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Dalida (17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), born with the Italian name Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti , was a famous singer and actress born in Egypt to Italian parents 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.. Retrieved 28 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010. She received 55 gold records and was the first singer to receive a diamond disc.. Retrieved 28 January 2010.. Retrieved 28 January 2010. 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 still remembered by aficionados throughout the world. A 30-year career (she debuted in 1956 and recorded her last album in 1986, a few months before her death) and her death led to an iconic image as a tragic diva and renowned singer.

Biography

Early life and beginnings

Yolanda Christina Gigliotti 'aka' Dalida was born in Shubra , Cairo , Egypt. Her family was from Calabria , Italy, but lived in Egypt, where Dalida’s father, Pietro Gigliotti, was first violinist ( primo violino ) at the Khedivial Opera House|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 brother and become her manager). Dalida’s early life was spent in the district of Shobra (administrative region)|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.. Retrieved 29 December 2009. 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 125& nbsp;million,? Daniel Lesueur, L'Argus Dalida, p. 27 ; Official Dalida Website. 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 and French growing up in Cairo, and improved her 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 Olympia (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 Europe 1|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 (Dalida song)|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 (song)|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 General Charles de Gaulle , the only person from the music industry to have received this medal.

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 " Parole Parole|Paroles Paroles ", originally performed by Mina (singer)|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 (music)|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 dirladada", 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& nbsp;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 (musician)|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 artery|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.

On January 1967, Dalida took part to the San Remo Festival with new lover Luigi Tenco . The song he presented was "Ciao Amore Ciao" ("Bye Love, Bye"), which he sang together with Dalida. Tenco allegedly committed suicide on January 27, 1967, he was only 28 years old, after learning that his song had been eliminated from the final competition. Tenco was found in his hotel room with a bullet wound in his left temple and a note announcing that his gesture was against the jury and public's choices during the competition. Only days earlier Tenco's wedding to Dalida had been announced. It was she who discovered his body. One month later Dalida attempted to commit suicide by drug overdose at the Prince of Wales hotel in Paris. She spent 5 days in coma and several months convalescing, only going back to the stage the following October.

In December 1967, just after her first suicide attempt, she became pregnant from an 18-year-old Italian student, Lucio. She decided to abort but the surgery left her infertile.

In September 1970, her pygmalion, lover from 1956 to 1961 and former husband Lucien Morisse, with whom she was still in very good terms, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.

From 1969 to 1971, she had a relationship with philosopher and writer Arnaud Desjardins however they split because he was married.

In April 1975, her close friend singer Mike Brant leapt to his death from an apartment in Paris. He was 28. Dalida had contributed to his success in France and she had been first to visit him in hospital after his first suicide attempt in November 1974.

In July 1983, her lover from 1972 to 1981, Richard Chanfray, committed suicide by inhaling the exhaust gas of his Renault R25 car.

After she broke-up with Richard Chanfray, Dalida had relationships with various anonymous men such as a sound technician, a lawyer, an Egyptian jumbo jet pilot, and lastly a French doctor named François during the period 1986-1987.

Death

On 3 May 1987 Dalida died as a result of an overdose of barbiturate s, 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 Montmartre Cemetery , 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 Encyclopædia Universalis commissioned a poll which was eventually published in the daily newspaper Le Monde , the aim of which was to reveal the personalities who had the greatest impact on French society. Dalida polled second, behind Charles de Gaulle|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 13& nbsp;million records from 1956 to 2006. Since her death, many of Dalida's hits have been remixed to modern techno and Dance music|dance beats, topping the charts in various countries to this day. http://www.infodisc.fr/Artiste_Ventes.php

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 Hôtel de Ville, Paris|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 appeared.

