Published video “« Love in portofino » ❤️ on vous raconte ! #Dalida”.
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Dalida
Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, professionally known as Dalida, was an Italian naturalized French singer and actress. Throughout her international career, Dalida sold more than 140 million records worldwide. Some of her best known songs include "Bambino", "Ciao amore, ciao", "Gigi l'amoroso", "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans", "Laissez-moi danser", "Salma ya salama", "Helwa ya baladi", "Mourir sur scène", an…
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entertainment · Italian-French singer and actress (1933–1987) · film actor · singer · model · dancer · actor · musician · also Dalida, Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, Iolanda Gigliotti
Born 17 January 1933 · Died 3 May 1987 · Q539171
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2026· 10 entries
Published video “L’un des rôles les plus poignants de Dalida dans Le Sixième Jour (1986) de Youssef Chahine.”.
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Published video “« Love in portofino » de Dalida en remix 🤩✨”.
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Published video “Dalida en bateau avec Richard ☀️✨ Bel été à tous !”.
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Published video “« Moi je veux mourir sur scène Devant les projecteurs » ❤️Dalida x Bon Entendeur ☀️”.
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Published video “L’impact de Dalida sur la culture Dragqueen 🫶 Bonne saison de Dragrace France à tous !”.
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Published video “Dalida et son rapport à la souffrance, tout en philosophie et finesse 🫶✨”.
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Published video “Dalida et Jean-Pierre Darras apprennent une pièce d'Opéra en 1976 dans « leDîner Avant le Show »”.
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Published video “« Il y a toujours une chanson » par notre grande Dalida 🫶✨”.
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Published video “Dalida a même chanté en japonais ! « Gigi l’amoroso » en version japonaise ✨ (Image d’illustration)”.
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2023· 1 entry
Bay Area Reporter: Dalida - European superstar singer; the first gay icon?
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2019· 2 entries
The Independent: Dalida: Five things to know about the illustrious French singer and her dramatic life
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Was featured as a Google Doodle on what would have been her 86th birthday
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2017· 5 entries
Variety: Film Review: ‘Dalida’
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Hebdo Ahram: New biopic Dalida: Story of a diva's melancholy
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The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Dalida’: Film Review
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The film Dalida, directed by Lisa Azuelos and assisted by Orlando Productions, featured Sveva Alviti as Dalida
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The second exposition dedicated to her, Dalida Expo, was held in Palais Galliera to commemorate the 30th anniversary of her death
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2012· 1 entry
The TV show Dalida, 25 ans déjà (Dalida, 25 years already) marked the 25th anniversary of her death
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2007· 2 entries
The first of two big expos dedicated to Dalida, "Dalida Expo" was held at the Paris City Hall to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her death with an exhibit of her outfits, personal belongings, makeup, documents and pr
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By Bertrand Dicale of Le Figaro as "a launch that announced what will happen in the coming decades
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2006· 1 entry
Released album “Artistes de légende”.
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2005· 4 entries
Released album “20 souvenirs de Dalida”.
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The play Dalida, à quoi bon vivre au mois de mai
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Dalida was voted "Top 58th French person of all time" in a survey sponsored by the France 2 television channel
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The first biopic of Dalida, two-part telefilm Dalida, was broadcast on France 2, attracted an average of 6
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2004· 1 entry
Released album “Forever”.
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2003· 2 entries
Released album “Dalida chante les grands auteurs”.
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Released album “The Queen”.
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2002· 3 entries
Released album “L'Original - 15 ans déjà…”.
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Released album “15 ans déjà... Dalida : L'Original”.
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The first TV show for marking the 15th anniversary of her death Dalida, 15 ans déjà (Dalida, 15 years already)
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2001· 4 entries
Released album “Révolution”.
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The French government honoured her with a second stamp bearing her likeness which was released by La Poste, the French postal service, as part of the Artistes de chanson ("Song Artists") series
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Released album “Collection”.
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Released album “Dalida Collection”.
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2000· 2 entries
Released album “Live : Instants d’émotions...”.
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Released album “Dalida”.
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1999· 15 entries
Released album “La Légende”.
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Released album “Les Années Orlando, Volume 10: Pour te dire je t’aime”.
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Released album “Les Années Orlando, Volume 6: Salma ya salma”.
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The play Solitudini – Luigi Tenco e Dalida, written and directed by Maurizio Valtieri, was performed in Rome
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Released album “Les Années Orlando, Volume 3: Des gens qu’on aimerait connaître”.
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Released album “Les Années Orlando, Volume 1: La Rose que j’aimais”.
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Released album “Les Années Orlando, Volume 9: Mourir sur scène”.
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Released album “Les Années Orlando, Volume 5: Bésame mucho”.
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Released album “Les Années Orlando, Volume 2: Une vie”.
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Released album “Les Années Orlando, Volume 11: Pour en arriver là”.
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Released album “Come se fossi qui…”.
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Released album “Les Années Orlando, Volume 8: Fini, la comédie”.
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Released album “Les Années Orlando, Volume 7: Laissez‐moi danser”.
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Released album “Les Années Orlando, Volume 12: Escales autour du monde”.
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Released album “Les Années Orlando, Volume 4: J’attendrai”.
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1998· 1 entry
Released album “Le Rêve oriental”.
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1997· 6 entries
Released album “Les Années Orlando”.
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Released album “40 Succès en or”.
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Released album “Les Années Barclay - Mademoiselle Bambino”.
