Dalida

Dalida

Birthday: 1933-01-17

Deathday: 1987-05-03

Place of birth: Cairo, Egypt

Also known as: Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, Dalida, داليدا

imdb_id: nm0197931

Biography:

Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida, was an Italian naturalized French singer and actress. Leading an international career, Dalida has sold over 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", and "Paroles, paroles" 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 killed herself by drug overdose on 3 May 1987. Dalida was born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti in Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt, on 17 January 1933. Her father Pietro Gigliotti (1904–1945) and mother Filomena Giuseppina (née d'Alba; 1904–1971) were both born in Serrastretta, Calabria, Italy, and were then taken by their emigrant parents to Egypt. Pietro studied music at school and played the violin in taverns; Giuseppina was a seamstress and homemaker. By birth, Dalida automatically gained Italian nationality through jus sanguinis of both Italian parents. It has been suggested that Dalida had Jewish roots, with her family's hometown of Serrastretta having been founded by Spanish Jews and her grandfather Enrico reportedly being of Algerian Jewish ancestry. The year they were married, the Gigliottis settled in the Shubra district of Cairo, where, between the births of Iolanda's older brother Orlando (1930–1992) and younger brother Bruno (1936), the Gigliotti family became well established in the community. In addition to earnings from Giuseppina's work, their social status benefited when Pietro became primo violino at Cairo's Khedivial Opera House, and the family bought a two-storey house. ... Source: Article "Dalida" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Played in movies:

Dalida pour toujours

Score: 10.0

Mosaïque

Score: 9.0

Dalida & Orlando: Brother and Sister Forever

Score: 9.0

Dalida Forever!: The Greatest Hits Over 40 Years

Score: 8.0

The Flirtation of Girls

Score: 7.3

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

Score: 7.2

A Little Something Extra

Score: 7.1

L'Âge d'or de la pub

Score: 6.5

A Glass and a Cigarette

Score: 6.0

Dalida - Une vie

Score: 6.0

El-Zolm Haraam

Score: 6.0

Menage Italian Style

Score: 6.0

The Sixth Day

Score: 5.0

I Love You

Score: 4.0

Operation Abduction

Score: 4.0

Che femmina!! E... che dollari!

Score: 2.0

L'inconnue de Hong Kong

Score: 1.0

Pity My Tears

Score: 0.0

Dalida - Pour Toujours

Score: 0.0

Dalida, 1980

Score: 0.0

Dalida, les meilleures chansons

Score: 0.0

Teuf-teuf

Score: 0.0

American Secret Service

Score: 0.0

Le masque de Toutankhamon

Score: 0.0

Vice Squad

Score: 0.0

Dalida : Passionnément

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Midi Première

Score: 10.0

À bout portant

Score: 8.0

Fan School

Score: 7.2

Drei mal neun

Score: 7.0

Einer wird gewinnen

Score: 7.0

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

Score: 6.6

What Am I?

Score: 6.5

Champs-Elysées

Score: 6.3

Champs-Elysées

Score: 6.3

Midi trente

Score: 6.0

Samedi soir

Score: 6.0

Die Drehscheibe

Score: 6.0

Numéro un

Score: 6.0

Numéro un

Score: 6.0

Numéro un

Score: 6.0

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Score: 6.0

30 millions d'amis

Score: 5.8

Sacrée Soirée

Score: 5.1

La Chance aux chansons

Score: 4.0

Ein Kessel Buntes

Score: 1.8

Ein Kessel Buntes

Score: 1.8

Discorama

Score: 0.0

Melodien für Millionen

Score: 0.0

Système 2

Score: 0.0

Vergißmeinnicht

Score: 0.0

Auf los geht's los

Score: 0.0

Cadet Rousselle

Score: 0.0

Musik aus Studio B

Score: 0.0

Musikladen

Score: 0.0

Archives secrètes

Score: 0.0

Lieben Sie Show ?

Score: 0.0