Dalida also performed in successful sold-out concerts in Berlin, Athens and Cairo, delivering a sentimental performance in front of a crowd in the Rivoli cinema that she frequented as a child. [47] On 23 September 1959, Dalida sang in a successful three-week run at Parisian Théâtre de l'Étoile, where a jukebox was installed in recognition of ...

Oct 29, 2023 · Dalida was born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti in Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt, on 17 January 1933. Her father Pietro Gigliotti and mother Filomena Giuseppina were born in Serrastretta, Calabria in Italy. Pietro studied music in school and played violin in taverns; Giuseppina was a seamstress.

Dec 7, 2022 · As a child she wore eyeglasses, and was often bullied at school. Dalida recalled her father playing lullabies on the violin in order to soothe her after her operations. From a young age, Dalida experienced tragedy.

Jan 17, 2019 · In December of 1967, Dalida fell pregnant to an 22-year-old student. The affair inspired her hit song " Il venait d'avoir dix-huit ans, " mwhich translates to "he had just turned 18” She...

Nov 26, 2021 · Thanks to her parents, Dalida and her two brothers had a mostly idyllic childhood that exposed them to a good education and a love for music…until a family tragedy turned Dalida’s gentle father into a complete monster.

And by 1985, the eye problems which had dogged her as a child returned. She was no longer able to cope with performing live under glaring spotlights, and so underwent emergency surgery. Thus began another descent into depression, and this …

Oct 14, 2022 · Dalida was born Lolanda Cristina Gigliotti on January 17, 1933, in Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt. Her parents were born in Serrastretta, Calabria, Italy, to Pietro Gigliotti and Filomena Giuseppina. Pietro studied music and played the violin in …

May 3, 2019 · Born as Yolanda Gigliotti in Cairo in 1933 to a family of Italian immigrants, Dalida grew up in the neighborhood of Shubra. Her father worked as the principal violinist for the Cairo Opera. Winning Miss Egypt Beauty Contest in 1954 landed her a role in an Egyptian movie.

Jan 17, 2021 · Dalida (real name Yolanda Gigliotti) was an internationally recognized French-Italian star, whose debut song “Bambino” became an international success.

Mar 27, 2017 · A few months after her suicide attempt, Dalida became pregnant by a 22-year-old Italian literature student, Lucio, to whom the 1974 song Il Venait D’avoir 18 Ans (He Had Just Turned 18), was dedicated. Dalida, however, decided to have an abortion – a decision that would render her infertile.