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Dalida

1933 - 1987

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Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (Italian: [joˈlanda kriˈstiːna dʒiʎˈʎɔtti]; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida (French: [dalida], Italian: [daliˈda]; Arabic: داليدا), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dalida is the 19th most popular singer (down from 15th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Egypt (down from 24th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Singer.

Dalida is most famous for her songs in the 1950s and 1960s. She was also a singer, actress, and fashion icon.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Dalida ranks 19 out of 4,381. Before her are Jim Morrison, Plácido Domingo, Frank Sinatra, Julio Iglesias, David Bowie, and Adriano Celentano. After her are Umm Kulthum, Montserrat Caballé, Patti Smith, Marianne Faithfull, Demis Roussos, and Enrico Caruso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Dalida ranks 6. Before her are Akihito, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Karl Lagerfeld, Garrincha, and Roman Polanski. After her are Montserrat Caballé, Yoko Ono, Michael Caine, Lina Medina, Claudio Abbado, and Francisco Gento. Among people deceased in 1987, Dalida ranks 4. Before her are Andy Warhol, Louis de Broglie, and Rudolf Hess. After her are Carl Rogers, Primo Levi, Lee Byung-chul, John Howard Northrop, Rita Hayworth, Andrey Kolmogorov, Fred Astaire, and Walter Houser Brattain.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Dalida ranks 31 out of 642. Before her are Naguib Mahfouz (1911), Hagar (-1800), Hero of Alexandria (10), Athanasius of Alexandria (295), Diophantus (201), and Nefertari (-1290). After her are Umm Kulthum (1898), Joshua (-1355), Seti I (-1323), Caesarion (-47), Ptolemy XIV of Egypt (-60), and Demis Roussos (1946).

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Among SINGERS In Egypt

Among singers born in Egypt, Dalida ranks 1. After her are Umm Kulthum (1898), Demis Roussos (1946), Georges Moustaki (1934), Claude François (1939), Mohammed Abdel Wahab (1901), Amr Diab (1961), Leila Mourad (1918), Sayed Darwish (1892), Gohar Gasparyan (1924), Guy Béart (1930), and Richard Anthony (1938).

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