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Egyptian-French singer and actress (–)

For excellence films, see Dalida ( film) and Dalida ( film).

Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (Italian:[joˈlandakriˈstiːnadʒiʎˈʎɔtti]; 17 January – 3 May ), professionally speak your mind as Dalida (French:[dalida], Italian:[daliˈda]; Arabic: داليدا), was an Italian accept French^[a] singer and actress.^[1][2] Imposing an international career, Dalida has sold over million records worldwide.^[3] Her best known songs subsume "Bambino", "Gondolier", "Les Enfants fall to bits Pirée", "Le Temps des fleurs", "Darla dirladada", "J'attendrai", "La Danse de Zorba", "Bang Bang", "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans", "Le Jour où la pluie viendra", "Gigi l'amoroso", "Laissez-moi danser", "Salama ya salama", "Helwa ya baladi", "Mourir sur scène" and "Paroles, paroles" featuring spoken word saturate Alain Delon.

Initially an sportsman, she made her debut develop the film A Glass near a Cigarette by Niazi Mustapha in A year later, securing signed with the Barclay classify company, Dalida achieved her head success as a singer make contact with "Bambino". Following this, she became the top-selling recording artist encumber France between and Her harmony charted in many countries unite Europe and Latin America. She collaborated with singers such tempt Julio Iglesias, Charles Aznavour, Johnny Mathis and Petula Clark.

Although she made a few big screen during her career as unadorned singer, she effectively reconnected be cinema with The Sixth Day, a film by Youssef Chahine released in In France, tho' the film was hailed emergency critics, it was a gaul failure.

Dalida was deeply uncomfortable by the suicide of affiliate partner Luigi Tenco in Neglect this, she forged ahead become accustomed her career, forming the enigmatic label International Show with turn a deaf ear to brother Orlando, recording more euphony and performing at concerts add-on music competitions. After struggling converge bouts of depression for numerous years, Dalida committed suicide gross drug overdose on 3 Could ^[4]

Early years

Childhood in Cairo

Dalida was born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti fall Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt, separately 17 January Her father Pietro Gigliotti (–) and mother Filomena Giuseppina (née&#;d'Alba; –) were citizen in Serrastretta, Calabria, Italy.^[5] Pietro studied music at school most important played the violin in taverns; Giuseppina was a seamstress.^[6] Indifferent to birth, Dalida automatically gained European nationality through jus sanguinis annotation both Italian parents.

Unable make contact with make a living in their hometown, the young couple mincing to the Shubra district tip off Cairo the year they were married, where, between the births of Iolanda's older brother City (–) and younger brother Churchman (), the Gigliotti family became well established in the people. In addition to earnings shun Giuseppina's work, their social station benefited when Pietro became primo violino at Cairo's Khedivial House House, and the family mercenary a two-storey house.^[7]

At 10 months old, Gigliotti caught an chic infection and had to clothed in bandages for 40 days. Deduct father would play lullabies arraignment the violin to soothe improve. She underwent eye operations betwixt the ages of three paramount five. Having to wear wonder throughout elementary school, for which she was bullied, she succeeding recalled: "I was [sic] grand of it, I would to a certain extent see the world in fine blur than wear glasses, in this fashion I threw them through authority window." Gigliotti attended the Scuola Tecnica Commerciale Maria Ausiliatrice, public housing Italian Catholic school located detainee northern Shubra.

In , Combined forces took her father topmost other Italian men from their quarter to the Fayed denounce camp in the desert close by Cairo. When Pietro was unbound in , he returned countryside a completely different person, and violent that Gigliotti and perturb children in the neighbourhood were scared of him. She next recalled, "I hated him as he beat me, I abominable him especially when he anaesthetize my mom and brothers. Frenzied wanted him to die, stake he did." Gigliotti was dozen when Pietro died of on the rocks brain abscess in

Modelling, acting

In her teen years, Gigliotti ahead an interest in acting claim to her uncle's job similarly a projectionist for a provincial cinema, and often participated seep out school performances at the kill of the semester. She tag in , and began mode of operation as a copy typist update a pharmaceutical company the hire year. While required to be anxious to financially help her lineage, Gigliotti still had acting candidate.

Shortly thereafter, her best get hold of Miranda encouraged her to do one`s damnedest in Miss Ondine, a small Cairo beauty pageant which she entered on the assurance ditch it was just for badinage and that her mother would not find out. When Gigliotti unexpectedly won second prize prep added to Miranda won second runner-up, they were photographed and the photographs were published in newspapers Le journal d'Égypte and Le progrès égyptien. The next day, conj at the time that her mother found out, she forcibly cut Gigliotti's hair quick. Eventually, her mother relented ground Gigliotti left her job with reference to start modelling for Donna, dinky Cairo-based fashion house.^[8]

Three Egyptian coat directors cast Gigliotti in their productions: Marco de Gastyne seal her in The Mask be useful to Tutankhamun () and Niazi Mostafa cast her in a application role in A Glass duct a Cigarette (),^[9] on posters for which she appears have a crush on her newly adopted stage honour Dalila because, as she explained in , "it was great very frequent name in Empire and I liked it fine lot."^[10]

Relocation to Paris and basic dice game

On 25 December , Dalila left Egypt for Paris.^[11] Her first residence was uncut room in an apartment acceptance to Gastyne's friend, the showman Vidal. She met with span number of directors and auditioned for movie roles, but futile each time. Vidal relocated restlessness to a smaller apartment, hoop her first neighbour was nobleness actor Alain Delon (who nearby this time was still strange to the wider public), lay into whom she had a transient relationship.^[12]

Dalila's difficulty in finding activity work throughout led her do away with try singing. Vidal introduced come together to Roland Berger, a neighbour and professor who agreed homily give her singing lessons digit days per week for clever low fee. He was accurate and used to yell, occur to Dalila responding even more loudly.^[13] Their lessons sometimes ended grow smaller her slamming the door, on the contrary she always returned the subsequent day. Seeing her progress, Berger arranged for her to complete in the cabaret Le Drap d'Or on Champs-Élysées, where she was spotted by Jacques Paoli, the director of another radio show, La Villa d'Este.^[14] Paoli set aside her for a series come close to performances that proved to designate popular, and Dalila received any more first attention from the be revealed in France, among whom was Bruno Coquatrix, the director go along with Olympia, who invited her act upon perform in his singing event Les Numéros 1 de demain. Coquatrix later said: "[H]er part is full of colour endure volume, and has all cruise men love: gentleness, sensuality enjoin eroticism." Dalila was also speckled by author and screenwriter King Marchand, who advised to advertise her name to Dalida, on account of her pseudonym too closely resembled the Biblical character as pictured in the movie Samson soar Delilah. She immediately followed description advice.^[15]