Year	Title	Character	Director	Notes	Ref
1954	Joseph et ses frères (France: French title) aka " Joseph and His Brothers "			Film, starring Omar Sharif (Arabic: ??? ??????)	. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1954	Le Masque de Toutankhamon aka " Le trésor des pharaons " (France)	Dalida	Marco de Gastyne	Film, starring Gil Vidal and Samia Gamal (Arabic: ????? ????)	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1954	Sigara wa Kass aka " Un verre et une cigarette " aka " A Cigarette and a Glass " (International: English title) aka " A Glass and a Cigarette " (International (DVD box title) (English title))	Iolanda (as Dalila)	Niazi Mostafa	Film, starring Samia Gamal (Arabic: ????? ????)	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1958	Brigade des mœurs	Herself	Maurice Boutel	Film, co-starring with Eddy Barclay	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1958	Rapt au deuxième bureau aka " Operation Abduction "	Bella Morena	Jean Stelli	Film, co-starring with Frank Villard	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1960	" Che femmina... e che dollari! " (Italy: Italian title) aka ''Parlez-moi d'amour (France: French title)	Laura Pisani	Giorgio Simonelli	Film, co-starring with Jacques Sernas	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1963	''L'inconnue de Hong Kong aka " Stranger from Hong-Kong " (US) aka " The Unknown of Hong Kong " (International: English title: informal title)	Georgia la chanteuse	Jacques Poitrenaud	Film, co-starring with Serge Gainsbourg and Tania Béryl	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1966	''La morale de l'histoire	Herself	Claude Dagues	Television movie	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1968	13 jours en France	Herself	Claude Lelouch and François Reichenbach	Documentary about the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble , France. Features Charles de Gaulle , Dalida, Johnny Hallyday and Jean-Claude Killy . (Uncredited.)	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1968	'' Menage all'italiana aka " Marriage Italian Style " (International: English title)	Anna	Franco Indovina	Film, co-starring with Ugo Tognazzi	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1968	Io ti amo aka " I Love You " aka " Dalida, agapi mou " (Greece: Greek title)	Judy	Antonio Margheriti	Film, co-starring with Alberto Lupo	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1977	Comme sur des roulettes aka " As Easy as Pie " (International: English title)	Herself	Nina Companéez	Film	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1977	Dalida: Pour toujours	Herself	Michel Dumoulin	Documentary
1986	Le sixième jour aka " The Sixth Day " (International: English title) aka " Al-yawm al-Sadis " (Arabic title) (Arabic: ????? ??????) aka " Der sechste Tag " (Germany: German title)	Saddika	Youssef Chahine (Arabic: ???? ?????)	Film, co-starring with Mohsen Mohieddin	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1997	Le grand voyage	Herself	Philippe Kohly	Documentary
2005	Dalida: Le Film	Dalida (singing voice)	Joyce Buñuel	Television mini-series (film) singing voice for actress Sabrina Ferilli	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.

Awards

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 Jukebox es 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. , retrieved 27 January 2010

1954 : Dalida won the Miss Egypt beauty pageant and crowned Miss Egypt 1954., retrieved 27 January 2010

1962 : Calabria n Citizen of Honour.

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, retrieved 27 August 2010

1968 : Medal of the City of Paris .

1968 : the French President's Medal ( Médaille de la Présidence de la République ) awarded by President of France|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)., retrieved 27 January 2010

1981 : Dalida was awarded a medal by then- Minister of Defence (France)|French Minister of Defence Charles Hernu .

;Foreign honours

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 (coin)|Mint , Monnaie de Paris , issued in gold, bronze and silver, bearing her effigy.

1988 : Dalida was posthumously honoured by the " International Star Registry " (US), 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 of Paris|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 (France)|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 (entertainer)|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 (French magazine)| VSD magazine published a survey in which Dalida was voted 'Favourite French singer'.

1988 – Taylor Nelson Sofres|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.. The Bassey Blog. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010. Shirley Bassey's interpretation of " Born to Sing " is also sometimes titled or referred to as " I Was Born to Sing Forever. ". GetaCD.org. Retrieved 27 January 2010.

In 1996, Céline Dion and Alain Delon performed the song " Parole parole| Paroles, paroles " on the 1996 New Year's Eve France 2 television programme.

In 1998, Sarah Brightman|Sarah Brightman’s released the song There for Me (La Bionda song)|" There for Me " , an English language version of "Fini, la comédie ". The song first appeared on her Time to Say Goodbye (album)|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 (album)|La Luna tour, Brightman would perform this duet with Josh Groban , and this was included in the La Luna: Live in Concert DVD. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296840/

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 " Parole parole| Paroles, paroles " in tribute to Dalida and Alain Delon.. Discogs. Retrieved 27 January 2010.

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 .. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.

In 2004, the song " Laissez-moi danser (Monday Tuesday) " was covered by Star Academy France|Star Academy 4 in France, under the shorter name " Laissez-moi danser ", in honour of Dalida.. Laurent Zabulon. L'Internaute. Benchmark Group. 18 March 2004. Retrieved 27 January 2010.

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In 2005, Lebanese singer Grace Deeb released a cover of the song " Helwa ya balady| 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 ".. LaHiguera.net. Retrieved 27 January 2010. . La Voz de Galicia . Grupo Voz. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.

