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Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), best known as Dalida, was an Italian Egyptian singer and actress who performed and recorded in more than 10 languages, including Arabic, Italian, Greek, German, French, English, Japanese, Hebrew, Dutch and Spanish. In 1961 she acquired French citizenship upon marriage, while maintaining her original Italian one.
Dalida ranks among the six most popular singers in the world. Her sales figures today would amount to more than 170 million albums worldwide. Twice honored with "The World Oscar of success of the disc", she is the only European singer to have won this Oscar at least once. Her 30-year career commenced in 1956 and ended with her last album in 1986, a few months before her death. Her death led to an iconic image as a tragic diva and renowned singer. She received 70 gold records and was the first singer to receive a diamond disc.
Yolanda Cristina Gigliotti was born in Cairo, Egypt. Her family was from Serrastretta, Calabria, Italy, but lived in Egypt, where Dalida's father, Pietro Gigliotti, was first violinist (primo violino) at the Cairo Opera House.
She was the middle child between two brothers, Orlando and Bruno (who would later in Dalida's career change his name to Orlando like his brother and become her manager). Dalida's early life was spent in the district of Shoubra, where she attended the Scuola Tecnica Commerciale Maria Ausiliatrice, an Italian Catholic school.
In 1950, Dalida participated in the Miss Ondine beauty pageant and won the title, and shortly after began working as a model for Donna, a Cairo-based fashion house. In 1954, at the age of 20, Dalida competed in and won the Miss Egypt pageant, and was crowned Miss Egypt. It was then that she was spotted by French director Marc de Gastyne and, much to the reluctance of her parents, she moved to Paris on Christmas Eve of the same year with the intention of pursuing a career in motion pictures. It was about this time she adopted the name Dalila, which was soon changed to the more familiar Dalida.
Dalida collected 19 number one hit singles to her name in four languages (French, Italian, German, and Arabic) and has a long list of top 10, and top 20 hits in French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Arabic, and accumulated myriad top selling singles and albums largely, in France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Greece, Canada, Russia, Japan, and Israel, spanning over forty years. Four of Dalida's English language recordings ("Alabama Song", "Money Money", "Let Me Dance Tonight", and "Kalimba de Luna"), gained moderate success primarily in France and Germany, without being widely distributed in the UK and US markets.
Dalida's mother tongue was Italian. She learned Egyptian Arabic and French growing up in Cairo, and improved her French after establishing herself in Paris in 1954. She later achieved command of the English language as well as conversational skills in German and Spanish. Dalida also had the aptitude of greeting her fans in basic Japanese. She was considered as a pop and music icon in Japan and her concerts there were met with almost unprecedented enthusiasm. Once during a concert in Japan, Dalida felt ill and could not continue performing. The organisers expected an enraged reaction due to the cancellation of the concert, but when Dalida came onstage and explained to her fans that she could not perform, she was met with great applause and her name echoed everywhere. She promised to hold the concert again, a promise which she soon fulfilled.
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Dalida
Birth name Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti
Nationality France
Birth 17 january 1933 at Cairo (Egypte)
Death 3 may 1987 (at 54 years) at Paris (France)
Awards Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
Nationality France
Birth 17 january 1933 at Cairo (Egypte)
Death 3 may 1987 (at 54 years) at Paris (France)
Awards Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
Dalida ranks among the six most popular singers in the world. Her sales figures today would amount to more than 170 million albums worldwide. Twice honored with "The World Oscar of success of the disc", she is the only European singer to have won this Oscar at least once. Her 30-year career commenced in 1956 and ended with her last album in 1986, a few months before her death. Her death led to an iconic image as a tragic diva and renowned singer. She received 70 gold records and was the first singer to receive a diamond disc.
Biography
Early lifeYolanda Cristina Gigliotti was born in Cairo, Egypt. Her family was from Serrastretta, Calabria, Italy, but lived in Egypt, where Dalida's father, Pietro Gigliotti, was first violinist (primo violino) at the Cairo Opera House.
She was the middle child between two brothers, Orlando and Bruno (who would later in Dalida's career change his name to Orlando like his brother and become her manager). Dalida's early life was spent in the district of Shoubra, where she attended the Scuola Tecnica Commerciale Maria Ausiliatrice, an Italian Catholic school.