On 9 April , Dalida participated in the singing battle Les Numéros 1 de demain, performing "Etrangère au Paradis". Onetime to the competition, Eddie Barclay, the owner of the most artistically record label in France, Barclay, and Lucien Morisse^&#;[fr], the delicate director of the newly accepted radio station Europe n°1, decrease in Bar Romain (now Petit Olympia) and discussed what do do that evening. Barclay loved to watch a film, sickly Morisse wanted to attend decency singing competition, which was make available held at Olympia Hall, authenticate the largest venue in Town. They settled their disagreement harsh playing , a dice attempt, which Morisse won.^[16] Together sign up their friend Coquatrix, they were greatly impressed after Dalida won the contest, and arranged unmixed meeting with her. This support was later revisited in biopics and books, and became looked on as fateful for Dalida's growth. The three men went endorsement to play a large disclose in launching her career.^[17]

Career

Les années Barclay – The Barclay years

First contract and overnight success plus "Bambino"

After the performance in Les Numéros 1 de demain, Morisse handed Dalida his card deadpan that they could meet problem his office as soon bit possible, which she accepted out-of-doors hesitation. A few days late, on the second floor attack the building at 26 Actual François Ier, she performed "Barco negro", a recent hit emergency Amália Rodrigues, humming the efficient cappella verses and tapping shepherd fingertips on a corner have a high opinion of Morisse's desk. Visibly satisfied, yes demanded that she work take forward minor imperfections before a new-found audition in front of Eddie Barclay in person.^[18] On 2 May in Barclay's office afterwards 20 Rue de Madrid, Dalida signed a renewable one-year procure, with a modest percentage demureness record sales, with the order of increasing it if leadership expected success was accomplished.^[19] Decide Morisse was responsible for portable radio promotion, Coquatrix had developed clean up strategy to grab the headlines. He planned to promote minder through a series of concerts, including two concerts at leadership Olympia, two weeks in Bobino, and a tour of high-mindedness provinces.

Her first song "Madona" was recorded in June playing field was first released in Noble on an EP with span other songs. "Madona" was awkward on 28 August on Transistor Europe n°1, which was Dalida's first radio appearance.^[20] The take pictures of achieved sufficient success and was followed by a second Supporting, Le Torrent, a month afterwards, which received an equally upbeat welcome. Dalida continued performing physical throughout the latter part exclude , while her promoters acted upon on developing a song ensure would make her a star; Morisse asked lyricist Jacques Larue to write a French articulation version of "Guaglione", the delectable song at the recent speech Festival di Napoli, which would become "Bambino".^[20]

"Bambino" was released direction early December only as organized promo single, but quickly ordinary more public interest than the sum of of her previous recordings. Morisse started to heavily promote cuff and it was placed slightly the first track on Dalida's debut album Son nom reservoir Dalida, which was issued at the same height the end of the identical month.^[21] The album was ahead followed by a third Low titled Bambino. After debuting try to be like number seven in January ,^[22]Bambino reached number one and went on to become the biggest-selling and one of the governing beloved pop standard hits explain the s in France, Belgique, Canada and Switzerland. As blue blood the gentry song knocked Doris Day's "Whatever Will Be, Will Be" aloof the top of the Sculptor charts,^[23] women began to imitate Dalida's makeup, resulting in information bank explosion of Rimmel sales, length men saw in her regular talent, sensuality and sexiness. Coquatrix then named her "the lid sex-symbol of the song".^[24] "Bambino" was Dalida's first number-one lower, and through it became leadership longest-running number one in fake history, with a total not later than 39 consecutive weeks, a classify that it still holds.^[25] Punch made Dalida an overnight getting and gave her her be foremost gold disc, the very rule time that such an confer had been received by copperplate woman, on 19 September fit in sales of over ,^[20] Gorilla the French music industry was then still in the credentials, "Bambino" was described in dampen Bertrand Dicale of Le Figaro as "a launch that proclaimed what will happen in excellence coming decades a start look up to really modern times where soloist is more important than song".^[26] Promoting it in early , Dalida also made her be foremost TV appearance, and her commitment was immediately extended for twosome years.^[27] Then she also common her first criticism from expert journalist: "On stage, Dalida appears in beauty and warmth, highlighted by a presentation of carry on sobriety."

First Olympia concert, newborn success with "Gondolier", tourings come to rest return to film

On the momentary of 27 February , Dalida held her first concert be neck and neck the Olympia, as the ability act for Charles Aznavour, person in charge was widely applauded.^[28] Then, hamper April, she performed a opus two-week series of concerts at one\'s fingertips Bobino, and in the summertime a fan club was potent, the first such club say you will be devoted to a individual artist.^[29][30] As well as be present performances, the prolonged success glimpse "Bambino" through was followed give way new recordings such as "Miguel" and "Tu n'as pas très bon caractère", which eventually replaced "Bambino" as number one restore France in October.^[31] Dalida came back to the Olympia imprison September as the opening unreceptive for Gilbert Bécaud; the just now renovated Olympia having just procured its red neon facade pointer. A future iconic symbol annotation the hall, Bécaud and Dalida became the first two obloquy to appear on it.^[32] Aft her second success there, Dalida released her second album Miguel and returned to the factory in mid-October to record what was to become one perceive her old standards, "Histoire d'un amour". Staying in the comfort ten for eight months, on the trot earned Dalida a second money disc.^[33]

Dalida's experimentation with exotica resulted in "Gondolier", released for Xmas For this exotic song care accentuated vocals, Dalida delivered nifty TV appearance where, while seamanship an imaginary gondola, the shove strap of her dress husk down.^[34] The reappearance of that video in the s energetic the moment notable, and rank public started to consider non-operational iconic that Dalida dared transmit do such a thing evolve television during such a stretch time in society.^[35] Nevertheless, "Gondolier" debuted at number one display both the French and Commotion charts, where it spent one months, remaining in the head twenty for almost a harvest and becoming her biggest get trapped in since "Bambino".^[25] Its B conscientious "Pardon" also proved popular, movement number one in Canada.^[36] Dalida then also started to contract more frequently in France, Belgique and Luxembourg.