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Released album “Les Années Orlando : L’Intégrale 12 albums originaux”.
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On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of her death, a bronze bust of her by Alain Aslan was added to square
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Released album “L’An 2005”.
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1996· 2 entries
Released album “À ma manière…”.
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The Place Dalida (Dalida Square) was established at Montmartre, Paris
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1995· 2 entries
Released album “Dalida, Vol. 2”.
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Released album “Comme si j’étais là”.
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1993· 6 entries
Released album “Paroles d’amour”.
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Released album “Paroles qui dansent”.
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Released album “Paroles Nostalgiques”.
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Released album “Paroles d'ailleurs”.
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Released album “Am Tag als der Regen kam”.
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Released album “Paroles de femme”.
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1992· 2 entries
Released album “Ses Grands Succès en italien”.
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Released album “Les Grandes Chansons”.
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1991· 2 entries
Released album “Les Années Barclay : L’Essentiel 1956–1970”.
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Released album “Les Années Barclay”.
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1990· 1 entry
Released album “Dalida mon amour, Vol.2”.
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1989· 2 entries
Released album “Am Tag, als der Regen kam: Ihre großen Erfolge”.
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Released album “Dalida mon amour”.
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1988· 2 entries
Released album “La Voix de l'amour”.
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Released album “Quelque part au soleil”.
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1987· 5 entries
Died 1987-05-03.
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“Je n'étais pas une femme, mais une industrie de la chanson.”
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“J'ai traversé la vie sans la regarder. Je sais ce qu'est ma vie. Mon mari, c'est le public. Les chansons, ce sont mes enfants.”
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Dalida was honoured with a commemorative coin minted by the French mint, Monnaie de Paris, issued in gold, bronze and silver, bearing her likeness
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Released album “Dalida For Ever - Pour en arriver là”.
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1986· 3 entries
Released Le Visage de l'amour with more new recordings and some singles from the album, which became her last album
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Released album “The Best of Dalida”.
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Released album “Le Visage de l’amour”.
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1985· 1 entry
And put her career on hold as the stage lights started to become difficult for her to endure
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1984· 2 entries
Released album “Pour te dire je t'aime”.
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And directed by the then highly rated Jean-Christophe Averty
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1983· 1 entry
Released album “Goldene Stimmen”.
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1982· 2 entries
Spending most of the years from 1982 to 1984 playing sold-out concerts Rio de Janeiro to Europe and Asia
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Released album “Confidences sur la fréquence”.
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1981· 2 entries
Released album “Olympia 81”.
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Released album “Special Dalida”.
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1980· 5 entries
Released album “Gigi in Paradisco”.
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Released album “Dalida - Volume 3”.
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Released album “Le Disque d'or”.
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Released album “Dalida, Volume 2”.
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Problems in her private life appeared again and were reflected in the song "À ma manière"
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1979· 2 entries
Released album “Dédié à toi / Monday Tuesday”.
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Dalida recorded her biggest disco hit, "Monday, Tuesday
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1978· 3 entries
Many of her songs appeared daily on TV, as well as many notable TV appearances on talk shows from 1986 to 1987
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Released album “Ça me fait rêver / Génération 78”.
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Released album “Die neuen Lieder der Dalida”.
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1977· 1 entry
Released album “Salma ya salama”.
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1976· 2 entries
Released album “Amoureuse de la vie”.
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Released album “Coup de chapeau au passé”.
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1975· 1 entry
Released album “J'attendrai”.
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1973· 1 entry
Released album “Julien”.
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1971· 1 entry
Released album “Une vie”.
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1969· 2 entries
During the third leg that started on 9 January in Milan, for the first time in career Dalida performed in Yugoslavia and in Africa
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Released album “Dalida canta in italiano”.
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1968· 2 entries
"it was a very frequent name in Egypt and I liked it a lot
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Released album “Le Temps des fleurs”.
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1967· 2 entries
Career landmark: barbiturate overdose.
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Released album “Olympia 67”.
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1966· 1 entry
Released album “De "Bambino" à "Il Silenzio"”.
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1965· 2 entries
Released album “Il Silenzio”.
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Dalida held concerts in Fort-de-France where she was welcomed by more than 20,000 enthusiastic Martinicans
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1963· 2 entries
Released album “Eux”.
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And Dalida named her fourteenth studio album after it
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1962· 1 entry
Released album “Le Petit Gonzales”.
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1961· 3 entries
Released album “Loin de moi”.
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Released album “Dalida internationale”.
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For the song "Loin de moi", starting a series of music videos that were followed by almost all yé-yé newcomers, her best critically and commercially received scopitone was recorded in September 1962 for the song "Le Jour
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1960· 1 entry
Released album “Les Enfants du Pirée”.
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1959· 3 entries
Released album “Love in Portofino”.
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Released album “Le Disque d’or de Dalida”.
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Playing sold-out dates in France, Egypt, Italy and Germany
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1958· 2 entries
Released album “Gondolier”.
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Released album “Les Gitans”.
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1957· 1 entry
Released album “Son nom est Dalida”.
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1951· 1 entry
And began working as a copy typist in a pharmaceutical company the same year
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1944· 1 entry
Returned home a completely different person, so violent that Gigliotti and other children in the neighbourhood were scared of him
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1940· 1 entry
Allied forces took her father and other Italian men from their quarter to the Fayed prison camp in the desert near Cairo
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1933· 1 entry
Born 1933-01-17.
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