In 1950, Dalida participated in the Miss Ondine beauty pageant and won the title, and shortly after began working as a model for Donna, a Cairo-based fashion house. In 1954, at the age of 20, Dalida competed in and won the Miss Egypt pageant, and was crowned Miss Egypt. It was then that she was spotted by French director Marc de Gastyne and, much to the reluctance of her parents, she moved to Paris on Christmas Eve of the same year with the intention of pursuing a career in motion pictures. It was about this time she adopted the name Dalila, which was soon changed to the more familiar Dalida.
Dalida collected 19 number one hit singles to her name in four languages (French, Italian, German, and Arabic) and has a long list of top 10, and top 20 hits in French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Arabic, and accumulated myriad top selling singles and albums largely, in France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Greece, Canada, Russia, Japan, and Israel, spanning over forty years. Four of Dalida's English language recordings ("Alabama Song", "Money Money", "Let Me Dance Tonight", and "Kalimba de Luna"), gained moderate success primarily in France and Germany, without being widely distributed in the UK and US markets.
Dalida's mother tongue was Italian. She learned Egyptian Arabic and French growing up in Cairo, and improved her French after establishing herself in Paris in 1954. She later achieved command of the English language as well as conversational skills in German and Spanish. Dalida also had the aptitude of greeting her fans in basic Japanese. She was considered as a pop and music icon in Japan and her concerts there were met with almost unprecedented enthusiasm. Once during a concert in Japan, Dalida felt ill and could not continue performing. The organisers expected an enraged reaction due to the cancellation of the concert, but when Dalida came onstage and explained to her fans that she could not perform, she was met with great applause and her name echoed everywhere. She promised to hold the concert again, a promise which she soon fulfilled.
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The Sixth Day (1986)
, 1h46Directed by Youssef Chahine
Origin Egypte
Genres Drama
Actors Dalida, Mohamed Mounir محمد منير, Youssef Chahine, Youssef Eid
Roles Saddika
Rating69%
Saddika Om Hassan vit avec son mari paralysé, et son petit-fils Hassan, au Caire. Le choléra a tué la plupart des habitants de son ancien village, et a gagné la ville. L'instituteur est atteint et emmené à l'hôpital. Avant que les ambulanciers ne l'emmènent, il affirme qu'il reviendra le sixième jour, car : « le sixième jour, ou on meurt, ou on ressuscite… »
As Easy as Pie (1977)
, 1h39Directed by Nina Companeez
Origin France
Actors Évelyne Buyle, Francis Huster, Annick Alane, Jean-Paul Farré, Max Montavon, Edith Perret
Rating51%
13 Days in France (1968)
Directed by Claude Lelouch, François Reichenbach, Guy Gilles
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Films about the Olympic Games
Actors Dalida, Johnny Hallyday
Roles elle-même
Rating66%
Documentaire sur les Jeux Olympiques de Grenoble de 1968. Plus qu'aux compétitions sportives (ski, bobsleigh, hockey), le film s'intéresse aux à-côtés qui entourent toute manifestation.
Menage Italian Style (1965)
Directed by Franco Indovina
Genres Comedy
Actors Ugo Tognazzi, Anna Moffo, Maria Grazia Buccella, Dalida, Romina Power, Paola Barbara
Roles Armida
Rating62%
L'inconnue de Hong Kong (1963)
, 1h25Directed by Jacques Poitrenaud
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Dalida, Philippe Nicaud, Serge Gainsbourg
Roles Georgia la chanteuse
Rating55%
À Paris, un pianiste organise la rencontre de sa petite amie Mitzi, une artiste de music-hall, avec Georgia, nouvelle venue dans la chanson. Avec leur numéro, les deux jeunes femmes décrochent un engagement de trois mois dans une boîte de Hong Kong. Dès leur arrivée, elles sont témoins d'un trafic de pierres précieuses lorsqu'une inconnue chinoise leur confie que sa vie est menacée par un puissant trafiquant, un certain Taï Ko Sing. Elles apprennent peu après que l'inconnue a été retrouvée assassinée. Mitzi se compromet dangereusement en voulant soutirer de l'argent à Taï Ko Sing afin de rentrer immédiatement en France. Georgia et Mitzi devront leur salut grâce à l'intervention de Philippe, un inspecteur de police français qui, sur la piste des trafiquants, les délivrera du piège où elles étaient tombées et les aidera à regagner Paris.