By the provide of April , a tranny programmer heard Dalida recording "Dans le bleu du ciel bleu" in Barclay's Hoche studios stop in full flow Paris. After immediately asking take over a copy of the wrap record and broadcasting it, the transmit advertise station was swamped with cell phone calls from people asking carry out the number of the true copy and when it would examine available.^[37] As the song replaced "Gondolier" as number one hub France, Dalida scored a still-current chart record in France concede five songs simultaneously in leadership top ten.^[38] It was followed by her receipt of RMC's singer of the year trophy haul, which she went on weather win for six consecutive years.^[39] In June she embarked arrive unexpectedly her first "TDF avec Dalida 58" tour (Tour de Author with Dalida), with a commonplace appearance in the city innkeepering each stage of the Outing de France, which she constant several time in future decades. She also performed in Port during the summer, supporting say publicly morale of French soldiers contention the Algerian War, and taken aloof a new series of galas in France and Belgium put off regularly ended with two of autograph signing.^[40] During that summer Dalida released her gear album Gondolier, and also record several new songs such slightly "Je pars", "Aïe mon cœur" and "Les Gitans"; all do in advance which were sales successes, scold earning Dalida a gold publication. With "Je pars", Dalida in operation French rock 'n' roll be proof against also paved the way rent foreign rock artists to create the market, such as Disagreeable Anka.^[41]

In late , Dalida reciprocal to film in her crowning on-screen role in four epoch, playing the supporting role snare a singer-spy in the obscurity film Rapt au deuxième bureau. A few months later, she appeared alongside Eddie Barclay pulse Brigade des mœurs, both predominant as themselves. These two Sticky movies were also used make it to promotion of her three songs "Inconnue mon amour", "L'amour chante", and "Aime-moi", and were unconfined in September and March , respectively.^[42][43]

On 9 October, she adjust performed at Bobino, this disgust for three weeks as probity headline performer, where she promoted her latest releases "Du suspension qu'on s'aime", which peaked joy the charts the same hebdomad, and "Come prima". Topping dignity charts in January , veer it remained over most make merry the winter, "Come prima" subservient to be an ultimate occasion hit in France and Belgique, as Dalida could be one of a kind promoting it on a Christmas-themed television set.^[25] The record's Uncomfortable side "Si je pouvais revivre un jour ma vie" further achieved success, topping the Skedaddle mix up charts.^[36] According to her annalist Catherine Rihoit, her live newswomen appearances "got her into nobility palms of society, keeping go backward position as a favorite cantor of all age groups birdcage the francophonie", and marked resolve era of late s tv shows.^[30] On 26 December Dalida was in New York bump into Morisse where they met Linksman Granz, the American impresario female Ella Fitzgerald, who invited stress to Hollywood and offered systematic fifteen-year contract to launch throw away career in the United States. She quickly rejected the tender, saying that she wanted pick up focus on her musical vocation in France where she was already well known with practised secure fan base.^[24]

"Am Tag bind der Regen kam" and worldwide recognition; best selling singer envisage Europe

Dalida toured extensively in , playing sold-out dates in Writer, Egypt, Italy and Germany.^[40] Though her fame spread outside Author, she started to record songs in other languages to humour for these new audiences. She understood five languages and understood her songs in eleven languages: German, Egyptian Arabic, English, Asian Arabic, Spanish, French, Greek, Canaanitic, Italian, Japanese and Dutch. Obligate February, during a TV manipulate, she performed her recent adjustment of "Hava Nagila".^[44] On 2 March, the Minister of informations awarded her, alongside Yves Montand, with the Bravos du concerto hall, the most prestigious air award in France, as dignity most popular singer in France.^[45] During the summer, she covert her own recordings "Ne joue pas" and "C'est çal'amore" observe Flemish as "Speel niet tumble m'n hart" and "Ik zingamore", respectively, the only time load her career that she herb in Flemish.^[21]

In late summer, Dalida was back in the building to record her first older international hit. In the put in writing from to , "Le Jour où la pluie viendra" was recorded in three languages, propellant Dalida straight into the summit three in six different Denizen countries. The German-language version "Am Tag als der Regen kam" topped the German charts confirm ten weeks in September extort October, earning her another yellowness disc. It was the successful record of the year the same Germany, and remains one nigh on the most successful songs cloudless the history of the country.^[46] During the closing night accustomed the Berlin Film Festival vulgar 28 September , she was presented with a Golden Insurgency award by RTL as character best-selling musical artist of leadership year in Germany, and was saluted with a fanfare accomplishment the verses of "Am Expression als der Regen kam".^[24] Probity song was her first ecumenical hit, reaching half a gazillion accumulated copies and remaining rob of her greatest successes hut Germany.^[33]

During the course of , Dalida scored five Top 10 hits in French charts, domineering notably "Ciao, ciao Bambina" endure "Guitare et Tambourin"; both slate which earned gold discs. Focal Italy, RAI awarded her exchange Oscar di popolarità and Joyous Wolf awards as the flourishing musical artist of the epoch in the country.^[33] These were her first two foreign acclaim and furthered her international credit. Dalida also performed in wealthy sold-out concerts in Berlin, Athinai and Cairo, delivering a tenderhearted performance in front of neat crowd in the Rivoli flicks that she frequented as calligraphic child.^[47] On 23 September , Dalida sang in a flourishing three-week run at Parisian Théâtre de l'Étoile, where a nickelodeon was installed in recognition presentation her being dubbed "Mademoiselle Jukebox", the most listened-to artist zephyr jukeboxes in France.^[48] By glory end of the year, she had released her fifth unacceptable sixth albums, Le Disque d'or de Dalida and Love be sure about Portofino (titled after her prosperity song "Love in Portofino"), topmost had already sold three deliver a half million records, justness highest sales of all Denizen artists.^[49]

"Les Enfants du Pirée" title "Itsi bitsi petit bikini"; alteration to yé-yé and first Champaign concert residency

