) Actress (1954–1986)
■ 11 Dalida in contemporary music
■ 12 Music from motion pictures and TV
■ 13 Theatrical productions
■ 14 Biographies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalida 5/5/2011
■ 15 See also Style Chanson, Classical, Pop, Popular

■ 16 Footnotes
Music, Disco, Franco Arabic, Raï,
■ 17 Notes
■ 18 References World Music
■ 18.1 Bibliography Title Miss Egypt 1954
■ 19 Further reading
Awards
■ 20 External links Médaille de la Présidence de la
République by Général de Gaulle
Prix de l'Académie du Disque

Biography Français.
Early life and beginnings Signature
Yolanda Christina Gigliotti was born in Shoubra,

Cairo, Egypt. Her family was of Italian origin,
from Calabria, Italy, but were living in Egypt,
where Dalida’s father, Pietro Gigliotti, was first
violinist (primo violino) at the Cairo Opera House. Website
She was the middle child between two brothers, www.Dalida.com (http://www.dalida.com/)
Orlando and Bruno (who would later in Dalida's
career change his name to Orlando like his other
brother and become her manager). Dalida’s early life was spent in the district of Shoubra, where she
attended the Scuola Tecnica Commerciale Maria Ausiliatrice, an Italian Catholic school.
In 1950, Dalida participated in the Miss Ondine beauty pageant and won the title, and shortly after
began working as a model for Donna, a Cairo-based fashion house. In 1954, at the age of 20, Dalida
competed in and won the Miss Egypt pageant, and was crowned Miss Egypt.[5] It was then that she
was spotted by French director Marc de Gastyne and, much to the reluctance of her parents, she
moved to Paris on Christmas Eve of the same year with the intention of pursuing a career in motion
pictures. It was about this time she adopted the name Dalila, which was shortly thereafter changed to
the more familiar Dalida.
Dalida collected 19 number one hit singles to her name in four languages (French, Italian, German,
and Arabic) and has a long list of top 10, and top 20 hits in French, Italian, German, Spanish, and
Arabic, and accumulated myriad top selling singles and albums largely, in France, Italy, Germany,
Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon,
Greece, Canada, Russia, Japan, and Israel, spanning over forty years. Four of Dalida's English
language recordings ("Alabama Song", "Money Money", "Let Me Dance Tonight", and "Kalimba de
Luna"), gained moderate success primarily in France and Germany, without being widely distributed
in the UK and US markets. Worldwide sales of her music are estimated at over 130 million,
establishing her as one of the most noteworthy multi-lingual recording artists of the 20th century.
Dalida's mother tongue was Italian. She learned Egyptian Arabic growing up in Cairo, and acquired
fluency in French after establishing herself in Paris in 1954. She later achieved command of the
English language as well as reasonable conversational skills in German and Spanish. Dalida also had
the aptitude of greeting her fans in basic Japanese. She was considered as a pop and music icon in
Japan and her concerts there were met with almost unprecedented enthusiasm. Once during a concert
in Japan, Dalida felt ill and couldn't continue to perform. The organisers expected an enraged
reaction due to the cancellation of the concert but when Dalida came onstage and explained to her
fans that she couldn't perform, she was met with great applause and her name echoed everywhere.
She promised to hold the concert again, a promise which she soon fulfilled.
Career
1956–1976
Dalida's singing career started in Egypt when she was discovered by Cherif Kamel, host of the "Hit
Parade" at the Geuzira Sporting Club during the early 1950s. Dalida’s quest for a career in French
cinema proved to be of limited success. Instead, she began taking singing lessons, and was booked as
a cabaret act on the Champs Élysées, which proved successful. Performing the song "Étrangère au
Paradis" in a variety show at Bruno Coquatrix’ recently opened Paris Olympia theatre, Dalida was
introduced to Lucien Morisse and Eddie Barclay, who played a considerable part in launching the
starlet’s career. Morisse was artistic producer of the popular Radio Europe 1, and Barclay an
established record producer. After signing a recording contract with Barclay, Dalida’s debut single
"Madona" was promoted heavily by Morisse, and was a moderate success. However, the release of
"Bambino" in 1956 would prove to be even more triumphant – it spent 46 weeks in the French top
ten and remains one of the biggest-selling singles in French history, and for its sales (which
exceeded 300,000 copies) Dalida was awarded her first gold disc, presented on 17 September 1957.
The song bambino echoed everywhere in France and was a success even beyond the French
frontiers. In the same year, she would also support Charles Aznavour at The Olympia. The follow up
single to "Bambino", the exotic-sounding and mesmerizing "Gondolier", was released in the
Christmas on 1957, was also a great success, as were other early releases such as "Come Prima (Tu
Me Donnes)", "Ciao Ciao Bambina", and a cover of The Drifters’ "Save the Last Dance For Me",
"Garde-Moi la Dernière Danse". These classical songs mark the first phase of Dalida's album and
maintain their charm even today.
Dalida toured extensively from 1958 through the early 1960s, playing dates in France, Egypt, Italy,
and the United States. Her tours of Egypt, and Italy spread her fame outside of France and Dalida
soon became well-known throughout Europe. However, she waited too long before entering
America's music scene and though great names of the American music industry wanted to introduce
her to the United States, she refused commenting that "I took too long to start here". However some
of her English songs and her performance at the Carnegie Hall were much applauded.
In 1961, Dalida performed a month of shows at the Olympia, with each selling out completely.a
Shortly afterwards Dalida embarked upon a tour of Hong Kong and Vietnam. Throughout the 1960s
Dalida would frequently perform sell-out shows at The Olympia, and international dates became
more frequent. In December 1968, she was awarded the Médaille de la Présidence de la République
by Général de Gaulle, the only person from the music industry to have received this accolade.
The early 1970s became a transitional period for the singer, highlighted by some of her most
successful singles. After gaining a keen interest in academia in the mid-1960s she chose to sing
songs with more profound lyrics. She tried to probe into her inner-self and declared that she would
sing only those songs which have a meaning for her. Bruno Coquatrix was dubious about Dalida’s
career evolution, and was hesitant to book her for a series of performances in 1971. Dalida hired the
hall herself, and her show was met with an impressive public response, thus forcing the world to
acknowledge that a new and more powerful performer had emerged in Dalida. In 1973, a French
version of the Italian song "Paroles Paroles", originally performed by Mina, was recorded by Dalida
and her close friend Alain Delon. The song became a big hit and was the number one single in
France and Japan. It was played consistently on french radios, at the request of listeners. The follow
up, "Il Venait d’Avoir Dix-Huit Ans", reached number one in nine countries, and sold three and a half
million copies in Germany. The way Dalida interpreted the song left people amazed."Gigi
l’Amoroso", released in 1974, would actually perform better in the charts than its predecessor,
reaching number one in 12 countries. A success which many other singers couldn't achieve. Touring
would follow this period of unprecedented sales, with Dalida performing in Japan, Canada and
Germany. In February 1975, French music critics presented the singer with the prestigious Prix de
l'Académie du Disque Français.
1976–1987
1976 saw another career reinvention for Dalida; releasing what is widely regarded as the first French
