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RARE DALIDA BARCLAY 80410 LP: CHEESECAKE COVER BOTH SIDES

JACKET IS VG++ TO NM-

RECORD IS CLOSE TO VG+, LABEL CLEAN, FRENCH IMPORT

DALIIDA'S FILM AN RECORDING STAR SPANNED 30 YEARS FROM 1956 TO 1987 AND NOW HAS A CULT FOLLOWING

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Dalida (17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), born with the Italian name Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was a famous singer and actress born in Egypt to () parents but naturalised French with the name Yolanda Gigliotti. She spent her early years in Egypt amongst the community, but she lived most of her adult life in France. She received 55 gold records and was the first singer to receive a diamond disc. Dalida performed and recorded in more than 10 languages including: French, Arabic, Italian, Greek, German, English, Japanese, Hebrew, Dutch and Spanish.

Renowned for the changes she wrought to the French and global music industry with her powerful and colourful performances, she is today still remembered by aficionados throughout the world. A 30-year career (she debuted in 1956 and recorded her last album in 1986, a few months before her death) and her death led to an iconic image as a tragic and renowned singer.

Legacy

Since her death, Dalida has become a cult figure to a new generation of fans. In 1988, the commissioned a poll, which was eventually published in the French newspaper , and which aimed to reveal the personalities who had the greatest impact on French society. Dalida polled second, behind .[]

In 1997, the corner of the rue Girardon and rue de l'Abreuvoir in the , Paris, was inaugurated as and a large bust in her memory was erected (which was quickly defaced with graffiti). In 1999, a 3-CD box-set compiling her greatest hits was released. In 2000, Dalida's longtime friend recorded the hit "De la scène à la Seine", a joyful song of her life in France, and in 2002, the French government honoured her memory with a done in commemoration of the 15th anniversary of her death. In the same year, released Dalida's early album releases in special-edition packaging, with all of the tracks digitally . Her output has also been the subject of various remix albums. She sold a total of 130 million records from 1956 to 2006. Since her death, many of Dalida's hits have been remixed to modern and beats, topping the charts in various countries to this day.

In 1999 the play Solitudini – Luigi Tenco e Dalida, written and directed by , was performed in Rome.

In 2005, her life was documented in the two-part TV film Dalida, in the role of Dalida was .

From 11 May to September 2007, the commemorated the 20th anniversary of Dalida's death with an exhibition of her outfits and previously unreleased photographs. 

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