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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 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 15th most popular singer, the 24th most popular biography from Egypt 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 15 out of 4,381. Before her are Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Toto Cutugno, Charles Aznavour, Tina Turner, Julio Iglesias, and David Bowie. After her are Adriano Celentano, Frank Sinatra, Jim Morrison, Joan Baez, Demis Roussos, and Tupac Shakur.

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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 24 out of 642. Before her are Hosni Mubarak (1928), Amenhotep III (-1403), Imhotep (-2800), Hagar (-1800), Rudolf Hess (1894), and Hero of Alexandria (10). After her are Nefertari (-1290), Moses in Islam (-1392), Demis Roussos (1946), Khafra (-2550), Khufu (-2700), and Ay (-1380).

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    Hosni Mubarak

    POLITICIAN

    1928 - 2020

    HPI: 81.33

    Rank: 18

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    Amenhotep III

    POLITICIAN

    1403 BC - 1350 BC

    HPI: 81.25

    Rank: 19

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    Imhotep

    ARCHITECT

    2800 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 80.75

    Rank: 20

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    Hagar

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1800 BC - 2000 BC

    HPI: 80.66

    Rank: 21

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    Rudolf Hess

    POLITICIAN

    1894 - 1987

    HPI: 80.38

    Rank: 22

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    Hero of Alexandria

    MATHEMATICIAN

    10 - 75

    HPI: 79.41

    Rank: 23

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    Dalida

    SINGER

    1933 - 1987

    HPI: 79.29

    Rank: 24

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    Nefertari

    COMPANION

    1290 BC - 1255 BC

    HPI: 79.18

    Rank: 25

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    Moses in Islam

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1392 BC - 1272 BC

    HPI: 78.94

    Rank: 26

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    Demis Roussos

    SINGER

    1946 - 2015

    HPI: 78.87

    Rank: 27

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    Khafra

    POLITICIAN

    2550 BC - 2479 BC

    HPI: 78.86

    Rank: 28

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    Khufu

    ARCHITECT

    2700 BC - 2570 BC

    HPI: 78.82

    Rank: 29

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    Ay

    POLITICIAN

    1380 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 78.48

    Rank: 30

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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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