disco single, "J’attendrai". Around the same time, the popularity of the variety show in France was
soaring, and Dalida made many television appearances during this period, not only in France but
across Europe. In 1978, she recorded "Salma ya Salama", based on a traditional Egyptian folk song,
which due to its chart success was translated from Arabic into French, Italian, and German. It was
amongst the first Ethnic fusion hits in the world. Part of the lyrics are based on an Egyptian folk song
about homesickness and celebrating the Egyptian nation.
This and other songs in Arabic by Dalida (such as "Helwa ya Baladi", and "Ahsan Nass") became
extremely popular in Egypt, making Dalida one of the first singers to break through the barrier
separating Arab and Western musics. She was received in Egypt like a queen with the Egyptian
President himself coming at the airport to welcome her. Egyptians were soon wooed by her beauty,
voice, charm, determination and wonderful songs and interpretations.
Her close friend Fairouz was the other major artist to be crossing the boundaries from East to West,
with her immense success throughout Europe, North and South America, and Australia.
The success of "Salma ya Salama" was followed by the first French medley single, "Génération
‘78", a disco-fused combination of her biggest hit singles to date. It also became the first French
single to be accompanied by a video clip. During this disco period, Dalida would earn a gay
audience, a following which is still maintained today. In November, Dalida performed a Broadway-
themed show at Carnegie Hall in New York, choreographed by Lester Wilson, who created the
dance routines for John Travolta in the previous year’s cinema smash Saturday Night Fever. Her
performance was highly praised by critics and audiences alike. Two years later, following the
success of "Monday Tuesday... Laissez-Moi Danser" in the summer of 1979, she would replicate the
show at the Palais des Sports, and each show sold-out, encouraging the singer to embark on a
national tour which lasted until the autumn. In the same year, the lengthy "Gigi in Paradisco", a
follow-up to the earlier "Gigi l’Amoroso", was released. Though it was not as popular as its
predecessor, it was highly acclaimed and the new generation was soon dancing on Dalida disco
tunes. The way Dalida shifted from a classical performer to a grave performer singing songs full of
emotion (such as "Avec le temps", "Parlez-moi de lui" and "Darla darla dada", amongst others), to a
Diva and pop star like figure making the stage glow with her hit dance numbers and colourful
costumes and finally to a grief-stricken singer singing famous songs which announce her death
(particularly songs such as "Mourir sur Scene", "Bravo" and "Téléphonez-moi"), Dalida showed that
she was a strong-willed woman shifting with time and fashion. Her personal problems and troubling
relationships, however, trapped her in the jaws of sadness leading to her suicide.
1981 marked the release of "Rio do Brasil", and several dates were played at The Olympia,
emulating her successful 1980 tour. On the night of her first performance she became the first singer
in the world to be awarded with a diamond disc, in recognition of her record sales which at that point
in her career had exceeded 86 million. She was therefore much ahead of American singer Madonna
since she was the first person to receive this success, thus paving the way for women to deliver
powerful performances. Dalida spent much of 1982 and 1984 on tour, releasing the album "Les P'tits
Mots" in 1983 which featured hit singles "Lucas" and "Mourir Sur Scène". The album "Dali" was
released in 1984, and was accompanied by the release of several singles, including "Soleil", "Pour te
dire je t’aime", a cover of Stevie Wonder’s "I Just Called to Say I Love You", and "Kalimba de
Luna", originally recorded by Tony Esposito. All three achieved moderate chart success, and her
next 1986 album, "Le visage de l'amour", would become her last album of completely new
recordings (except the final song being "Mourir sur scène").
Other hit performances of Dalida include "The Lambeth Walk"; both in English and in French. The
song "Je suis malade" written by Serge Lama and made into a success by Dalida reflects the singer's
personal torments and unhappiness. The emotions with which she sang the song is unmatched even
today. At the peak of her success, an obsessed fan of her tried to kidnap her in Canada by using a
hammer. Fortunately enough, he didn't succeed.
Undaunted, she continued to deliver success after success: namely "Ensemble", "Ne lui dis pas", "La
Valse des vacances", a cover version of Édith Piaf's "La vie en rose", "Born to sing"/"Mourir sur
scène", amongst others.
Dalida underwent two major ophthalmic operations in 1985, forcing her to put her career on hiatus.
The fear of her childhood days return as she again had to operate her eyes. The stage lights started to
trouble her. In 1986, she would play the role of a young grandmother in the Youssef Chahine film
"Le Sixième Jour", for which she received favourable critical response. Her last live performance,
took place in Ankara, Turkey, in 1987.
Personal life
Despite enormous career success, Dalida’s private life was marred by a series of failed relationships
and personal problems. Her first husband, Lucien Morisse, committed suicide several years after her
divorce. Two of her lovers, Luigi Tenco and Richard Chanfray also took their own lives.
Death
On 3 May 1987 Dalida died as a result of an overdose of barbiturates, leaving a suicide note "La vie
m'est insupportable... Pardonnez-moi" which reads "Life has become unbearable for me... Forgive
me."[6][7]
Dalida was buried in the famous Montmartre Cemetery (French: Cimetière de Montmartre), Paris,
and a life-size statue of her was erected outside her tomb.[8][9]
Legacy
Since her death, Dalida has become a cult figure to a new generation of fans. In 1988, The
Encyclopaedia Universalis commissioned a poll which was eventually published in daily newspaper
Le Monde, the aim of which was to reveal personalities that had the greatest impact on French
society. Dalida polled second, behind Général de Gaulle.[citation needed]
In 1997, the corner of the rues Girardon and Abreuvoir in the Butte Montmartre, Paris, was
inaugurated as Place Dalida and a life-size bust to her memory was erected.[10] In 1999, a 3-CD box-
set compiling her greatest hits was released. In 2000, Dalida's longtime friend Charles Aznavour
recorded the hit "De la scène à la Seine", a joyful song of her life in France, and in 2002, the French
government honoured her memory with a postage stamp done in commemoration of the 15th
anniversary of her death. In the same year, Universal Music Group released Dalida's early album
releases in special-edition packaging, with all of the tracks digitally remastered. Her output has also
been the subject of various remix albums. She sold a total of 130 million records from 1956 to 2006.
Since her death, many of Dalida's hits have been remixed to modern techno and dance beats, topping
the charts in various countries to this day.
In 1999 the play "Solitudini – Luigi Tenco e Dalida", written and directed by Maurizio Valtieri, was
performed in Rome.
In 2005, her life was documented in the two-part TV film Dalida, in the role of Dalida was Sabrina
Ferilli.[11]
From 11 May to September 2007, the Paris City Hall commemorated the 20th anniversary of
Dalida’s death with an exhibition of her outfits and previously unreleased photographs.
Discography
■ See main article List of Dalida songs for a complete international listing of all Dalida's songs.
■ See main article Dalida albums discography for Dalida's albums discography.
■ See main article Dalida singles discography for Dalida's singles discography.
Filmography
This is a chronologically ordered list of films in which Dalida has appeared.
Year Title Character Director Movie Studio Notes Ref

