Dalida children

Who is dalida husband
Dalida height
Dalida death cause

•

"Dalida" was a pseudonym of Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (1933-1987), also known as يولاندا كريستينا جيجليوتي and, following French naturalisation, Yolanda Gigliotti, was a singer of Italian origin, who made her career in France. She received fifty-five gold records, and was the first female singer to get a diamond disc.

Born on the 17th January 1933 in Shoubra, Cairo, Egypt, she was the child of an opera violinist, and was given singing lessons at an early age. She developed into a beautiful young lady and, in 1954, she won the Miss Egypt beauty contest and immediately left for Paris, France, to pursue a career in motion pictures.

Despite her looks, her first films were less than successful, but she began performing in music halls and cabarets, singing in French, Italian, Arabic in which she was fluent, and other languages. Using the stage name Dalida she recorded songs; her second single titled "Bambino" brought instant fame. In 1957, she appeared at the Paris Olympia as the opening act for Charles Aznavour and later the same year for Gilbert Bécaud. She woul

•

Egypt’s sweetheart Dalida: A unique talent born from a rare cultural mix

PARIS: In May 1987, the Cairo-born French-Italian singer Dalida — one of non-English-language-music’s biggest-ever stars — took her own life. Her 54 years had been filled with both great success and great tragedy. Three of her partners had previously committed suicide, and Dalida had attempted to take her own life in 1967 after the suicide of her lover, the Italian singer and actor Luigi Tenco.

Despite the trauma of her personal life, though, her career was a story of almost-unbroken achievement. She packed out venues across the world, her songs (sung in nine languages) sold in huge numbers, and she was even a hit on the silver screen in films including legendary Egyptian director Youssef Chahine’s 1986 release “The Sixth Day.”

In France, where she lived most of her adult life, she was an undisputed superstar — a poll in 1988 published in Le Monde ranked Dalida second, after General de Gaulle, among personalities who had the greatest impact on French society. She continues to influence pop-cultur

•

Looking back at the troubled life of legendary Egyptian-born crossover star Dalida

She was one of the Arab world’s first crossover stars – but Dalida’s success came at a heavy price, with more than its share of despair. Tragedy followed the Egyptian-born Italian-French singer, culminating in her suicide on May 3, 1987.

“Forgive me, life has become unbearable for me,” was her final message, scrawled in French.

A multifaceted talent, Dalida recorded songs in seven language, including Arabic, French, Italian and English, which are still covered by modern stars and remixed.

"She is unique, a pioneer in multicultural productions," says Yasser Al Gergawi, director of cultural events in the Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development. "I personally love all her songs. Whatever language she sang in, she still had that Arabic identity and Arabic style of singing." As the 30th anniversary of her death approaches, a biopic, titled Dalida, arrives in UAE cinemas on Thursday (February 9).

Written, directed and co-produced by Lisa Azuelos – who consulted Dalida’s brother, Orlando, duri