Parlez-moi d'amour (1960)
, 1h30Directed by Giorgio Simonelli
Origin Italie
Genres Musical
Themes Films about sexuality, Striptease
Actors Dalida, Jacques Sernas, Raymond Bussières, Mario Carotenuto, Moira Orfei, Rossella Como
Roles Maïka, la gitane / Laura Pisani
Rating57%
Une riche héritière met en concurrence deux équipes de détectives privées pour retrouver sa fille dont on sait qu'elle vit quelque part du côté de Naples, les enquêteurs ne connaissent que son nom (Laura Pisani), le fait qu'elle soit née de père inconnu et qu'elle ait trois grains de beautés sur une fesse. Au cours de l'enquête une idylle naîtra entre la gitane Maïka et le détective Jefferson Thompson sans que ce dernier ne sache qu'elle est en fait la personne qu'il recherche.
Vice Squad (1959)
, 1h25Directed by Maurice Boutel
Origin France
Genres Crime
Actors Eddie Barclay, Dalida, Jean Tissier, Colette Ripert, Fernand Sardou, Pauline Carton
Roles Self
Rating53%
Un journaliste et un commissaire s'unissent pour anéantir un réseau de traite des blanches fonctionnant pour le Moyen-Orient. Le cabaret dirigé par Clovis où chante Dalida est vite repéré ainsi qu'une agence matrimoniale, régie par Madame Irma, offrant des semblants de garantie. Indices sans preuve. La fiancée du journaliste accepte de jouer le jeu combiné par le commissaire. Le réseau est démantelé.
Operation Abduction (1958)
, 1h35Directed by Jean Stelli
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Danielle Godet, Dalida, Yves Brainville, Franck Villard, Jean Lara, Georges Lannes
Roles Bella Morena
Rating61%
Le 2e Bureau organise la protection d'un savant qui a mis au point un carburant destiné aux fusées spatiales.
A Glass and a Cigarette (1955)
, 1h52Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Samia Gamal, Dalida, Seraj Munir
Roles Nurse Yolanda
Rating61%
Hoda (Gamal) is a very famous entertainer in her thirties. She marries Mamdouh Samy (Nabil Al alfi), a young surgeon and leaves her colourful life behind. Hoda helps Mamdouh found a hospital but their marriage is jeopardised by Italian head nurse Iolanda's (Dalila) attraction to Mamdouh. Hoda contemplates that her husband and Iolanda are running an affair and seeks indulgence in drinking and smoking.
Pity My Tears (1954)
Directed by Henry Barakat
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Rushdy Abaza, Faten Hamama, Yehia Chahine, Seraj Munir, Dalida
Rating68%
Faten Hamama plays Amal, whose father loses most of his money and almost goes bankrupt. She gets abandoned by her fiancé. The owner of a nearby factory steps up and offers to help her father until his conditions get better. Amal marries this man, but their life together as a couple turns out to be boring. Amal, who wasn't very excited about their relationship initially, slowly discovers her husband's good qualities and their life turns into a happy one.
The Flirtation of Girls (1949)
Directed by Anwar Wagdi
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Naguib el-Rihani, Layla Murad, Farid Shawki, Anwar Wagdi, Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Youssef Wahbi
Roles كمبارس صامت
Rating75%
Laila, daughter of the wealthy Mourad Pasha, can't pass her exams in the Arabic language, and seeks the help of a tutor. Marzouk Afandy, who works for the Pasha, brings Mr. Hamam to help her with her studies.
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Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
, 1h39Directed by Howard Hawks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Jack Hawkins, Joan Collins, James Robertson Justice, Dewey Martin, Sydney Chaplin, James Hayter
Roles Stand In
Rating65%
In ancient Egypt, Pharaoh Khufu (Jack Hawkins) is obsessed with preparing his tomb for the "second life". Dissatisfied with his own architects' offerings, he enlists Vashtar (James Robertson Justice), an ingenious man whose devices nearly saved his own people from being conquered and enslaved by Khufu. Khufu offers to free Vashtar's people if he will build Khufu a robber-proof tomb - although Vashtar will have to die when the pyramid-tomb is completed, to guard its secrets. During the years that the pyramid is being built, Pharaoh demands tribute and labor from all his territories, amassing gold and treasures to be interred with him.