Joseph et ses frères
Film, starring Omar
(France: French title)
1954 Sharif (Arabic: ‫عمر‬ [12]
aka "Joseph and His
‫)الشريف‬
Brothers"
Le Masque de Film, starring Gil
Toutankhamon Marco de Vidal and Samia [13]
1954 Dalida
aka "Le trésor des Gastyne Gamal (Arabic:
pharaons" (France) ‫)سامية جمال‬
Sigara wa Kass
aka "Un verre et une
cigarette"
aka "A Cigarette and a
Film, starring Samia
Glass" (International: Iolanda (as [14]
1954 Niazi Mostafa Gamal (Arabic:
English title) Dalila)
‫)سامية جمال‬
aka "A Glass and a
Cigarette" (International
(DVD box title) (English
title))
Maurice Cocifrance Film, co-starring [15]
1958 Brigade des mœurs Herself
Boutel Élysée-Films with Eddy Barclay
La Société des
Rapt au deuxième bureau Bella Film, co-starring [16]
1958 Jean Stelli Films Sirius
aka "Operation Abduction" Morena with Frank Villard
Vega Films
"Che femmina... e che
Di Gianni
dollari!" (Italy: Italian
Laura Giorgio Cinematografica Film, co-starring [17]
1960 title)
Pisani Simonelli Transmond with Jacques Sernas
aka Parlez-moi d'amour
Rialto Film
(France: French title)
L'inconnue de Hong Kong
aka "Stranger from Hong-
Kong" (USA) Film, co-starring
Cocinor
aka "The Unknown of Georgia la Jacques with Serge [18]
1963 Les Films
Hong chanteuse Poitrenaud Gainsbourg and
Marceau
Kong" (International: Tania Béryl
English title: informal
title)
Claude [19]
1966 La morale de l'histoire Herself Television movie
Dagues
Documentary about
the 1968 Winter
Olympics in
Claude
Grenoble, France.
Lelouch and [20]
1968 13 jours en France Herself Les Films 13 Features Charles de
Francois
Gaulle, Dalida,
Reichenbach
Johnny Hallyday
and Jean-Claude
Killy. (Uncredited.)
Menage all'italiana
Dino de
aka "Marriage Italian Franco Film, co-starring [21]
1968 Anna Laurentiis
Style" (International: Indovina with Ugo Tognazzi
Cinematografica
English title)
Io ti amo
aka "I Love You" Antonio Genesio Film, co-starring [22]
1968 Judy
aka "Dalida, agapi Margheriti Productions with Alberto Lupo
mou" (Greece: Greek title)
A.Z. Productions
Cinémag
Société Française
Comme sur des roulettes
de Production
aka "As Easy as Nina [23]
1977 Herself (SFP) Film
Pie" (International: Companéez
Société Nouvelle
English title)
de
Cinématographie
(SNC)
Michel [12]
1977 Dalida: Pour toujours Herself Documentary
Dumoulin
Le sixième jour
aka "The Sixth
Day" (International:
English title) Youssef
Film, co-starring
aka "Al-yawm al- Chahine [24]
1986 Saddika with Mohsen
Sadis" (Arabic title) (Arabic:
Mohieddin
(Arabic: ‫)اليوم السادس‬ ‫)يوسف شاھين‬
aka "Der sechste
Tag" (Germany: German
title)
Philippe [12]
1997 Le grand voyage Herself Documentary
Kohly
Television mini-
Dalida series (film)
2005 Dalida: Le Film (singing Joyce Buñuel Ego Productions singing voice for [25]
voice) actress Sabrina
Ferilli
Awards
Year Country Result

Award Category
1958 Radio Monte Carlo Oscars France Radio Monte Carlo Oscar Won
1958 Paris Olympia music hall Bravos France Paris Olympia music hall Bravos Won
(Shared recognition with Yves Montand)
1959 Platinum Oscar Awards Italy Platinum Oscar Award Won
1959 Golden She-Wolf Award Italy Golden She-Wolf Award Won
L'Oscar de la chanson Award for
1959 L'Oscar de la chanson Awards France Won
Best Song
Radio Monte Carlo Oscar
1959 France Radio Monte Carlo Oscar Won
Awards
Grand Prix Award for Best Italian
1960 Grand Prix Awards Italy Song (Shared award with Charles Won
Aznavour)
Radio Monte Carlo Oscar
1961 Italy Radio Monte Carlo Oscar Won
Awards
Radio Monte Carlo Oscar Radio Monte Carlo Oscar (Shared
1962 Italy Won
Awards award with Johnny Hallyday)
Radio Monte Carlo Oscar Radio Monte Carlo Oscar for Most
1963 France Won
Awards Successful International Artist
Juke Box Global Oscar for The
1964 Juke Box Global Oscar Awards Italy Year's Most-Played Artist on Won
Jukeboxes in Italy
Cico Viola Prize for "Zorba o
1965 Cico Viola Prize Brazil Won
Greco"
1966 Paris Olympia music hall Bravos France Les Bravos du Musique Hall Won
1967 Golden Caravel Awards Italy Golden Caravel Award Won
1968 Canzonissima Oscar Italy Canzonissima Oscar Won
MIDEM Prize for Highest Selling
1969 MIDEM Prize Italy Won
Musical Artist
Radio Luxembourg Hit Parade Radio Luxembourg Hit Parade
1969 France Won
Oscar Awards Oscar
Radio Luxembourg Hit Parade Radio Luxembourg Hit Parade
1969 France Won
Oscar Awards Oscar
Popularity Osca for Most Popular
1972 Popularity Oscar France Won
Artist
APPCB (Association
Professionnelle de la Presse
1973 Belgium Gold Medal Award Won
Cinématographique Belge)
Awards
Golden Gigi Award (Special award)
1974 Golden Gigi award Spain Won
for Extraordinary Record Sales
Golden Heart Award for Most
1974 Golden Heart Awards Spain Won
Popular Artist in Spain
Global Oscar Oscar Mondial du

