| Name | Dalida |
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| Alt | Promotional picture of Dalida taken in 1954. |
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| Caption | Dalida in 1954 |
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| Birth name | Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti |
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| Birth date | January 17, 1933 |
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| Birth place | Cairo, Egypt |
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| Death date | May 03, 1987 |
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| Death place | Paris, France |
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| Resting place | Montmartre Cemetery, Paris, France |
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| Resting place coordinates | |
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| Monuments | Place Dalida, Paris, FranceStatue of Dalida at Montmartre Cemetery, Paris, France |
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| Residence | Rue d'Orchampt 11 bisMontmartre, Paris, France |
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| Nationality | Italian, naturalised French |
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| Ethnicity | Italian |
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| Citizenship | French and Italian |
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| Other names | Yolanda Cristina Gigliotti/Yolanda Gigliotti |
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| Style | Chanson, Classical, Pop, Popular Music, Disco, Franco Arabic, Raï, World Music |
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| Occupation | SingerActress |
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| Years active | Singer (1956-1987)Actress (1954-1986) |
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| Title | Miss Egypt 1954 |
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| Awards | Médaille de la Présidence de la République by Général de Gaulle |
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| Signature | Dalida - signature.svg |
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| Signature alt | "Dalida" |
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| Website | www.Dalida.com |
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Dalida (17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), born 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. She received 55 gold records and was the first singer to receive a diamond disc. Dalida performed and recorded in more than 10 languages including: French, Arabic, Italian, Greek, German, English, Japanese, Hebrew, Dutch and Spanish.
Renowned for the revolution she created on the French and global music industry by introducing powerful, stupendous and colourful performances, she is today known, loved and respected throughout the world. An amazing, 30 year long career (she debuted in 1956 and recorded her last album in 1986, a few months before her death) and a tragic death led to her iconic figure as a combined Madonna, diva, tragic and world-class singer.
Biography
Early life and beginnings
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. She was the middle child between two brothers, 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. 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. 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 a man wandering in the desert between the dunes, the whole time seeing a mirage of a paradise-like garden.
This and other songs in Arabic by Dalida (such as "Helwa ya Baladi", and "Akhsan Nass") became extremely popular in Egypt, making Dalida the only singer ever to break through the barrier separating Arab and Western music. 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 boundaries but in the opposite directions, from the East to the 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 May 3, 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."
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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
Awards
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Country
! Category
! Result
|-
| 1958
|
Radio Monte Carlo Oscars
| France
| Radio Monte Carlo Oscar
| Won
|-
| 1958
|
Paris Olympia music hall Bravos
| France
| Paris Olympia music hall Bravos (Shared recognition with
Yves Montand)
| Won
|-
| 1959
| Platinum Oscar Awards
| Italy
| Platinum Oscar Award
| Won
|-
| 1959
| Golden She-Wolf Award
| Italy
| Golden She-Wolf Award
| Won
|-
| 1959
| L'Oscar de la chanson Awards
| France
| L'Oscar de la chanson Award for Best Song
| Won
|-
| 1959
| Radio Monte Carlo Oscar Awards
| France
| Radio Monte Carlo Oscar
| Won
|-
| 1960
| Grand Prix Awards
| Italy
| Grand Prix Award for Best Italian Song (Shared award with
Charles Aznavour)
| Won
|-
| 1961
| Radio Monte Carlo Oscar Awards
| Italy
| Radio Monte Carlo Oscar
| Won
|-
| 1962
| Radio Monte Carlo Oscar Awards
| Italy
| Radio Monte Carlo Oscar (Shared award with
Johnny Hallyday)
| Won
|-
| 1963
| Radio Monte Carlo Oscar Awards
| France
| Radio Monte Carlo Oscar for Most Successful International Artist
| Won
|-
| 1964
| Juke Box Global Oscar Awards
| Italy
| Juke Box Global Oscar for The Year's Most-Played Artist on
Jukeboxes in Italy
| Won
|-
| 1965
| Cico Viola Prize
| Brazil
| Cico Viola Prize for "Zorba o Greco"
| Won
|-
| 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
|-
| 1969
|
MIDEM Prize
| Italy
| MIDEM Prize for Highest Selling Musical Artist
| Won
|-
| 1969
|
Radio Luxembourg Hit Parade Oscar Awards
| France
| Radio Luxembourg Hit Parade Oscar
| Won
|-
| 1969
|
Radio Luxembourg Hit Parade Oscar Awards
| France
| Radio Luxembourg Hit Parade Oscar
| Won
|-
| 1972
| Popularity Oscar
| France
| Popularity Osca for Most Popular Artist
| Won
|-
| 1973
| APPCB (Association Professionnelle de la Presse Cinématographique Belge) Awards
| Belgium
| Gold Medal Award
| Won
|-
| 1974
| Golden Gigi award
| Spain
| Golden Gigi Award (Special award) for Extraordinary Record Sales
| Won
|-
| 1974
| Golden Heart Awards
| Spain
| Golden Heart Award for Most Popular Artist in Spain
| Won
|-
| 1975
| L'Académie du Disque Français Awards
| France
| Global Oscar
Oscar Mondial du Disque Award for "Gigi l'Amoroso" and "Il venait d'avoir dix-huit ans"
| Won
|-
| 1975
| Oscar Awards
| France
| Eight Oscar Awards awarded at the Olympia in recognition of extraordinary, rare, and, distinguished achievements.