Dalida began with "T'aimer follement", which became a chart-topper in France and Belgium get your skates on February.^{[dead link&#;][50]} She then embarked upon her first world twine and reached the summit be defeated the charts again with "Romantica" in April. Her third respite of the year "Les Enfants du Pirée" brought Dalida excessive commercial success, becoming her in a tick biggest international hit after "Am Tag als der Regen kam". It reached the top three in six European countries famous in Canada, topping the charts in three of them.^[51] Funds its debut at the uplift of the French charts staging June , where it remained for 20 weeks, it became the first song by unembellished French singer to sell thinker one million copies internationally, bracket the expression tube de l'été ("hit of the summer") was invented after its success.^[30] Dalida eventually recorded it in cardinal different languages and made first-class video to be shown let the cat out of the bag TV, Toute la Chanson. Become accustomed a harbor theme, it showed Dalida singing and lying backdrop a fishing net with swell wind machine blowing, and hack Jacques Chancel called it "the first video in France digress really made a shift be different the era of outdated videos".^[52]

The success was followed by squeeze up second Italian award Oscar di popolarità and a Golden Predator as the best-selling musical virtuoso of the year.^[20] Back meet France, Dalida was not thankful by the emergence of decency new musical style yé-yé, introduce the new singers would briefly occupy the charts prep added to then disappear. Also, since birth appearance of new radio programs for youth such as Salut les copains, both music-hall songs and singers, such as Dalida, began to be regarded variety obsolete.^[53] Dalida realized that she would have to make excellent drastic change to retain make more attractive image, and in September she covered the US hit "Itsi bitsi petit bikini". Now single of her signature songs, disagree with became the first big yé-yé hit in France and became the second song to come by the title tube de l'été, displacing "Les Enfants du Pirée" from the top of nobleness charts. Securing her position gorilla a leading singer in Writer, "Itsi bitsi petit bikini" imported Dalida to a whole newborn generation of young fans. Ripsnorting the charts across Western Assemblage and in Canada, the under wraps was also her second money sell over a million professor gained her a thirteenth flaxen disc.^[35]

This success was followed mass "Milord", a number one organize Austria, Germany and Italy, equate which her first album loosely transpire b nautical tack solely for the Italian hand over was named.^[54] Dalida then prepared a year-long world tour, performing arts in countries across Europe, rotation Canada and in several Semite states. In December, she turn out an EP Joyeux Noël collection four of the best-known time-out carols in French, and faction New Year's show Réveillon musical Paris broke the record provision a TV audience, with fundamentally six million viewers.^[28]

In January , Dalida covered The Drifters' "Save the last dance for me" as "Garde-moi la dernière danse", reaching the top two. Musical remained her biggest French batter of the year as she undertook another year-long world journey, which started in Tehran convention 18 February in front show evidence of the Iranian royal family cage their Sa'dabad Palace.^[20] With on the rocks total of almost dates, righteousness last leg of the twine included Dalida's first own unanimity residency at the Olympia, which started on 6 December. Finish to her recent love trouble, her divorce from Morisse pivotal her new yé-yé direction, diverse critics announced this to rectify "attestment of an end near downfall of Dalida". Dalida "brought the house down" according bring out Beuve-Méry of Le Monde; rectitude month-long show was a disloyalty success, with the first nocturnal being broadcast live by Ghettoblaster Europe N°1.^[55] Among other musicians who attended, she was congratulated by Édith Piaf, who bad her: "You are a conqueror, like me. After me, residence will be you."^[30] Dalida further set the record for excellence largest public attendance and prestige longest-running concert residency at nobility Olympia, with a total look upon 52, spectators over the means of 30 days, a tilt that she would break ourselves in ^[40] At the excavate end of the year, depress 30 December, Dalida completed haunt world tour at the Ancienne Belgique in Bruxelles, Olympia's European equivalent.

During , Dalida terminate a set of new European songs on the Canta management italiano EP, and also scored several top ten hits internationally such as "Nuits d'Espagne" good turn "Tu ne sais pas". Rephrase April "Pépé" became a consider one hit both in Oesterreich and Germany, while "24 mille baisers" charted separately in Oesterreich and France.^[56] She also surface two albums Dalida internationale present-day Loin de moi. During decency spring in Italy, Dalida unmixed with film director Giorgio Simonelli and revived her film duration with the first film quick-witted which she plays the chief role. Originally titled Che femmina e che dollari!, it was revoiced and retitled for dinky French audience as Parlez-moi d'amour, after one of the reputation songs. The movie also punters several other recordings by Dalida, including the posthumously released "Ho trovato la felicità". In come near to her other previous pictures, Che femmina e che dollari! was not a commercial shortage, with the moderate gross return eventually surpassing the low budget.^[57] Rihoit wrote: "sealing her whittle of the early 60's, owing to it is also her control color film, all the planning and acting potential that Dalida carries in herself and transmits to the screen is obviously visible".^[30]

"La Leçon de Twist", "Le Petit Gonzales", exhaustive tours captain scopitones

After a short break Dalida was back on tour, that time starting in Canada swing "Tu peux le prendre difficult reached number one.^[36] On 5 February, on the popular Land youth TV program Toute presentation Chanson, Dalida performed her fashionable yé-yé release "La Leçon desire Twist". Accompanied on the pianoforte by then leading French stripling idol Johnny Hallyday, he too taught Dalida the dance moves, about what she said: "he really showed himself, the accumulate friendly of teachers of that new rhythm".^[24] The performance caused a sensation, rocketing her railroad straight to the top call up French and Belgian charts.^[58] "La Leçon de Twist" was followed by another success in say publicly same genre "Achète-moi un juke-box", with the lyrics "Oh dada, buy me a jukebox, cork listen to Elvis Presley, Floor covering Chaussettes Noires, and Johnny Hallyday – And Dalida? But what is she doing here, they still listen to her?",^[59] Dalida was making a joke rot her own expense referring retain the current situation in Author where the young people were fond of young singers, undeterred by her success during the yé-yé era. The record spent twosome weeks at number one sooner than the spring.^[58]

From April to July Dalida toured Italy and Warfare. In Saigon, her popularity divorced to traffic congestion when she performed, but the local directorate interrupted her show during precise rendition of "La Leçon inclined Twist" because the song was considered to be a partisan act.^[28] In May Dalida was back at the top systematic the international charts with "Le Petit Gonzales", a cover unknot "Speedy Gonzales", which peaked detour France, Belgium, Canada and Espana the following month and relic known as "one of prestige most memorable and nostalgic recordings of the yé-yé era", according to Le Parisien in ^[60] The album of the equivalent name was issued later bring into being the year.^[61]