L'Académie du Disque Français Disque Award for "Gigi
1975 France Won
Awards l'Amoroso" and "Il venait d'avoir
dix-huit ans"
Eight Oscar Awards awarded at the
Olympia in recognition of
1975 Oscar Awards France Won
extraordinary, rare, and,
distinguished achievements.
1975 Golden Lion Awards Germany Golden Lion Won
French Summer Carnaval
1976 France French Summer Carnaval Award Won
Awards
French Academy Award for a
1976 French Academy Awards France Won
number one single in nine countries
1979 Radio Monte Carlo Awards France Croque-Musique Award Won
Goldene Europa for Artist of the
1981 Goldene Europa Awards Germany Won
Year in Germany
1985 Golden Butterfly Awards Turkey Golden Butterfly Award Won
Dalida Award (Special Award) for
1987 Dalida Award Turkey Won
Best Performance in Anatolia
Honours and tributes

Honours
■ 1950: Dalida won the title of Miss Ondine.[26]

■ 1954: Dalida won the Miss Egypt beauty pageant and crowned Miss Egypt 1954.[27]
■ 1962: Calabrian Citizen of Honour.[26]
■ 1968: Godmother of Montmartre street urchins.
■ 1977: Egyptian Medal of Honour
■ 1984: Dalida declined the French honour Légion d'honneur award, the highest order of
France, marking the first time she ever declined an honour.
Medals[28]
■ 1968: Medal of the City of Paris.

■ 1968: the French President's Medal (Médaille de la Présidence de la République) awarded
by President of the French Republic Général de Gaulle on 5 December 1968, representing the
only time in history an artist has ever been presented with this honour by the President of
France to date.
■ 1968: Ruby Cross (Croix de Vermeil) (Commander of Arts, Sciences and Letters).[29]
■ 1981: Dalida was awarded a medal by then-French Minister of Defence Charles Hernu.
Foreign Honours[28]
■ City of Graulhet Medal of Honour, 1980

■ Belgian Medal of Honour, 1984
■ Canadian medal for talent and wisdom, 1985
Posthumous tributes
■ 1987: Dalida was posthumously honoured with a commemorative coin minted by The
French Mint, Monnaie de Paris, issued in gold, bronze and silver, bearing her effigy.[30][31]
■ 1988: Dalida was posthumously honoured by the "International Star Registry" (USA),
with the issuance of a diploma, awarded three years after her death.
■ 1997: Dalida was posthumously honoured by the City of Paris with a square named in her
memory, named "Dalida Square", located at the angle of rues Girardon and Abreuvoirs, in the
18th arrondissement (borough) of Paris, France.
■ 1997: Dalida became one of only three women in France to have a statue erected to her,
along with Joan of Arc and Sarah Bernhardt.
■ 1998: Dalida was posthumously honoured in Egypt in a tribute ceremony which took
place on 27 October in Cairo and the "Dalida Prize" was awarded in her honour.
■ 2001: Dalida was posthumously honoured by the French government with a second stamp
bearing her likeness which was released by La Poste, the French postal service, as part of the
Song Artists series. 10,157,601 copies were sold.
■ 2003: Awarded prize for "Greatest Singer of the Century" in France, based on three
criteria: numbers of album and single sales, number of radio airplays and chart positions.
Dalida was placed third after Madonna and Céline Dion. In 2003 Dalida remained the number
one favourite artist in France.
Polls
■ 1965 – F.O.P. Poll: 'Favourite French singer'
■ 1976 – Dalida was voted 'Woman of the Year' in Canada, ahead of Jackie Kennedy)
■ 1982 – Paris Match magazine survey revealed that Dalida was the only representative from
show business to appear in a list of most influential French women.
■ 1985 – Dalida was voted 'Favourite French singer' (Télé 7 Jours magazine).
■ 1986 – VSD magazine published a survey in which Dalida was voted 'Favourite French singer'.
■ 1988 – SOFRES/Encyclopædia Universalis: In a survey asking the French public which events
had the greatest impact on the French public between 1968 and 1988, 16% of the French
public voted the 'Death of Général de Gaulle' and 10% voted the 'Death of Dalida'.
■ 2001 – IFOP Survey: Dalida was voted the 'Most important female singer who had the greatest
impact on French society in the 20th century', along with Édith Piaf.
■ 2005 – Dalida was voted the 'Favourite singer in 2004' amongst Italians, and held seventh
place amongst the most collected musical artists in Italy.
■ 2005 – Dalida was voted 'Top 58th French person of all time' in a survey sponsored by the
France 2 television channel. The only women from show business which appeared in this list
were Catherine Deneuve, Brigitte Bardot, Simone Signoret, Édith Piaf and Dalida.
Honorific eponyms
Geographic locations
■ France: Dalida Square, 18 arr., Paris

■ Quebec: rue Dalida, Laval, Que., Canada
Art (selection)
■ Jean Sobieski: Dalida (Oil on canvas, 19??)
■ Magguy Crouzet: Dalida (Portrait in dot-sculpture, 1976)
■ Michel Souvais: Dalida, femme est la nuit (Oil on canvas, 1977)
■ Alain Aslan: Dalida (Yolanda Gigliotti), funerary statue (Bronze sculpture, 1987)
■ Alain Aslan: Dalida (Yolanda Gigliotti) (Bronze bust, 1997)
■ Francesco Gallo: Dalida (Yolanda Gigliotti) (Bronze sculpture, 2007)
■ FS62: Dalida (Black and white portrait in acrylic, 2008)
Dalida in contemporary music