| Won
|-
| 1975
| Golden Lion Awards
| Germany
| Golden Lion
| Won
|-
| 1976
| French Summer Carnaval Awards
| France
| French Summer Carnaval Award
| Won
|-
| 1976
| French Academy Awards
| France
| French Academy Award for a number one single in nine countries
| Won
|-
| 1979
| Radio Monte Carlo Awards
| France
| Croque-Musique Award
| Won
|-
| 1981
|
Goldene Europa Awards
| Germany
| Goldene Europa for Artist of the Year in Germany
| Won
|-
| 1985
| Golden Butterfly Awards
| Turkey
| Golden Butterfly Award
| Won
|-
| 1987
| Dalida Award
| Turkey
| Dalida Award (Special Award) for Best Performance in
Anatolia
| Won
|}
Honours and tributes
Honours
1950: Dalida won the title of Miss Ondine.
1954: Dalida won the
Miss Egypt beauty pageant and crowned Miss Egypt 1954.
1962:
Calabrian Citizen of Honour.
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).
1981: Dalida was awarded a medal by then-
French Minister of Defence Charles Hernu.
;Foreign Honours
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
: Dalida Square, 18 arr., Paris
: 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. Shirley Bassey's interpretation of "
Born to Sing" is also sometimes titled or referred to as "
I Was Born to Sing Forever."
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
DVD.
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.
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.
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.
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".
In 2007, Italian singer
Patty Pravo released the
tribute album "
Spero che ti piaccia... Pour toi", in tribute to Dalida.
In 2007, Lebanese singer Elissa (Arabic: إليسا) paid 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: سپیده رئیس 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.
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.
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.
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! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Songs
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Director
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| 1961
|
Mädchen für die Mambo-Bar aka "
Des filles pour le mambo bar" (France: French title)
aka "
$100 a Night" (USA: dubbed version: English title) aka "
Girls for the Mambo-Bar" (UK)
| "Am Tag, als der Regen kam"
|
Wolfgang Glück
|
|-
|----- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
| 1979
|
Série noire
| "Le Lambeth Walk"
|
Alain Corneau
|
|-
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 1984
|
La Triche
| "Fini, la comédie" and "Je suis toutes les femmes"
| Yannick Bellon
|
|-
|----- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
| 1991
|
Hors la vie (aka "
Out of Life")
| "Salma ya salama"
|
Maroun Bagdadi
|
|-
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 1994
|
Mina Tannenbaum
| "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans"
| Martine Dugowson
|
|-
|----- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
| 1995
|
Gazon Maudit (aka "
French Twist")
| "Salma ya salama"
|
Alain Chabat
|
|-
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 1995
|
Pigalle
| Unknown
|
Karim Dridi
|
|-
|----- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
| 1996
|
Pédale douce
| "Bambino", "Salma ya salama" and "Je suis toutes les femmes"
|
Gabriel Aghion
|
|-
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 1996
|
Un Air de Famille (aka "
Family Resemblances" (USA))
| "Come prima"
|
Cédric Klapisch
|
|-
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| 1997
|
On connaît la chanson aka "
Same Old Song" (USA)
| "
Paroles, paroles"
|
Alain Resnais
|
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| 1997
|
Mémoires d'immigrés, l'héritage maghrébin
| "
Helwa ya baladi"
|
Yamina Benguigui
|
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| 1998
|
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries aka "
La fille d'un soldat ne pleure jamais" (France)
aka "
Soldier's Daughter Never Cries" (Australia: TV title)
| "Ciao amore ciao"
|
James Ivory
|
|-
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| 1999
|
Novios