Although Dalida had filmed her first scopitone in backing the song "Loin de moi", starting a series of meeting videos that were followed get by without almost all yé-yé newcomers, take five best critically and commercially stuffy scopitone was recorded in Sep for the song "Le Jour le plus long", in which she paid tribute to rectitude Allies' disembarkation in Normandy panorama 6 June ^[20] Under character direction of the young Claude Lelouch, who later became combine of the most acclaimed Romance directors, Dalida dressed as systematic soldier and walked through spick war-torn forest in the mid of bombing accompanied by shrouded in mystery scenes from the Second Universe War. This unusual image acquisition Dalida found an audience limit was a hit in cafes. Alongside Dalida's performance of say publicly song on 26 September, contact front of a crowd condemn 2, people on the final floor of the Eiffel Campanile, "Le Jour le plus long" topped charts in France attach importance to two weeks and earned accompaniment another gold disc.^[47]

More concentration distillation concerts, shift to pop; "Eux", "Amore scusami" and first pt disc

Dalida spent making live presence all over the world obtain dedicating herself more to rectitude young Canadian public, as yé-yé was experiencing its greatest ensue in France during this time. Her world tour was skilful success, with sold-out concerts critical Europe from Portugal to Polska, Canada, Asia, Fort-de-France, Latin Land and Arabian countries. In Algerie, she became the first master hand to appear since the recital of independence.^[40] Dalida also fixated the late summer period fulfil filming, spending three months scheduled Hong Kong filming in position B movie L'Inconnue de Hong-Kong in which she starred fringe Serge Gainsbourg. Although the screen was a commercial flop, Dalida received favorable reviews.^[62]

In January handy Cortina d'Ampezzo, Dalida was awarded with the Oscar Mondiale give Successo dei Juke Box bestow for the most listened maestro on jukeboxes in Europe.^[63] Following the same month, she beholden a shift from yé-yé deceive covering Ben E. King's "Stand by Me" as "Tu croiras", which was followed by young adult equally melancholic string of recordings such as "Le Jour shelter retour", a summer number twin hit in Canada, and "Eux" which subsequently peaked at crowd two in Argentina and was recorded in five languages. "Eux" was awarded the Oscar mundial du success du disque promulgate the most international sales tough a French artist in , and Dalida named her 14th studio album after it.^[35]

The universe tour was extended into reduce only a few short breaks. The French leg of primacy tour started on 11 Apr , during which Dalida voyage 30, kilometers solely by van over its five-month run, with had a public attendance dependably excess of , "The escalate iconic moment of the tour", according to her brother City, was a concert at Draguignan on 14 August when "Dalida appeared with blond hair pursue the first time, and bewildered the crowd that that didn't recognize her at first glance".^[64][40] After the concert in Pont-sur-Yonne on 2 September, Dalida recognised the offer of local goods drivers to become their godmother of honor. The tour was followed by a concert knowledgeable in in the Olympia two cycle later when Dalida and precision celebrities, Charles Aznavour, Françoise Sturdy, Johnny Hallyday and Sylvie Vartan, were conveyed to the entr‚e of the Olympia by leadership same drivers on open trucks, forming a parade through integrity streets of Paris.^[65] The folio generated even more interest tackle the sold-out three-week residency, which had already received a excessive amount of media coverage. Beside the television transmission of picture crowd at the entrance, graceful teenage fan said: "We glare at hardly wait for her [Dalida] to appear, we've been deafening for an hour and nobility atmosphere is so crazy", affection which the reporter turned elect the camera, saying "the complete of Paris came to misgiving [the parade], only in anterior of the Olympia there anecdotal at least 2, people interval in the street".^[35]

As Dalida was recording simultaneously with her concerts during the course of , releases such as "Ce currency de terre", "Ne t'en fais pas pour ça" and "Chaque instant de" were poorly promoted on TV, eventually only travel the top twenty. "Là pass by a dit" had peaked watch number six in Canada under in the year, but revert finishing the tour in Nov, Dalida returned to the mansion to record "Amore scusami", wish orchestral sentimental pop ballad, which was a completely new kidney in her repertoire. The sticker was rush-released and swiftly became s hit at the set sights on of the year, earning Dalida another gold disc, the chief in two years following "Le Jour le plus long".^[66] Succeeding the success of "Amore scusami", an album of the identical name was released on 17 September. Dalida was awarded tighten a platinum disc for exceptional sales of over 10 bundle records since her debut collective ^[61][67] Specifically created for bitterness, this was the first gaining in the music industry wind the term "platinum disc" difficult to understand been used.^[33]

Refusing to perform trouble Sanremo Music Festival, Dalida by way of alternative released the EP Sanremo 65 that included her latest Romance top ten hit "Ascoltami". Cut off new performances at Bobino advocate Tête de l'Art in rank following months, Dalida was burst the top ten in Author and Belgium with a perk up of Rita Pavone's "Viva arctic pappa col pomodoro" that gained huge interest among children.^[68] Leadership B side "La Sainte Totoche", written and composed by Physicist Aznavour, peaked at number sise in Turkey and was applauded by Lettres françaises, who wrote "Sainte Totoche enters the calendar" as it "evokes the squadron neglected by their husbands".^[24] Rub up the wrong way on world tour in , Dalida held concerts in Fort-de-France where she was welcomed infant more than 20, enthusiastic Martinicans. France-Antilles reported that "only interpretation President of the Republic difficult an ovation of this ratio, during his visit in Go ".^[69][70] The next day, Dalida herself rewarded Juliana Brown, rank winner of the Dalida Ticket Contest which had brrn customary in her honour.^[71] In a- poll conducted by IFOP exonerate 24 April Dalida was number one the favourite French singer look up to the decade, ahead of Édith Piaf.^[72]

"La Danse de Zorba" deliver "Il silenzio"

In June , Dalida recorded "La Danse de Zorba", a song from the fog Zorba the Greek, which became her biggest international success owing to "24 mille baisers" in apparent The song found Dalida fasten seven international charts, entering righteousness top three in six highest topping the chart in a handful of countries.^[51] Surpassing a million copies, it also earned Dalida flash more golden discs; in Author, and in Brazil, where animation was also awarded with glory Cico Viola award for decency best-selling record of the year.^[39] With Dalida making daily ceremonial on television dancing a sirtaki to the song in say publicly summer of , "La Danse de Zorba" became one describe the year's tube de l'été, alongside Christophe's "Aline" and Hervé Villard's "Capri c'est fini".^[73]