■ The Dalida song "Born to Sing" (original French title "Mourir sur scène" and later translated
to English, Italian and Spanish) was covered in English by Dalida's long time friend Shirley
Bassey, released in 1986 as a B-side of a Towerbell Records single (A-side: "There's No Place
Like London"). Although the recording has never been re-released, Shirley Bassey performed
the song in 1995 during some concerts as part of her 40th anniversary world tour.[32] Shirley
Bassey's interpretation of "Born to Sing" is also sometimes titled or referred to as "I Was Born
to Sing Forever."[33]
■ In 1996, Céline Dion and Alain Delon performed the song "Paroles, paroles" on the 1996
New Year's Eve France 2 television programme.
■ In 1998, Sarah Brightman’s released the song "There for Me", an English language version of
"Fini, la comédie". The song first appeared on her Time to Say Goodbye album, featuring José
Cura. It was also released as a single, with ‘O mio babbino caro” as the B-side track. Often on
her 2000/2001 La Luna tour, Brightman would perform this duet with Josh Groban, and this
was included in the La Luna: Live in Concert DVD.[34]
■ The song "De la scène à la Seine", by Charles Aznavour, from his year 2000 album
"Azvanour, 2000" is a tribute to Dalida.
■ In 2000, Sarah Hohn (featuring Wehrlen), released a cover of the song "Paroles, paroles" in
tribute to Dalida and Alain Delon.[35]
■ In 2002, an interpretation of the song "Pour ne pas vivre seul", by Firmine Richard, was
included in the movie "8 femmes", by François Ozon.[36]
■ In 2004, the song "Laissez-moi danser (Monday Tuesday)" was covered by Star Academy 4 in
France, under the shorter name "Laissez-moi danser", in honour of Dalida.[37]
[38]
■ In 2005, Lebanese singer Grace Deeb released a cover of the song "Helwa ya baladi", which
reached number one spots over the charts.
■ In 2007, Spanish singer Luz Casal released the song "18 años", a new Spanish-language
interpretation of "Tenía 18 años", the Spanish version of "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" (English
version: "He Must Have Been Eighteen"), in honour of French music, with entirely new
Spanish lyrics, on her album "Vida tóxica".[39][40]
■ In 2007, Italian singer Patty Pravo released the tribute album "Spero che ti piaccia... Pour toi",
in tribute to Dalida.[41]
■ In 2007, Lebanese singer Elissa (Arabic: ‫ )إليسا‬paid hommage to the chanteuse, covering her
famous song, "Helwa ya baladi".
■ In 2007, Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato released the album "Fleurs 2", containing
the track "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans", a cover in hommage to the singer, performed with the
participation of Persian vocalist Sepideh Raissadat (Persian: ‫)سپيده رئيس سادات‬.
■ In 2008, French singer Michèle Torr covered the song "Pour ne pas vivre seul", released on
her album "Ces années-là", in hommage to Dalida. A live version of her rendition was also
released on her live DVD "Olympia 2008", and digital album of the same name, both released
in 2009.[42]
■ In 2009, Lara Fabian released the tribute album "Toutes les femmes en moi", containing an
interpretation of the song "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans", of which the former is in part tribute, and
the latter in tribute to Dalida.[43]
■ In 2009, Arthanor Music released the tribute album "Un clip de toi (Hommage à Dalida,
1988)", containing four tracks originally recorded in 1988 by David Heissen and dedicated to
Dalida.
Music from motion pictures and TV

The following Dalida songs have appeared in the formentioned motion pictures or TV series.
Year Motion picture Songs Director Ref

Mädchen für die Mambo-Bar
aka "Des filles pour le mambo
bar" (France: French title)
1961 "Am Tag, als der Regen kam" Wolfgang Glück [44]
aka "$100 a Night" (USA: dubbed
version: English title)
aka "Girls for the Mambo-Bar" (UK)
1979 Série noire "Le Lambeth Walk" Alain Corneau [45]
"Fini, la comédie" and "Je suis [46]

1984 La Triche Yannick Bellon
toutes les femmes"
1991 Hors la vie (aka "Out of Life") "Salma ya salama" Maroun Bagdadi [47]
1994 Mina Tannenbaum "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" Martine Dugowson [48]
1995 Gazon Maudit (aka "French Twist") "Salma ya salama" Alain Chabat [49]
1995 Pigalle Unknown Karim Dridi [50]
"Bambino", "Salma ya salama" [51]

1996 Pédale douce Gabriel Aghion
and "Je suis toutes les femmes"
Un Air de Famille (aka "Family [52]
1996 "Come prima" Cédric Klapisch
Resemblances" (USA))
On connaît la chanson [53]
1997 "Paroles, paroles" Alain Resnais
aka "Same Old Song" (USA)
Mémoires d'immigrés, l'héritage [54]
1997 "Helwa ya baladi" Yamina Benguigui
maghrébin
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
aka "La fille d'un soldat ne pleure
jamais" (France)
1998 "Ciao amore ciao" James Ivory [55]
aka "Soldier's Daughter Never
Cries" (Australia: TV title)
1999 Novios "Gigi l'Amoroso" Joaquín Oristrell [56]
1999 Recto/Verso "Paroles, paroles" Jean-Marc Longval [57]
"Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" and [58]

1999 Tontaine et Tonton Tonie Marshall
"Gigi l'amoroso"
Un pont entre deux rives aka "The [59]
1999 Unknown Gérard Depardieu
Bridge"
Muriel Coulin and [60]
2001 Souffle "Buenas noches mi amor"
Delphine Coulin
Mauvais genres
aka "Transfixed" (Canada: English title:
festival title) (USA) [61]
2001 "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" Francis Girod
aka "Bad Genres" (International:
English title: festival title)
aka "Gender Bias" (USA)
2001 Absolument fabuleux "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" Gabriel Aghion [62]
2001 C'est la vie "Darla dirladada" Jean-Pierre Améris [63]
Jocelyne Lemaire- [64]

2001 Paroles de Bibs "Paroles, paroles"
Darnaud
20XX La Bonne Adresse "Pezzettini di bikini" Gary Goldman [65]
2002 L'Adversaire aka "The Adversary" "Histoire d'un amour" Nicole Garcia [66]
2003 Perduto Amor "Itsi bitsi petit bikini" Franco Battiato [67]
Principal singer on entire [68]

2005 Dalida: Le Film Joyce Buñuel
soundtrack
2005 L'un reste, l'autre part "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" Claude Berri [69]
The Secret Life of Words (International:

English title) (UK) (USA)
aka "La vida secreta de las [70]
2005 "Histoire d'un amour" Isabel Coixet
palabras" (Spain)
aka "La vida secreta de les
paraules" (Spain: Catalan title)
OSS 117, Le Caire nid d'espions [71]
2006 "Bambino" Michel Hazanavicius
aka "OSS 117, Nest of Spies"
2007 Michou D'Auber "Bambino" Thomas Gilou [72]
L'Ennemi intime
2007 aka "Intimate Enemies" (Canada: "Come prima" Florent Emilio Siri [73]
English title)
"Romantica" and "La Danse de [74]
2008 Mesrine : L'Instinct de mort Jean-François Richet
Zorba"
Les Amours Imaginaires (Canada:
Original title)
aka "Heartbeats" (USA) (Europe:
English title: festival title)
2010 "Bang Bang" Xavier Dolan [75]
aka Fantastikes agapes (Greece: Greek
title)
aka Love, Imagined (International:
English title)
Theatrical productions
Several theatrical productions have been made about Dalida's life. In 1999, "Solitudini – Luigi Tenco
e Dalida", written and directed by Maurizio Valtieri, was performed in Rome.[76] "Dalida: Une Vie",
directed by René Simard and under the authorisation of Orlando Productions, was performed from
October 2003 to June 2006, in Quebec, Canada, and was shown in Beirut, Lebanon in May 2004.[77]
In 2005, the play "Dalida, à quoi bon vivre au mois de mai ?", written by Joseph Agostini and
Caroline Sourrisseau, was performed at the Ateliers Théâtre in Montmartre.[78]
Biographies
■ Dalida, by Michel Delain, Éditions de l'Heure, 1962. (French)
■ Dalida, La gloire et les larmes, by Pascal Sevran, 1976. (French)
■ 25 ans de triomphe, by Christian Page, Delmas Éditeur, 1981. (French)
■ Dalida, by Christian Page, Têtes D'affiche, 1982. (French)
■ Dalida, mon amour, by Anne Gallimard and Orlando, Édition NRJ, 1984. ISBN 2908070014
and ISBN 978-2908070019. (French)
■ Lorsque l’amour s’en va, by Catherine Benoît Sévin, Michel Lafon, 1987; Carrere, 1989.
ISBN 2868044069 and ISBN 978-2908070019. (French)
and ISBN 978-2908070019. (French)
■ Dalida mon amour, by Orlando, Hachette Littérature, 1991. ISBN 2738203620 and ISBN 978-
2738203625. (French)
■ Dalida, Histoire d’une femme, by Jean-François Josselin and Jeff Barnel, Jean-Claude Lattès,
1994. ISBN 2709614502 and ISBN 978-2709614504. (French)
■ Les larmes de la gloire, by Bernard Pascuito, Éditions Michel Lafon, 1997. ISBN
284098301X and ISBN 978-2840983019. (French)
■ Dalida, by C. Daccache, Éditions Vade Retro, 1998. ISBN 2909828514 and ISBN 978-
2909828510. (French)
■ Dalida: Mon frère, tu écriras mes mémoires, by Catherine Rihoit, Plon, 1998. (French)
■ Dalida, by Catherine Rihoit, Omnibus, 1998. ISBN 2259000835 and ISBN 978-2259000833.
(French)
■ Star pour toujours, by Julie Thamin, Gep, 2000. (French)
■ Dalida: Entre violon et amour, by Isaline, Éditions Publibook, 2002. ISBN 2748326296 and
ISBN 978-2748326291. (French)
■ Du Nil à la scène, Jacques Brachet, Éditions Va bene and Éditions de la courtine, 2001, 2002.
ISBN 2848690070 and ISBN 2913483364. (French)
■ Dalida: Une oeuvre en soi, by Michel Rheault, Nota Bene, 2002. ISBN 289518111X.
(French)
■ Luigi Tenco. Vita breve e morte di un genio musicale, by Aldo Fegatelli Colonna, A.
Mondadori, 2002. ISBN 880450087 and ISBN 9788804500872. (Italian)
■ Ciao, ciao bambina, by Henri-Jean Servat and Orlando, Éditions Albin Michel, 2003. ISBN
2226142983 and ISBN 978-2226142986. (French)
■ Dalida, by Catherine Rihoit, Plon, re-published 2004. ISBN 2259201806 and ISBN 978-
2259201803. (French)
■ D’une rive à l’autre, by David Lelait, Payot, 2004. ISBN 2228899046 and ISBN 978-
2228899048. (French)
■ L’argus Dalida: Discographie mondiale et cotations, by Daniel Lesueur, Éditions
Alternatives, 2004. ISBN 2862274283 and ISBN 978-2862274287. (French)
■ La véritable Dalida, by Emmanuel Bonini, Éditions Pygmalion, 2004. ISBN 2857049021 and
ISBN 978-2857049029. (French)
■ Mademoiselle succès, Barclay France, 2004. UPC 602498110843. (French)
■ Dalida: La femme de cœur, by Jeff Barnel, Éditions du Rocher, 2005. ISBN 2268055000 and
ISBN 978-2268055008. (French)
■ Dalida: La voce e l'anima, by Giandomenico Curi, 2005. ISBN 8876416870 and ISBN 978-
8876416873. (Italian)
■ Top Dalida, Éditions Paul Beuscher, 2005. ASIN B000ZG64FO. (French)
■ Dalida: La voce, Il suono, L'anima, by Mino Rossi, Edizioni Franciacorta, 2005. ISBN
8889364017 and ISBN 978-8889364017. (Italian)
■ Quasi sera: una storia di Tenco, by A. Montellanico, StampaAlternativa/NuoviEquilibri,
2005. ISBN 8872269105. (Italian)
■ D’une rive à l’autre, by David Lelait-Helo, Éditions J'ai Lu, 2006. ISBN 2290345679 and
ISBN 978-2290345672. (French)
■ Ntaainta Dalida, Éditions Odos Panos and 20 ans sans elle, 2006. (French)
■ Dalida passionnément, by Arianne Ravier, Éditions Favre, 2006. ISBN 2828909271 and ISBN
978-2828909277. (French)
■ Dalida, by Henry-Jean Servat and Orlando, Éditions Albin Michel, 2007. ISBN 2226152180
and ISBN 978-2226152183. (French)
■ Dalida, tu m'appelais petite sœur…, by Jacqueline Pitchal, Éditions Carpentier Didier, 2007.
■ Dalida: Une vie brûlée, by Bernard Pascuito, L'Archipel, 2007. ISBN 2841879550 and ISBN
978-2841675043. (French)
■ Dalida: Une vie... , by Jacques Pessis, Célina Jauregui, Emmanuel Polle and N-T Binh,
Édition Chronique, 2007. ISBN 2205060066 and ISBN 978-2205060065. (French)
■ Dalida: Le temps d'aimer, Fabien Lecœuvre, Éditions City Editions, 2007. ISBN 2352880467
and ISBN 978-2352880462. (French)
■ Luigi Tenco: Ed ora avrei mille cose da fare, by R. Tortarolo and G. Carozzi, Arcana, 2007.
ISBN 887966431X and ISBN 978-8879664318. (Italian)
■ Dalida: Ses fans, ses amis ont la parole, by Claire Nérac and Cédric Naïmi, Éditions du
Rocher, 2008. ISBN 2268065804 and ISBN 978-2268065809. (French)
■ Mia zia, ma tante Dalida, by Stéphane Julienne and Luigi Gigliotti, Ramsay ed., 2009. ISBN
2812200111 and ISBN 9782812200113. (French)
■ Dalida, le profil perdu, by Jean-Manuel Gabert, Éditions de la Belle Gabrielle, La légende de
Montmartre collection, 2009. ISBN 2917269022 and ISBN 978-2917269022. (French)
■ Pour Dalida, by Colette Fellous, Flammarion ed., 2010. ISBN 2080690566 and ISBN 978-
2080690562. (French)
■ Internet websites: Hit-Parade France, Hit Parade Italia, Infodisc, Official Montmartre Tourist
Information Authority, Dalida Official Website.
See also
■ List of Dalida songs
■ Dalida albums discography
■ Dalida singles discography
■ Italian Egyptians
■ Music of France
■ Paris Olympia
■ Best selling music artists
■ Miss Egypt beauty pageant and titleholders
■ Montmartre Cemetery (French: Cimetière de Montmartre)
Footnotes
1. ^ Dalida's Official Website, Biography (http://www.dalida.com/biographies/angleterre.htm) . Retrieved
28 January 2010
2. ^ Dalida Biography at RFI Musique
(http://www.rfimusique.com/siteen/biographie/biographie_6177.asp) . Retrieved 28 January 2010.
3. ^ Dalida Official Website, Awards and Achievements (http://www.dalida.com/reward.htm) . Retrieved
28 January 2010.
4. ^ Dalida: Entre violon et amour, by Isaline, Éditions Publibook, 2002, p. 127. ISBN 2748326296 and
ISBN 978-2748326291 (http://books.google.com/books?
id=ovOBGuFBYEoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Dalida&cd=3#v=onepage&q=&f=false) . Retrieved 28
January 2010.
(http://www.rfimusique.com/siteen/biographie/biographie_6177.asp) . Retrieved 29 December 2009.
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res=9B0DE1DD1230F936A35756C0A961948260) . New York Times. 5 May 1987.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE1DD1230F936A35756C0A961948260.
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7. ^ Simmonds, Jeremy (2008). v (http://books.google.ca/books?id=S3y7tocgPzgC) . Chicago Review
Press. p. 225. ISBN 1556527543. http://books.google.ca/books?id=S3y7tocgPzgC.
8. ^ "Les Cimetières de Montmartre (The Cemeteries of Montmartre)" (http://www.montmartre-
guide.com/hi/histoire-et-lieux-celebres-de-montmartre/lang/en/page1/i10/les-cimetieres-de-
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10. ^ "In the footsteps of Dalida in Montmartre" (http://www.montmartre-guide.com/hi/histoire-et-lieux-
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11. ^ Internet Movie Database article on Dalida television movie. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
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13. ^ Le Masque de Toutankhamon (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0271634/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January
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14. ^ Sigara wa Kass (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0271179/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
15. ^ Brigade des mœurs (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142136/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
16. ^ Rapt au deuxième bureau (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160738/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
17. ^ Che femmina... e che dollari! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054738/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January
2010.
18. ^ L'inconnue de Hong Kong (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185379/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
19. ^ La morale de l'histoire (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0922516/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
20. ^ 13 jours en France (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189330/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
21. ^ Menage all'italiana (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165389/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
22. ^ Io ti amo (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063139/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