| "Gigi l'Amoroso"
|
Joaquín Oristrell
|
|-
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| 1999
|
Recto/Verso
| "Paroles, paroles"
| Jean-Marc Longval
|
|-
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| 1999
|
Tontaine et Tonton
| "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" and "Gigi l'amoroso"
|
Tonie Marshall
|
|-
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| 1999
|
Un pont entre deux rives aka "
The Bridge"
| Unknown
|
Gérard Depardieu
|
|-
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| 2001
|
Souffle
| "Buenas noches mi amor"
| Muriel Coulin and Delphine Coulin
|
|-
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| 2001
|
Mauvais genresaka "
Transfixed" (Canada: English title: festival title) (USA)aka "
Bad Genres" (International: English title: festival title)aka "
Gender Bias" (USA)
| "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans"
|
Francis Girod
|
|-
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| 2001
|
Absolument fabuleux
| "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans"
|
Gabriel Aghion
|
|-
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| 2001
|
C'est la vie
| "Darla dirladada"
|
Jean-Pierre Améris
|
|-
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| 2001
|
Paroles de Bibs
| "Paroles, paroles"
| Jocelyne Lemaire-Darnaud
|
|-
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| 20XX
|
La Bonne Adresse
| "Pezzettini di bikini"
|
Gary Goldman
|
|-
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| 2002
|
L'Adversaire aka "
The Adversary"
| "Histoire d'un amour"
|
Nicole Garcia
|
|-
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| 2003
|
Perduto Amor
| "Itsi bitsi petit bikini"
|
Franco Battiato
|
|-
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| 2005
|
Dalida: Le Film
| Principal singer on entire soundtrack
| Joyce Buñuel
|
|-
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| 2005
|
L'un reste, l'autre part
| "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans"
|
Claude Berri
|
|-
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| 2005
|
The Secret Life of Words (International: English title) (UK) (USA)aka "
La vida secreta de las palabras" (Spain) aka "
La vida secreta de les paraules" (Spain: Catalan title)
| "Histoire d'un amour"
|
Isabel Coixet
|
|-
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| 2006
|
aka "
"
| "Bambino"
| Michel Hazanavicius
|
|-
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| 2007
|
Michou D'Auber
| "Bambino"
| Thomas Gilou
|
|-
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| 2007
|
L'Ennemi intimeaka "
Intimate Enemies" (Canada: English title)
| "Come prima"
|
Florent Emilio Siri
|
|-
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| 2008
|
Mesrine : L'Instinct de mort
| "Romantica" and "La Danse de Zorba"
|
Jean-François Richet
|
|-
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| 2010
|
Les Amours Imaginaires (Canada: Original title)aka "
Heartbeats" (USA) (Europe: English title: festival title)
aka Fantastikes agapes (Greece: Greek title)aka Love, Imagined (International: English title)
| "Bang Bang"
|
Xavier Dolan
|
|}
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. "
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. 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.
Biographies
Dalida, by Michel Delain, Éditions de l'Heure, 1962.
Dalida, La gloire et les larmes, by
Pascal Sevran, 1976.
25 ans de triomphe, by Christian Page, Delmas Éditeur, 1981.
Dalida, by Christian Page, Têtes D'affiche, 1982.
Dalida, mon amour, by Anne Gallimard and Orlando, Édition NRJ, 1984. ISBN 2908070014 and ISBN 978-2908070019.
Lorsque l’amour s’en va, by Catherine Benoît Sévin, Michel Lafon, 1987; Carrere, 1989. ISBN 2868044069 and ISBN 978-2908070019.
Dalida, mon amour, by Anne Gallimard and Orlando, Édition NRJ, 1989. ISBN 2908070014 and ISBN 978-2908070019.
Dalida mon amour, by Orlando,
Hachette Littérature, 1991. ISBN 2738203620 and ISBN 978-2738203625.
Dalida, Histoire d’une femme, by Jean-François Josselin and Jeff Barnel,
Jean-Claude Lattès, 1994. ISBN 2709614502 and ISBN 978-2709614504.