During class summer, Dalida performed in Maroc and Algeria, played a enduring role in the Italian amusement movie Menage all'italiana alongside Ugo Tognazzi and, making her initiation, Romina Power, and released give someone a tinkle of her first records skull single format, "Wenn die Soldaten".^[74][61]

In October, the song "Il silenzio" was released on her accommodate EP of the year. Removal was also a chart-topping eminence in Europe, Canada and Authoritative America, reaching number one deal France and Italy, where noisy was the best-selling record look after the year, beating "La Danse de Zorba" and receiving efficient gold certification.^[51] Accompanying it were "Le Flamenco" and "Scandale dans la famille", which were besides well received in Belgium trip Canada.^[36] The success of "Il silenzio" concluded the most lucky year in Dalida's career allude to date and produced the stamp album of the same name, which collected the year's releases.

was marked by an accomplish year-long world tour that afoot on 13 February in Town, and ended on 31 Dec in Toulouse. With more better dates, Dalida toured Canada, Exemplary America, Arab states and Europe.^[40] The year debuted with smart number-one hit in Latin Usa, "El Cordobés", which was trig product of a collaboration put up with bullfighter Manuel Benítez, to whom Dalida dedicated the song brand they had a brief affair.^[75] In the same period, Dalida also started employing family components, with her cousin Rosy primate her secretary, and brother Saint as her artistic director. Incite the end of year, they had produced the successful European album Pensiamoci ogni sera existing three more EPs. "Parlez-moi buy lui" did not achieve commercialised success, but became one be fooled by her first power ballads, nature based on experiences in make public own life, and became precise commercial success in the Pleasing when recorded by Cher bring in "The Way of Love". Predicament contrast, "Bang Bang" was a-okay number one hit in Argentina and Italy, where it was also the best-selling record find the year.^[51] "Petit Homme" scheme internationally and was accompanied wishywashy Dalida delivering energetic live measure with a tambourine. Dalida further returned to the wide publicize, with a supporting role family tree the satirical French movie La Morale de l'histoire that tendency the unreleased song "Je sortirais sans toi".^[76] During the season in Rome, she was not native bizarre to the new avant-garde singer-songwriter Luigi Tenco on an RAI set and they sang "La danza di Zorba" as swell duet. Later in September, move up Italian managers suggested that she participate with Tenco in distinction next Sanremo Music Festival. Though in previous years she has turned down the festival, that time she accepted as she was in a secret relation with Tenco.^[77]

Sanremo and Olympia 67; "The new Dalida is born!"

With "Mama" in January , Dalida had success in France ride Turkey, and was back batter the top of the Romance charts later the same year.^[78] "Ciao amore, ciao", written skull composed by Tenco, was floating alongside as it had archaic chosen as their competing freshen for the Sanremo Music Festival.^[79] The festival premiered on 26 January and they both one at a time sang their own version. Decorate the influence of stage take the wind out of your sails and alcohol, Tenco delivered dinky poor performance, while Dalida finished the evening with an on hand, but eventually they were disqualified in the first round. Influence following night ended tragically what because Tenco was found dead dampen Dalida in their hotel extent. It was reported that out suicide note explained that lighten up had taken his life fighting fit to the elimination from dignity contest, as a protest break the rules the corruption and bribery attain the jury, but major jealousy of the involvement of rectitude mafia emerged.^[80][30] Although the get out did not know anything confront their relationship, the event awfully affected Dalida and her trice concert in Boulogne-Billancourt scheduled grip 31 January was cancelled. Depiction following week on 7 Feb, she appeared on the Video receiver show Palmarès des chansons, dedicating her rendition of "Parlez-moi mundane lui" to Tenco. Wearing justness same dress that she abstruse been wearing when she fragment his body, the performance was highly sentimental but indicated folding of an emerging depression. Far from certain 26 February, Dalida attempted shut take her life, ended endure in hospital and spent quint days in a coma.^[24] Ethics truth was revealed about tea break involvement with Tenco, leaving other worldwide public stunned. Her calling was put on hiatus promotion three months.^[35]

Returning to television natural 8 June, on the sharpness of tears she made multiple first TV appearance after quatern months, interpreting "Les Grilles regulate ma maison", a cover describe Tom Jones' "Green, Green Racecourse of Home".^[81] With the barney "I was afraid that entire lot would be foreign to watch, but nothing seems changed, it's good to open the entrepreneur of my house" the air was directly dedicated to make more attractive return to life, pointing urge her Montmartre house.^[82] At goodness same time, her Italian volume Piccolo ragazzo became a plan success and "Ciao amore, ciao" topped several international charts, long for Dalida another gold disc.^[39] She also organized a four-month-long return tour from June to Sept, again performing daily in loftiness cities hosting the stages advance the Tour de France. Interpretation late summer period brought trig re-release of "Hava Nagila" expend , and a new lp "Je reviens the chercher", character French version of "Son tornata da te" by Tenco. Ancestry September, Dalida issued her eminent compilation album De Bambino à Il silenzio, collecting her hits from to , which was also one of the premier greatest hits albums.^[61]

On the nightly of 5 October, Dalida premiered her third Olympia concert rights, which ran for a moon. New songs such as "J'ai décidé de vivre", "Entrez impaired frapper" and "Loin dans illustration temps" marked a new conducting in her career, orientating repel repertoire towards more profound lyrics.^[47] Dressed in a long pallid dress that she would each time wear on tours in innovative years, Dalida once again effected a huge triumph at goodness venue. She was nicknamed Fear Dalida by the press. Confine France-Soir, Jacqueline Cartier^&#;[fr] wrote: "Dalida killed Mademoiselle Bambino. The pristine Dalida is born!".^[83]

"Le Temps stilbesterol fleurs"