23. ^ Comme sur des roulettes (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0275270/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
24. ^ Le sixième jour (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091960/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
25. ^ Dalida: Le Film (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416362/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
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2748326296 and ISBN 978-2748326291. (http://books.google.com/books?
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32. ^ "The Royal Variety Performance 1994 Part 1" (http://shirleybassey.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/the-
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Spero che ti piaccia,' omaggio a Dalida" (http://www.agoramagazine.it/agora/spip.php?article930) .
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45. ^ Série noire (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079980/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
46. ^ La Triche (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088297/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
47. ^ Hors la vie (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102058/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
48. ^ Mina Tannenbaum (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110521/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
49. ^ Gazon maudit (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113149/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
50. ^ Pigalle (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110834/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
51. ^ Pédale douce (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117412/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
52. ^ Un Air de Famille (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118015/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
53. ^ On connaît la chanson (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119828/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
54. ^ Mémoires d'immigrés, l'héritage maghrébin (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184765/) . IMDb. Retrieved
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55. ^ A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120835/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27
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56. ^ Novios (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165405/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
57. ^ Recto/Verso (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181342/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
58. ^ Tontaine et Tonton (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240121/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
59. ^ Un pont entre deux rives (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0191610/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
60. ^ Souffle (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0269892/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
61. ^ Mauvais genres (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284573/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
62. ^ Absolument fabuleux (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0271945/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
63. ^ C'est la vie (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0260198/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
64. ^ Paroles de Bibs (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297328/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
65. ^ Dalida Official Website, Filmography (http://www.dalida.com) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
66. ^ L'Adversaire (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273069/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
67. ^ Perduto Amor (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363879/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
68. ^ Dalida: TV mini-series (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416362/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
69. ^ Dalida: L'un reste, l'autre part (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423442/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January
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70. ^ The Secret Life of Words (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430576/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
71. ^ OSS 117, Le Caire nid d'espions (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464913/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January
2010.
72. ^ Michou D'Auber (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478705/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
73. ^ L'Ennemi intime (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0825248/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
74. ^ Mesrine : L'Instinct de mort (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1259014/) . IMDb. Retrieved 27 January
2010.
75. ^ Heartbeats (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1600524/) . IMDb. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
76. ^ "Musica e solitudini" (http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1999/05/07/musica-
solitudini.html) . La Repubblica. Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso Spa. 7 May 1999. Retrieved 27 October
2010. (Italian)
77. ^ "Dalida, Une Vie" (http://fugues.vortex.qc.ca/main.cfm?
l=fr&p=100_Article&article_id=7079&rubrique_ID=46) . Fugues. Éditions Nitram Inc./ Groupe Hom.
21 March 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2010. (French)
78. ^ "Dalida, à quoi bon vivre au mois de mai ?" (http://www.theatrotheque.com/web/article631.html) La
Théâtrothèque. Retrieved 27 January 2010. (French)
Notes
■ ^ Note a: A month of sold-out shows at the Paris Olympia corresponds to sales of at least
56,000 tickets.
References
Bibliography
Primary sources
and ISBN 978-2908070019. (French)
■ Dalida mon amour, by Orlando, Hachette Littérature, 1991. ISBN 2738203620 and ISBN 978-
2738203625. (French)
■ Dalida, Histoire d’une femme, by Jean-François Josselin and Jeff Barnel, Jean-Claude Lattès,
1994. ISBN 2709614502 and ISBN 978-2709614504. (French)
■ Dalida: Mon frère, tu écriras mes mémoires, by Catherine Rihoit, Plon, 1998. (French)
■ Dalida, by Catherine Rihoit, Omnibus, 1998. ISBN 2259000835 and ISBN 978-2259000833.
(French)
■ Ciao, ciao bambina, by Henri-Jean Servat and Orlando, Éditions Albin Michel, 2003. ISBN
2226142983 and ISBN 978-2226142986. (French)
■ Dalida, by Catherine Rihoit, Plon, re-published 2004. ISBN 2259201806 and ISBN 978-
2259201803. (French)
■ L’argus Dalida: Discographie mondiale et cotations, by Daniel Lesueur, Éditions
Alternatives, 2004. ISBN 2862274283 and ISBN 978-2862274287. (French)
■ Dalida: La femme de cœur, by Jeff Barnel, Éditions du Rocher, 2005. ISBN 2268055000 and
ISBN 978-2268055008. (French)
■ Dalida, by Henry-Jean Servat and Orlando, Éditions Albin Michel, 2007. ISBN 2226152180
and ISBN 978-2226152183. (French)
■ Dalida, tu m'appelais petite sœur…, by Jacqueline Pitchal, Éditions Carpentier Didier, 2007.
■ Mia zia, ma tante Dalida, by Stéphane Julienne and Luigi Gigliotti, Ramsay, 2009. ISBN
2812200111 and ISBN 9782812200113. (French)
Secondary sources
■ Internet websites: Hit-Parade France, Hit Parade Italia, Infodisc, Official Montmartre Tourist
Information Authority, Dalida Official Website.
Further reading
■ Le sixième jour, by Andrée Chedid, R. Julliard Ed., 1960, republished 1968 (Presses de la Cité), 1971
(Flammarion), 1976 (Le Livre de Poche), 1985 (Collection Castor poche), 1986 (Flammarion), 1989
(Éditions J'ai lu), 1992 (Flammarion) (Collection Vieux Fonds), ISBN 2080605577 and ISBN 978-
2080605573, 1994 (Collection Librio), ISBN 2080605577 and ISBN 978-2080605573, 2003
(Flammarion) (Collection Librio), ISBN 2290337374 and ISBN 978-2290337370. (French)
■ 50 ans de chanson française : de Trenet à Bruel, by Lucien Rioux, Éditions L'Archipel, 1992,
republished 1994. ISBN 2909241688 and ISBN 978-2909241685. (French)
■ L'Italia di Sanremo, by Gianni Borgna, Mondadori (Milano), 1998. ISBN 8804436387 and ISBN 978-
8804436386. (Italian)
■ La chanson française et francophone, by Pierre Saka and Yann Plougastel, Éditions Larousse, 1999.
■ Hit-Parades, 1950–1998, by Daniel Lesueur, Éditions Alternatives et Parallèles, 1999. ISBN
2862271837 and ISBN 978-2862271835. (French)
■ Merci les artistes !, by Maritie Carpentier and Gilbert Carpentier, Éditions Anne Carrière, 2001. ISBN
2843371481 and ISBN 978-2843371486. (French)
■ Salut les Sixties, by Jean Peigné, Éditions de Fallois, 2003. ISBN 2877064719 and ISBN 978-
2877064712. (French)
■ Olympia. Bruno Coquatrix, 50 ans de Music-Hall, by Jean-Michel Boris, Jean-François Brieu and Eric
Didi, Éditions Hors Collection, 2003. ISBN 2258062349 and ISBN 978-2258062344. (French)
■ L'odyssée de la chanson française, by Gilles Verlant, Dominique Duforest and Christian Eudeline,
Éditions Hors Collection, 2006. ISBN 2258070872 and ISBN 978-2258070875. (French)
■ Le Roman de l'Olympia, by Pierre Philippe, Les Éditions du Toucan, 2009. ISBN 2810001138 and ISBN
978-2810001132. (French)
■ Les Années 60: Rêves et Révolutions, by Frédéric Quinonero, Éditions D. Carpentier, 2009. ISBN
2841676536 and ISBN 978-2841676538. (French)
External links
Official
■ Official Website (http://www.dalida.com) – (English) (French)
Biographies
■ Biography at RFI Musique (Radio France Internationale)