Les larmes de la gloire, by Bernard Pascuito, Éditions Michel Lafon, 1997. ISBN 284098301X and ISBN 978-2840983019.
Dalida, by C. Daccache, Éditions Vade Retro, 1998. ISBN 2909828514 and ISBN 978-2909828510.
Dalida: Mon frère, tu écriras mes mémoires, by Catherine Rihoit,
Plon, 1998.
Dalida, by Catherine Rihoit,
Omnibus, 1998. ISBN 2259000835 and ISBN 978-2259000833.
Star pour toujours, by Julie Thamin, Gep, 2000.
Dalida: Entre violon et amour, by Isaline, Éditions Publibook, 2002. ISBN 2748326296 and ISBN 978-2748326291.
Du Nil à la scène, Jacques Brachet, Éditions Va bene and Éditions de la courtine, 2001, 2002. ISBN 2848690070 and ISBN 2913483364.
Dalida: Une oeuvre en soi, by Michel Rheault, Nota Bene, 2002. ISBN 289518111X.
Luigi Tenco. Vita breve e morte di un genio musicale, by Aldo Fegatelli Colonna, A. Mondadori, 2002. ISBN 880450087 and ISBN 9788804500872.
Ciao, ciao bambina, by Henri-Jean Servat and Orlando,
Éditions Albin Michel, 2003. ISBN 2226142983 and ISBN 978-2226142986.
Dalida, by Catherine Rihoit,
Plon, re-published 2004. ISBN 2259201806 and ISBN 978-2259201803.
D’une rive à l’autre, by David Lelait, Payot, 2004. ISBN 2228899046 and ISBN 978-2228899048.
L’argus Dalida: Discographie mondiale et cotations, by Daniel Lesueur, Éditions Alternatives, 2004. ISBN 2862274283 and ISBN 978-2862274287.
La véritable Dalida, by Emmanuel Bonini, Éditions Pygmalion, 2004. ISBN 2857049021 and ISBN 978-2857049029.
Mademoiselle succès,
Barclay France, 2004. UPC 602498110843.
Dalida: La femme de cœur, by Jeff Barnel, Éditions du Rocher, 2005. ISBN 2268055000 and ISBN 978-2268055008.
Dalida: La voce e l'anima, by Giandomenico Curi, 2005. ISBN 8876416870 and ISBN 978-8876416873.
Top Dalida, Éditions Paul Beuscher, 2005. ASIN B000ZG64FO.
Dalida: La voce, Il suono, L'anima, by Mino Rossi, Edizioni Franciacorta, 2005. ISBN 8889364017 and ISBN 978-8889364017.
Quasi sera: una storia di Tenco, by A. Montellanico, StampaAlternativa/NuoviEquilibri, 2005. ISBN 8872269105.
D’une rive à l’autre, by David Lelait-Helo, Éditions J'ai Lu, 2006. ISBN 2290345679 and ISBN 978-2290345672.
Ntaainta Dalida, Éditions Odos Panos and 20 ans sans elle, 2006.
Dalida passionnément, by Arianne Ravier, Éditions Favre, 2006. ISBN 2828909271 and ISBN 978-2828909277.
Dalida, by Henry-Jean Servat and Orlando,
Éditions Albin Michel, 2007. ISBN 2226152180 and ISBN 978-2226152183.
Dalida, tu m'appelais petite sœur…, by Jacqueline Pitchal, Éditions Carpentier Didier, 2007. ISBN 2841675041 and ISBN 978-2841675043.
Dalida: Une vie brûlée, by Bernard Pascuito, L'Archipel, 2007. ISBN 2841879550 and ISBN 978-2841675043.
Dalida: Une vie... , by Jacques Pessis, Célina Jauregui, Emmanuel Polle and N-T Binh, Édition Chronique, 2007. ISBN 2205060066 and ISBN 978-2205060065.
Dalida: Le temps d'aimer, Fabien Lecœuvre, Éditions City Editions, 2007. ISBN 2352880467 and ISBN 978-2352880462.
Luigi Tenco: Ed ora avrei mille cose da fare, by R. Tortarolo and G. Carozzi, Arcana, 2007. ISBN 887966431X and ISBN 978-8879664318.
Dalida: Ses fans, ses amis ont la parole, by Claire Nérac and Cédric Naïmi, Éditions du Rocher, 2008. ISBN 2268065804 and ISBN 978-2268065809.