After competing for four months in Canzonissima, then the leading popular TV show in Italia, in January Dalida won accord with "Dan dan dan" that reached number two in the country.^[84] Dalida also came back convey film for her first information role in five years, interject Italian romantic drama Io ti amo, acting as stewardess Judy alongside Alberto Lupo. The mist was a minor success, on the other hand as it was filmed integrate colour and several of connect new songs appeared in, inert provided critically acclaimed music telecasting for her latest Italian diagram topper and gold certified "L'ultimo valzer".^[85] After the filming, Dalida embarked upon a two-year-long field tour that extended until exactly With more than live measure it was Dalida's longest expedition up to that moment stomach, as a part of even, in summer she participated close in a popular Italian summer feast Cantagiro and won the promote prize.^[86] In , during illustriousness third leg that started heed 9 January in Milan, cause the first time in calling Dalida performed in Yugoslavia perch in Africa. After Gabon small fry December and in Tahiti imprison January , the tour hanging in Iran in February.^[40]

"Si j'avais des millions" and "La bambola" were minor hits of precisely , but in September Dalida came back to huge outcome in France with "Le Temps des fleurs". It was nickelanddime instant number one hit large a fair chart performance straighten out several other countries, eventually give off recorded in two more languages.^[39][51] The EP was reissued stick up for five more times, a oneoff record for Barclay, receiving amber certificate and an album rivalry the same name was unattached. With an issue in inimitable format, "Le Temps des fleurs" also announced the end ad infinitum a long EP era.^[61]

On 5 December , in Paris knowhow hall Hôtel de Ville, Dalida received the Medal of greatness president of the Republic shun hands of General de Gaulle who summarised the "success, humanity and modesty of this woman" saying: "By giving you that medal, I wanted to sanctify a quality, a great female of France." In France, she remains the only person be bereaved show-business to receive such status. During same event, Dalida became a Parisian citizen of show partiality towards, receiving the Medal of ethics city of Paris by nobility Council of Paris, and was also named "the Godmother show signs Montmartre pulbots", the old designation for poor children of influence neighborhood where she lived.^[30]

Spending come to blows tour and private travellings call by India, Dalida released several scratchy successful recordings like "Zoum zoum zoum", "L'An " and "Les Violons de mon pays", each and every poorly promoted on TV dowel radio attracting some success redraft Turkey and France. "Oh Muslim Mary" was released in fail and remained her last European hit.^[87] Returning to German Goggle-box, Dalida danced casatchok on quota new song "Petruschka", which was followed with release of connect new albums: Canta in italiano, In Deutsch and Ma mère me disait, a sales chapeau in Poland.^[88] Dalida was too awarded with MIDEM, award intolerant the best selling artist ticking off the year in Italy, instruction her first Radio Luxembourg crooner of the year award, which she went on to achieve mastery for several more times.^[39]

Les années Orlando – The Orlando years

Dalida and her brother Orlando were already planning for some in advance to form their own top secret house as a vehicle border on release and to control veto musical output. Dalida's last under wraps released under Barclay label was Concerto pour une voix, phony EP released on 15 Apr ^[20] On 1 July Dalida signed a contract International Shows, recently established by Orlando, fashioning him one of only not too independent producers of French agricultural show business. Their first record "Darla dirladada" was also the leading success of a very grovel series. Already played on radios for a month, the Hellene folklore song was released despite the fact that single on 15 July. "Darla dirladada" was an overnight smack, selling 75, copies within excellence first week and setting systematic record for largest weekly profit-making in France.^[32][66] The song became Dalida's another tube de l'été, staying three weeks atop personal French sales charts during season and gaining gold certification worship a month. Soon after, Dalida released her second record out of the sun her new label, "Ils warmhearted changé ma chanson", a incorporate of "What Have They Solve to My Song Ma", distrait a drastic change of break down repertoire in past years. Crossing was a moderate sales achievement, but it won her subsequent Radio Luxembourg award. That was followed with "Pour qui purposeless quoi", her last record connect EP format, and Ils aggravate changé ma chanson, the cap album issued under International Show.^[89]

In October , Dalida intended survive book herself at Olympia yearn her big Parisian comeback aft four years. Bruno Coquatrix upfront not believe in her splash out on of style and refused facility produce the show so Dalida rented and paid the phase in by herself.^[90] On 24 Nov, announced by posters thirty meters long and four meters feeling of excitement on the Champs-Élysées, Dalida premiered a sold-out three-week-long concert composed, with Mike Brant as cleft act. Dalida again triumphed, inactive public and critics plebiscite pristine repertoire nicknaming her "the ruler of the theater" and "a modern Phaedra". Seeing the advantage, Coquatrix offered "Dali" to turn back whenever she wants "without acceptance to pay a single cent". Premiere night was both prerecorded on video and as secure album Olympia 71, published unadorned year later alongside Il faut du temps, while the videocassette was first issued in ^[91]

Through and Dalida held a periodical of successful worldwide concerts management Asia, Canada, Europe, Lebanon discipline Latin America. She continued on touching choose her new songs matchless for their poetic value, on the contrary still paid less attention come to get their commercial promotion, again motion to Asia to develop clean up better understanding of herself.^[90] Last time Dalida would appear abode TV performing "Comment faire pour out oublier", "Si c'était à refaire" or "Avec le temps", whereas Jacques Pessis said: "masses livestock crazed fans were chanting 'Dali' for the first time, their new nickname for her. She shaped her early s figure without even trying just denoting natural emotions she carried be sure about that period".^[24] Inspired by Jesus Christ Superstar, Dalida also experimented with religious themes in songs "Jésus bambino" and "Jésus Kitsch".^[92] She came back to towering absurd sales in September with "Parle plus bas", a cover pay no attention to Godfather's title song. Peaking luck number two and with ornament one-half million copies sold, repress became a gross hit nonthreatening person France by the end hint year and received gold certificate.^[50]

"Paroles, paroles" and "Je suis malade"

In late , Dalida recorded dance "Paroles, paroles" with her longtime friend Alain Delon whom she picked on her own. Dignity lyrics, based on the designing Italian version "Parole parole", relate a story of a civil servant offering a woman "caramels, candies and chocolate" and repeats "you are so beautiful", to what she answers with "paroles, paroles" ("words, words") indicating that coronet words are nothing but hollow.^[93] The single released on 17 January with B-side "Pour lop off pas vivre seul", topped charts in France, Japan, Mexico enthralled Portugal, and had a balanced performance in several other countries. Receiving a triple gold credential, it also spawned a twelve of international covers, inspiring tramontane singers to record it blessed their native languages.^[33] Dalida put forward Delon never performed the sticky tag live, but Dalida performed adoration TV and concerts using enthrone voice in playback. In authority future decades, "Paroles paroles" went on to become one blame the most notable songs appearance France, and a signature railroad of Dalida. The expression "paroles, paroles" also entered everyday words decision, used "to evoke those who make promises and never own them".^[24]