(http://www.rfimusique.com/siteen/biographie/biographie_6177.asp) (English)
■ Biography at Télé Melody (http://www.melody.tv/bios_detail.asp?id=66) (French)
■ Dalida (http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p141759) at Allmusic
■ Dalida at Billboard.com (http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?
configType=BBCOM_SIMPLEDEFAULT&pubList=Billboard&an=bbcom&action=Submit&kw=&
■ "Dalida" (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3685) . Find a Grave.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3685. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
Discography
■ Dalida (http://musicbrainz.org/artist/1598ccda-b164-4bff-9821-f9ff5a8587a8.html.html)
discography at MusicBrainz
Filmography
■ Dalida: Le Film (Ego Productions Site) (http://www.dalidalefilm.com/) – (French)

■ Dalida (http://www.allmovie.com/artist/242389) at Allmovie
■ Dalida (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197931/) at the Internet Movie Database
General
■ Place Dalida (http://www.montmartre-guide.com/hi/histoire-et-lieux-celebres-de-

montmartre/lang/en/page1/i9/sur-les-pas-de-dalida-a-montmartre.html) at the website of the
Official Montmartre Tourist Information Authority (in English) (http://www.montmartre-
guide.com/lang/en.html) , which displays images of the plaza which is named in Dalida's
memory and of the statue erected in her honour.
Preceded by Miss Egypt Succeeded by
Antigone Costanda Miss Egypt 1954 Gladys Leopardi
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Dalida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 1 of 23

Dalida (17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), born Dalida

Renowned for the changes she wrought to the

■ 15 See also Style Chanson, Classical, Pop, Popular

Prix de l'Académie du Disque

Early life and beginnings Signature

Yolanda Christina Gigliotti was born in Shoubra,

Year Title Character Director Movie Studio Notes Ref

Year Country Result

Global Oscar Oscar Mondial du

Honours and tributes

■ 1950: Dalida won the title of Miss Ondine.[26]

■ 1968: Medal of the City of Paris.

■ City of Graulhet Medal of Honour, 1980

■ France: Dalida Square, 18 arr., Paris

Dalida in contemporary music

Music from motion pictures and TV

Year Motion picture Songs Director Ref

1979 Série noire "Le Lambeth Walk" Alain Corneau [45]

"Fini, la comédie" and "Je suis [46]

1995 Pigalle Unknown Karim Dridi [50]

"Bambino", "Salma ya salama" [51]

1999 Novios "Gigi l'Amoroso" Joaquín Oristrell [56]

1999 Recto/Verso "Paroles, paroles" Jean-Marc Longval [57]

"Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" and [58]

2001 C'est la vie "Darla dirladada" Jean-Pierre Améris [63]

Jocelyne Lemaire- [64]

Principal singer on entire [68]

The Secret Life of Words (International:

■ Official Website (http://www.dalida.com) – (English) (French)

■ Biography at RFI Musique (Radio France Internationale)

■ Dalida: Le Film (Ego Productions Site) (http://www.dalidalefilm.com/) – (French)

■ Place Dalida (http://www.montmartre-guide.com/hi/histoire-et-lieux-celebres-de-

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