Dalida

Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti ( ; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987¹), 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 " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", and " " featuring spoken word by film star Alain Delon. Initially an actress, she made her debut in the film A Glass and a Cigarette by Niazi Mustapha in 1955. A year later, having signed with the Barclay record company, Dalida achieved her first success as a singer with "Bambino". Following this, she became the top-selling recording artist in France between 1957 and 1961. Her music charted in many countries in Europe and Latin America. She collaborated with singers such as Julio Iglesias, Charles Aznavour, Johnny Mathis and Petula Clark. Although she made a few films during her career as a singer, she effectively reconnected with cinema with The Sixth Day, a film by Youssef Chahine released in 1986¹. In France, although the film was hailed by critics, it was a commercial failure. Dalida was deeply disturbed by the suicide of her partner Luigi Tenco in 1967. Despite this, she forged ahead with her career, forming the record label International Show with her brother Orlando, recording more music and performing at concerts and music competitions.…

Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti ( ; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), 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 " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", and " " featuring spoken word by film star Alain Delon. Initially an actress, she made her debut in the film A Glass and a Cigarette by Niazi Mustapha in 1955. A year later, having signed with the Barclay record company, Dalida achieved her first success as a singer with "Bambino". Following this, she became the top-selling recording artist in France between 1957 and 1961. Her music charted in many countries in Europe and Latin America. She collaborated with singers such as Julio Iglesias, Charles Aznavour, Johnny Mathis and Petula Clark. Although she made a few films during her career as a singer, she effectively reconnected with cinema with The Sixth Day, a film by Youssef Chahine released in 1986. In France, although the film was hailed by critics, it was a commercial failure. Dalida was deeply disturbed by the suicide of her partner Luigi Tenco in 1967. Despite this, she forged ahead with her career, forming the record label International Show with her brother Orlando, recording more music and performing at concerts and music competitions. After struggling with bouts of depression for many years, Dalida died by suicide from a drug overdose in 1987. ===Tributes=== of Dalida in In 1987, Dalida was honoured with a commemorative coin minted by the French mint, , issued in gold, bronze and silver, bearing her likeness. In 1996, the (Dalida Square) was established at Montmartre, Paris. In 1997, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of her death, a bronze bust of her by Alain Aslan was added to square. On 27 October 1998, a tribute was held in Cairo and the "Dalida Prize" was established and awarded in her honour. In 2001, the French government honoured her with a second stamp bearing her likeness which was released by , the French postal service, as part of the ("Song Artists") series. During the eleven months the stamp was available, 10,157,601 copies were sold. In 2007, 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 previously unreleased photographs. During its four months, the exposition was visited by 300,000 people. In 2017, the second exposition dedicated to her, Dalida Expo, was held in Palais Galliera to commemorate the 30th anniversary of her death. During its three months, the exposition was visited by nearly 80,000 people. In 2019, she was featured as a Google Doodle on what would have been her 86th birthday. ===Depictions=== Several theatrical productions have been made about Dalida's life. In 1999, the play , written and directed by Maurizio Valtieri, was performed in Rome. , directed by René Simard and under the authorization of Orlando Productions, was performed from October 2003 to June 2006, in Quebec, Canada, and was shown in Beirut, Lebanon in May 2004. In 2002, the first TV show for marking the 15th anniversary of her death (Dalida, 15 years already). In 2005, the first biopic of Dalida, two-part telefilm Dalida, was broadcast on France 2, attracted an average of 6.3 million viewers. In 2005, the play , written by Joseph Agostini and Caroline Sourrisseau, was performed at the Ateliers Theatre in Montmartre. In 2012, the TV show (Dalida, 25 years already) marked the 25th anniversary of her death. In 2017, the film Dalida, directed by Lisa Azuelos and assisted by Orlando Productions, featured Sveva Alviti as Dalida. The film achieved moderate success. Its premiere was at Olympia Music Hall. ===Honours and decorations=== Commander of the of the French Republic. 1962: Honorary citizen of Calabria. 1968: Godmother of Montmartre street urchins. 1980: Honorary citizen of Graulhet. ==References==

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