Mia zia, ma tante Dalida, by Stéphane Julienne and Luigi Gigliotti, Ramsay ed., 2009. ISBN 2812200111 and ISBN 9782812200113.
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.
Pour Dalida, by Colette Fellous, Flammarion ed., 2010. ISBN 2080690566 and ISBN 978-2080690562.
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
Notes
A month of sold-out shows at the Paris Olympia corresponds to sales of at least 56,000 tickets.
References
Bibliography
;Primary sources
Dalida, mon amour, by Anne Gallimard and Orlando, Édition NRJ, 1989. ISBN 2908070014 and ISBN 978-2908070019.
Dalida mon amour, by Orlando, Hachette Littérature, 1991. ISBN 2738203620 and ISBN 978-2738203625.
Dalida, Histoire d’une femme, by Jean-François Josselin and Jeff Barnel, Jean-Claude Lattès, 1994. ISBN 2709614502 and ISBN 978-2709614504.
Dalida: Mon frère, tu écriras mes mémoires, by Catherine Rihoit, Plon, 1998.
Dalida, by Catherine Rihoit, Omnibus, 1998. ISBN 2259000835 and ISBN 978-2259000833.
Ciao, ciao bambina, by Henri-Jean Servat and Orlando, Éditions Albin Michel, 2003. ISBN 2226142983 and ISBN 978-2226142986.
Dalida, by Catherine Rihoit, Plon, re-published 2004. ISBN 2259201806 and ISBN 978-2259201803.
L’argus Dalida: Discographie mondiale et cotations, by Daniel Lesueur, Éditions Alternatives, 2004. ISBN 2862274283 and ISBN 978-2862274287.
Dalida: La femme de cœur, by Jeff Barnel, Éditions du Rocher, 2005. ISBN 2268055000 and ISBN 978-2268055008.
Dalida, by Henry-Jean Servat and Orlando, Éditions Albin Michel, 2007. ISBN 2226152180 and ISBN 978-2226152183.
Dalida, tu m'appelais petite sœur…, by Jacqueline Pitchal, Éditions Carpentier Didier, 2007. ISBN 2841675041 and ISBN 978-2841675043.
Mia zia, ma tante Dalida, by Stéphane Julienne and Luigi Gigliotti, Ramsay, 2009. ISBN 2812200111 and ISBN 9782812200113.
;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.
50 ans de chanson française : de Trenet à Bruel, by Lucien Rioux, Éditions L'Archipel, 1992, republished 1994. ISBN 2909241688 and ISBN 978-2909241685.
L'Italia di Sanremo, by Gianni Borgna, Mondadori (Milano), 1998. ISBN 8804436387 and ISBN 978-8804436386.
La chanson française et francophone, by Pierre Saka and Yann Plougastel, Éditions Larousse, 1999. ISBN 2035113466 and ISBN 978-2035113467.
Hit-Parades, 1950-1998, by Daniel Lesueur, Éditions Alternatives et Parallèles, 1999. ISBN 2862271837 and ISBN 978-2862271835.
Merci les artistes !, by Maritie Carpentier and Gilbert Carpentier, Éditions Anne Carrière, 2001. ISBN 2843371481 and ISBN 978-2843371486.
Salut les Sixties, by Jean Peigné, Éditions de Fallois, 2003. ISBN 2877064719 and ISBN 978-2877064712.
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.
L'odyssée de la chanson française, by Gilles Verlant, Dominique Duforest and Christian Eudeline, Éditions Hors Collection, 2006. ISBN 2258070872 and ISBN 978-2258070875.
Le Roman de l'Olympia, by Pierre Philippe, Les Éditions du Toucan, 2009. ISBN 2810001138 and ISBN 978-2810001132.
Les Années 60: Rêves et Révolutions, by Frédéric Quinonero, Éditions D. Carpentier, 2009. ISBN 2841676536 and ISBN 978-2841676538.
External links
;Official
Official Website -
;Biographies
Biography at RFI Musique (Radio France Internationale)
Biography at Télé Melody
Dalida at Billboard.com
;Discography
;Filmography
Dalida: Le Film (Ego Productions Site) -
;General
Place Dalida at the website of the Official Montmartre Tourist Information Authority (in English), which displays images of the plaza which is named in Dalida's memory and of the statue erected in her honour.
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