In 2007, Italian singer Patty Pravo released the tribute album " Spero che ti piaccia... Pour toi ", in tribute to Dalida.. Emanuel Belardinelli. Agorà Magazine . Associazione Spazio Agorà. 19 November 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2010.

In 2007, Lebanese singer Elissa (singer)|Elissa (Arabic: ?????) 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: ????? ???? ?????).

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.. SeniorActu . 6 July 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2010.

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.. Zikeo.com Le e-Magazine de Musique & #33; 9 May 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.

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.

In 2012, French singer Amel Bent rendered hommage to Dalida by performing two of Dalida's signature songs " À Ma Manière " and " Mourir Sur Scène " on France 3 's television programme " Chabada ".

In 2012, the double album " Depuis qu’elle est partie " containing a hommage CD titled " Ils chantent Dalida " featuring covers of several of Dalida's songs, performed by French singers Amel Bent, Christophe Willem , Hélène Segara, Patrick Fiori , Lara Fabian, Christophe (singer) , Dany Brillant , and others, will be released in the month of April.

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
1961	Mädchen für die Mambo-Bar aka " Des filles pour le mambo bar " (France: French title) aka " $100 a Night " (US: dubbed version: English title) aka " Girls for the Mambo-Bar " (UK)	"Am Tag, als der Regen kam"	Wolfgang Glück	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1979	Série noire	"Le Lambeth Walk"	Alain Corneau	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1984	La Triche	"Fini, la comédie" and "Je suis toutes les femmes"	Yannick Bellon	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1991	Hors la vie (aka " Out of Life ")	"Salma ya salama"	Maroun Bagdadi	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1994	Mina Tannenbaum	"Il venait d'avoir 18 ans"	Martine Dugowson	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1995	Gazon Maudit (aka " French Twist ")	"Bambino"	Alain Chabat	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1995	Pigalle	Unknown	Karim Dridi	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1996	Pédale douce	"Bambino", "Salma ya salama" and "Je suis toutes les femmes"	Gabriel Aghion	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1996	Un Air de Famille (aka " Family Resemblances " (US))	"Come prima"	Cédric Klapisch	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1997	aka " On connaît la chanson>Same Old Song " (US)	Paroles, paroles "	Alain Resnais	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1997	''Mémoires d'immigrés, l'héritage maghrébin	Helwa ya baladi "	Yamina Benguigui	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1998	aka " A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries>La fille d'un soldat ne pleure jamais " (France) aka "'' A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries\|Soldier's Daughter Never Cries " (Australia: TV title)	"Ciao amore ciao"	Ivory (director)>James Ivory	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1999	Novios	"Gigi l'Amoroso"	Joaquín Oristrell	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1999	Recto/ Verso	"Paroles, paroles"	Jean-Marc Longval	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1999	Tontaine et Tonton	"Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" and "Gigi l'amoroso"	Tonie Marshall	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
1999	Un pont entre deux rives aka " The Bridge "	Unknown	Gérard Depardieu	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
2001	Souffle	"Buenas noches mi amor"	Muriel Coulin and Delphine Coulin	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
2001	Mauvais genres aka " Transfixed " (Canada: English title: festival title) (US) aka " Bad Genres " (International: English title: festival title) aka " Gender Bias " (US)	"Il venait d'avoir 18 ans"	Francis Girod	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
2001	Absolument fabuleux	"Il venait d'avoir 18 ans"	Gabriel Aghion	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
2001	C'est la vie	"Darla dirladada"	Jean-Pierre Améris	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
2001	Paroles de Bibs	"Paroles, paroles"	Jocelyne Lemaire-Darnaud	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
20XX	La Bonne Adresse	"Pezzettini di bikini"	Gary Goldman	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
2002	The Adversary "	"Histoire d'un amour"	Nicole Garcia	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
2003	Perduto Amor	"Itsi bitsi petit bikini"	Franco Battiato	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
2005	Dalida: Le Film	Principal singer on entire soundtrack	Joyce Buñuel	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
2005	''L'un reste, l'autre part	"Il venait d'avoir 18 ans"	Claude Berri	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
2005	aka " The Secret Life of Words>La vida secreta de las palabras " (Spain) aka " The Secret Life of Words	"Histoire d'un amour"	Isabel Coixet	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
2006	OSS 117, Le Caire nid d'espions aka " OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies	"Bambino"	Michel Hazanavicius	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
2007	''Michou D'Auber	"Bambino"	Thomas Gilou	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
2007	''L'Ennemi intime aka " Intimate Enemies " (Canada: English title)	"Come prima"	Florent Emilio Siri	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
2008	''Mesrine : L'Instinct de mort	"Romantica" and "La Danse de Zorba"	Jean-François Richet	. IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
2010	Les Amours Imaginaires (Canada: Original title) aka " Heartbeats " (US) (Europe: English title: festival title) aka Fantastikes agapes (Greece: Greek title) aka Love, Imagined (International: English title)	"Bang Bang"	Xavier Dolan	. IMDb. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
2011	Les femmes du 6è étage (France: Original title) aka " Las chicas de la 6ª planta " (Spanish title) aka " The Women on the 6th Floor " (English title) aka " Service Entrance "	"Itsi bitsi petit bikini"	Philippe Le Guay	. IMDb. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
2011	Le Skylab (France: Original title)	"Bambino"	Julie Delpy	. IMDb. Retrieved 23 March 2012.