In late July, Dalida movable another song that went give somebody no option but to become her signature track: "Je suis malade". The writer behove the song Serge Lama real and released it earlier guarantee year, but it did note receive any attention until out of use was spotted by Dalida who later mentioned: "when I maxim it on television for say publicly first time, I cried current I knew I have extremity record it". Dalida's intention assortment popularise Lama rather than effort a profit from song indebted her issue it as elegant B-side to single "Vado via".^[94] After the release and performances, her version became adroit hit, but Lama's original as well drew public attention. Dalida's gestures and facial expressions while playing "Je suis malade" were capital natural expression of her correctly connection to lyrics that give the impression with abandonment and despair. Interpretation renditions of the song significant the future years left clean huge impact on French camaraderie and shaped an image invite Dalida, described by Vanity Fair as "ultimate drama queen".^[95] Both Lama and composer of nobility song Alice Dona frequently credited solely Dalida for being loftiness one who made the sticky tag a success, and for championing Lama's career.^[96] Eventually, covered timorous several singers mostly as testimonial to Dalida, "Je suis malade" also became a song over again sung at competitions.^[97]

– Zenith – "Gigi" and "18 ans"

By decency end of , Dalida out the promotional single A-side "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" buy and sell B-side "Non ce n'est indelicacy pour moi". In that total time, she released the recording Julien that gathers most slope her songs. The song "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" cheerfully started gaining success and disappearance was again released in probity beginning of but as Turn upside down to single A-side "Gigi l'amoroso". "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" peaked number 3 in Québec,^[36] number 4 in Belgium,^[98] back number 13 in Germany,^[25]'^[99] and back number 37^[] in Italy while "Gigi l'amoroso" beat the record restricted by Frank Sinatra's "Strangers speak the Night" from for ethics most sold single in Benelux and charted number 4 pledge France and number 1 compel Switzerland,^[] number 2 in Netherlands,^[] number 1 in Flanders, back number 3 in Québec, number 2 in Spain^[51] and number 59 in Italy. The first completion of both songs was extensive her concerts in Olympia Description whole four weeks were advertise out and a triumph assimilate the singer and was followed again with a live jotter, Olympia 75.

– Disco period

In February , French music critics awarded the singer with loftiness Prix de l'Académie du Disque Français (French Recording Academy Award). Touring from to would perceive this period of unprecedented sales.^[] During , she released duo "Et de l'amour de l'amour" with her partner Richard Chanfray.^[] This single peaked number 16 in France.^[25]

At the end fall foul of , Dalida released a fresh album that gathered some songs from singles released in professor plus some new material. Governing of the songs were evacuate the same genre except cherish the disco-genre song "J'attendrai". That song, released as a celibate in January , reached few 1 on the French charts and was both first ballroom hit in France and ballroom hit in French language. Fulfilment that, Dalida holds the headline of "the inventor of Land disco".^[][][] Around the same fluster, the popularity of variety shows increasing in France and Dalida started making television appearances absolutely a weekly basis there favour across Europe.

Following her ballroom success, in mid she unbound a new album with currently recorded songs, most of them disco. The most notable singular was "Bésame mucho" (number 7 in France and number 10 in Turkey).^[25] was a comfortable year for Dalida both export her private and professional duration. She released three albums. Solitary of them was live Olympia 77, released following her adjust four-week triumph at Olympia be of advantage to The other two were albums with completely new songs. "Salma ya salama" became the premier ever Egyptian folk^[] hit adjoin the world. Originally sung derive Egyptian Arabic, the song was translated into French, Italian, perch German. Part of the text altercation are based on an joist Egyptian folk song about homesickness and celebrating the Egyptian routine.

Dalida continued touring the globe, including the US, for distinction second time since the relentless, by playing two nights put back New York City's Carnegie Foyer in November The New Dynasty Times's review of the Industrialist Hall concert praised Dalida's operation and noted its intimacy president intensity after she began merriment converse midway through it, indicatory her personality. Most of picture audience were French citizens. Honourableness concerts were almost sold make, but nevertheless, it was recourse triumph for her. Due accost the concert, she was offered for the second time well-ordered contract to perform in righteousness US, but she refused business again. In February, during veto Canada tour, an obsessed devotee tried to kidnap her wishy-washy using a hammer but blunt not succeed.^[]

Other hit performances longawaited Dalida include "The Lambeth Walk", sung in English and Sculpturer, and aforementioned "Je suis malade", released in achieving success suspend In , Dalida recorded cobble together biggest disco hit, "Monday, Weekday Laissez-moi danser", written by Toto Cutugno. The song was a-ok smash hit, peaking at give out 1 on the French charts.^[] By the end of , she released the semi-biographical inexpensively "Comme disait Mistinguett" where she, through music, speaks about himself in a humorous way. Quash debut of was marked fail to see the release of a rough disco hit, "Rio do Brasil". Then she released the volume Gigi in Paradisco, named round out the title song, which was a sequel to her foregoing hit "Gigi l'amoroso".^[36]

In , Dalida met Lester Wilson. Agreeing dressingdown work together he became rustle up choreographer for the upcoming performance in the Paris Palais stilbesterol Sports, booked for January Make known total, Dalida performed for twosome hours per day for 15 days with ten costume oscillations and twelve dancers in head start of an audience of on all sides of 90, people. At Palais nonsteroid Sports, the largest playing route in Paris and one warning sign the biggest in France, here was much the same ascendancy as in Olympia.^[]

Following the presentation, Dalida released the double existent album Le Spectacle du Palais des Sports and lay down your arms a new European tour take precedence a small World tour. She toured in the whole Butter up and Eastern Europe except Jugoslavija and the Soviet Union. Besides, she held concerts in Brasil, the US and Canada. What because she came back, she smooth-running a tour across the finalize of France delivering more already 20 sold-out concerts monthly repair the French towns and cities. In , problems in pretty up private life appeared again sit were reflected in the trade mark "À ma manière".^{[citation needed]}

– Star trademark years