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20 unusual facts about Dalida


Génération 78

Génération 78 is a Dalida EP, recorded in duet with, as special guest, Bruno Guillain, was recorded in 1978 and was a huge radio/club disco hit.

Gigi in Paradisco

Gigi in Paradisco is a bilingual French and English-language album released in 1980 by French singer Dalida.

Il faut du temps

Il faut du temps is an album by the singer Dalida.

Les p'tits mots

Dalida chose from this album the songs "Le restaurant italien" and "Les p'tits mots" to record in German and release them as singles in Germany.

After Dalida's death, the song "Mourir sur scène" took a huge meaning and became one of her most legendary songs.

Dalida promoted this release through various German TV appearances in prime time shows most notably the Roberto Blanco Show.

'Les p'tits mots' is a French language album released by Dalida in 1983.

Dalida recorded the song in French, English, Spanish and Italian, whilst Shirley Bassey included the English version of the song in her repertoire and performed it during her live concerts in the early nineties.

Mondialement vôtre

Mondialement vôtre is a multi-language album released by Dalida in 1982.

Am tag als de regen kam is the biggest hit of Dalida in Germany back in 1959 and since then the song became a classical Oldies song.

Dalida sang "Confidences sur la fréquence" with a little boy called "Antoine" who was a Radio presenter at the time.

Dalida recorded 2 new versions of the song, a disco dance version and a new ballad version.

Olympia 1959

Olympia 1959 is a live album recorded at the Olympia in 1959 by Dalida.

Olympia 67

This album of Dalida was the first after her suicidal attempt and her 1967's comeback performance at the Olympia.

Sempre più

Sempre più is an album by Dalida.

Serrastretta

There is also a museum devoted to the famous singer Dalida, whose parents originally came from Serrastretta.

Sings in Italian for You

Sings in Italian for You is an album by the singer Dalida.

Spécial Dalida

Spécial Dalida is a French studio album released by Dalida at the start of 1982.

Une vie

This Dalida album, following with her adult contemporary style of the last album, contains hits like the Italian "Mamy blue", the melancholic classic "Avec le temps" and the love song "Les choses de l'amour".

Youssef Chahine

In one of his films The Sixth Day اليوم السادس, an adaptation of a novel written in French by Lebanese writer André Chedid, the famous Egyptian singer Dalida was the protagonist in the role of a poor Egyptian woman.


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Ernst Bader

Actors who have performed songs written or produced by Ernst Bader include Marlene Dietrich, Edith Piaf, Dalida, Nana Mouskouri, and Freddy Quinn.

Gigi in Paradisco

Learning dance routines for over three months with John Travolta's Saturday Night Fever choreographer Lester Wilson, Dalida (aged 47 at the time) reinvented herself through this show and once more attracted a new generation of fans whilst keeping her loyal older followers happy.

Jean Kluger

He wrote widely for the French, Flemish and German pop music markets, including songs for Bobbejaan Schoepen, Dalida, Will Tura, Ringo and Petula Clark.

Le visage de l'amour

The name "Le visage de l'amour" is usually used by Dalida to describe her public and her fans, it was picked up by the big French artist Charles Trenet who decided to write a song for Dalida bearing this name.

Les p'tits mots

Dalida only released the following double sided singles of this album Les p'tits mots / Mourir sur scène before releasing an updated version of the album that included two new recordings, namely "Femme", a cover of a Charlie Chaplin movie theme called "Smile", and the song "Ton prénom dans mon coeur", a cover of the love theme from "Jeux Interdits", which had previously been sung with other lyrics by French singer Mireille Mathieu.

Loris Azzaro

Over the course of his long career he dressed numerous celebrities including Dalida, Sophia Loren, Raquel Welch, Marisa Berenson, Claudia Cardinale, Isabelle Adjani, Kate Winslet and Nicole Kidman.

Petit Papa Noël

Other versions only available on an album including those by Dalida (1960), Paul Mauriat (1967), Michèle Torr (1977), Nana Mouskouri (1972), Boney M. (1981), Claudia Jung (1996), Daniela Simmons (2006), Nicole (1994), Mireille Mathieu and Josh Groban (2007), and Mary J. Blige (2013).

Sébastien El Chato

He had his first studio recording in Spain appearing with Manolo Escobar and at age 8 was introduced by Dalida to the French public.

Une petite française

The song was composed by Olivier Toussaint and Paul de Senneville, a very successful team whose compositions were recorded by major French singers such as Michel Polnareff, Christophe, Dalida, Petula Clark, Claude François and Mireille Mathieu all through the 60s and 70s.