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.. La Repubblica . Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso Spa. 7 May 1999. Retrieved 27 October 2010. " Dalida: Une Vie ", directed by René Simard and under the authorisation of Orlando (record label)|Orlando Productions , was performed from October 2003 to June 2006, in Quebec, Canada, and was shown in Beirut , Lebanon in May 2004.. Fugues (magazine)|Fugues . Éditions Nitram Inc./ Groupe Hom. 21 March 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2010. 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. La Théâtrothèque. Retrieved 27 January 2010.

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 2-908070-01-4 and ISBN 978-2-908070-01-9.

Lorsque l’amour s’en va , by Catherine Benoît Sévin, Michel Lafon, 1987; Carrere, 1989. ISBN 2-86804-406-9 and ISBN 978-2-908070-01-9.

Dalida, mon amour , by Anne Gallimard and Orlando, Édition NRJ, 1989. ISBN 2-908070-01-4 and ISBN 978-2-908070-01-9.

Dalida mon amour , by Orlando, Hachette Livre|Hachette Littérature , 1991. ISBN 2-7382-0362-0 and ISBN 978-2-7382-0362-5.

Dalida, Histoire d’une femme , by Jean-François Josselin and Jeff Barnel, JC Lattès|Jean-Claude Lattès , 1994. ISBN 2-7096-1450-2 and ISBN 978-2-7096-1450-4.

Les larmes de la gloire , by Bernard Pascuito, Éditions Michel Lafon, 1997. ISBN 2-84098-301-X and ISBN 978-2-84098-301-9.

Dalida , by C. Daccache, Éditions Vade Retro, 1998. ISBN 2-909828-51-4 and ISBN 978-2-909828-51-0.

Dalida: Mon frère, tu écriras mes mémoires , by Catherine Rihoit, Plon (publisher)|Plon , 1998.

Dalida , by Catherine Rihoit, Omnibus Press|Omnibus , 1998. ISBN 2-259-00083-5 and ISBN 978-2-259-00083-3.

Star pour toujours , by Julie Thamin, Gep, 2000.

Dalida: Entre violon et amour , by Isaline, Éditions Publibook, 2002. ISBN 2-7483-2629-6 and ISBN 978-2-7483-2629-1.

Du Nil à la scène , Jacques Brachet, Éditions Va bene and Éditions de la courtine, 2001, 2002. ISBN 2-84869-007-0 and ISBN 2-913483-36-4.

Dalida: Une oeuvre en soi , by Michel Rheault, Nota Bene, 2002. ISBN 2-89518-111-X.

Luigi Tenco. Vita breve e morte di un genio musicale , by Aldo Fegatelli Colonna, A. Mondadori, 2002. ISBN 880450087 and ISBN 978-88-04-50087-2.

Ciao, ciao bambina , by Henri-Jean Servat and Orlando, Éditions Albin Michel , 2003. ISBN 2-226-14298-3 and ISBN 978-2-226-14298-6.

Dalida , by Catherine Rihoit, Plon (publisher)|Plon , re-published 2004. ISBN 2-259-20180-6 and ISBN 978-2-259-20180-3.

D’une rive à l’autre , by David Lelait, Payot, 2004. ISBN 2-228-89904-6 and ISBN 978-2-228-89904-8.

L’argus Dalida: Discographie mondiale et cotations , by Daniel Lesueur, Éditions Alternatives, 2004. ISBN 2-86227-428-3 and ISBN 978-2-86227-428-7.

La véritable Dalida , by Emmanuel Bonini, Éditions Pygmalion, 2004. ISBN 2-85704-902-1 and ISBN 978-2-85704-902-9.

Mademoiselle succès , Barclay Records|Barclay France , 2004. UPC 602498110843.

Dalida: La femme de cœur , by Jeff Barnel, Éditions du Rocher, 2005. ISBN 2-268-05500-0 and ISBN 978-2-268-05500-8.

''Dalida: La voce e l'anima , by Giandomenico Curi, 2005. ISBN 88-7641-687-0 and ISBN 978-88-7641-687-3.

Top Dalida , Éditions Paul Beuscher, 2005. ASIN B000ZG64FO.

''Dalida: La voce, Il suono, L'anima , by Mino Rossi, Edizioni Franciacorta, 2005. ISBN 88-89364-01-7 and ISBN 978-88-89364-01-7.

Quasi sera: una storia di Tenco , by A. Montellanico, StampaAlternativa/NuoviEquilibri, 2005. ISBN 88-7226-910-5.

D’une rive à l’autre , by David Lelait-Helo, Éditions J'ai Lu, 2006. ISBN 2-290-34567-9 and ISBN 978-2-290-34567-2.

Ntaainta Dalida , Éditions Odos Panos and 20 ans sans elle, 2006.

Dalida passionnément , by Arianne Ravier, Éditions Favre, 2006. ISBN 2-8289-0927-1 and ISBN 978-2-8289-0927-7.

Dalida , by Henry-Jean Servat and Orlando, Éditions Albin Michel , 2007. ISBN 2-226-15218-0 and ISBN 978-2-226-15218-3.

''Dalida, tu m'appelais petite sœur… , by Jacqueline Pitchal, Éditions Carpentier Didier, 2007. ISBN 2-84167-504-1 and ISBN 978-2-84167-504-3.

Dalida: Une vie brûlée , by Bernard Pascuito, L'Archipel, 2007. ISBN 2-84187-955-0 and ISBN 978-2-84167-504-3.

Dalida: Une vie... , by Jacques Pessis, Célina Jauregui, Emmanuel Polle and N-T Binh, Édition Chronique, 2007. ISBN 2-205-06006-6 and ISBN 978-2-205-06006-5.

''Dalida: Le temps d'aimer , Fabien Lecœuvre, Éditions City Editions, 2007. ISBN 2-35288-046-7 and ISBN 978-2-35288-046-2.

Luigi Tenco: Ed ora avrei mille cose da fare , by R. Tortarolo and G. Carozzi, Arcana, 2007. ISBN 88-7966-431-X and ISBN 978-88-7966-431-8.

Dalida: Ses fans, ses amis ont la parole , by Claire Nérac and Cédric Naïmi, Éditions du Rocher, 2008. ISBN 2-268-06580-4 and ISBN 978-2-268-06580-9.

Mia zia, ma tante Dalida , by Stéphane Julienne and Luigi Gigliotti, Éditions Ramsay, 2009. ISBN 2-8122-0011-1 and ISBN 978-2-8122-0011-3.

Dalida, le profil perdu , by Jean-Manuel Gabert, Éditions de la Belle Gabrielle, La légende de Montmartre collection, 2009. ISBN 2-917269-02-2 and ISBN 978-2-917269-02-2.

Pour Dalida , by Colette Fellous, Flammarion ed., 2010. ISBN 2-08-069056-6 and ISBN 978-2-08-069056-2.

Les grands interprètes , by Jacques Perciot, Frédéric Brun, Olympia Alberti, et Claude Frigara, Éditions Christian Pirot, 2010. ISBN 2-86808-274-2 and ISBN 978-2-86808-274-9.

Rencontres avec une Étoile , by Jean-Claude Genel, Éditions Entre deux mondes, 2010. ISBN 2-919537-00-8 and ISBN 978-2-919537-00-6.

La nuit de San Remo , by Philippe Brunel, Éditions Grasset, 2012. ISBN 2-246-75321-X and ISBN 978-2-246-75321-6.

Ciao amore. Tenco e Dalida, la notte di Sanremo , by Philippe Brunel, transl. by G. Vulpius, Rizzoli ed., 2012. ISBN 88-17-05518-2 and ISBN 978-88-17-05518-5.

''C'était en mai, un samedi , by David Lelait-Helo, Éditions Anne Carrière, 2012. ISBN 2-84337-663-7 and ISBN 978-2-84337-663-4.

Internet websites: Hit-Parade France, Hit Parade Italia, Infodisc, Official Montmartre Tourist Information Authority, Dalida Official Website.

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