Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, professionally known as Dalida, was a French singer and actress, born in Egypt to Italian parents. Leading an international career, Dalida has sold over 140 million records worldwide. Her best known songs are "Bambino", "Gondolier", "Les enfants du Pirée", "Le temps des fleurs", "Darla dirladada", "J'attendrai", "Le jour où la pluie viendra", "Gigi l'amoroso", "Salama ya salama", and "Paroles, paroles" featuring spoken word by Alain Delon.
"Génération 78" is a song by French singer Dalida featuring French singer Bruno Guillain. It's a megamix of Dalida's previous hits, remixed in disco style, including a new piece written by Jeff Barnel that permeates throughout the song. First released on single in March 1978, it soon became #1 hit in France and achieved success in Europe and Canada.
Pensiamoci ogni sera is an Italian album by Dalida. It contains two of her best Top 10 hits in Italy: the #1 "La danza di Zorba" and "Il silenzio".
Piccolo ragazzo is an Italian album by Dalida. It shares some songs with the previous 1966's Pensiamoci Ogni Sera and contains two of Dalida's #1 hits, namely "Bang Bang" and "Mama", and her lover Luigi Tenco's "Ciao amore, ciao".
Ma mère me disait is the last Dalida album from the 1960s. It includes the hits "L'an 2005" and "Les couleurs de l'amour". Like the previous album, Le temps des fleurs, the songs are more melancholic and mostly ballads.
This album of Dalida coincided with several changes in her career: the 1970s were coming, her label was no longer Barclay Records but her brother Orlando's International Shows, and she was also changing her style to a more mature adult contemporary music. The success of this album is the proof, exemplified by the Greek folkloric summer hit "Darla dirladada", "Ils ont changé ma chanson," and "Lady d'Arbanville".
Julien is a studio album of songs by Dalida recorded and released in 1973.
Olympia 74 is an album of songs by Dalida recorded live at the Olympia in Paris and released in 1974.
J'attendrai is the 31st studio album by Dalida.
Coup de chapeau au passé is the 29th full-length release by French singer Dalida. It was released in 1976, and produced by her brother, Bruno "Orlando" Gigliotti.
Femme est la nuit is a 1977 album by Dalida.
Olympia 77 is an album of songs by Dalida recorded live at the Olympia in Paris and released in 1977.
Salma ya salama is a studio album released by French singer Dalida in March 1977. To promote the album, Dalida gave several live performances in Europe, the Middle East and in the Arab world.
Palais des Sports 80 is a live double album by Dalida, recorded live at the Palais des Sports in Paris in January 1980.
Olympia 81 is a French-language album released in 1981 by French singer Dalida. The album was highly successful and received a gold certification.
'Les p'tits mots' is a French language album released by Dalida in 1983.
Le visage de l'amour is the last album Dalida released a year before her death. It was also her first album to be made as a CD format. The name "Le visage de l'amour" is usually used by Dalida to describe her public and her fans, it was picked up by the big French artist Charles Trenet who decided to write a song for Dalida bearing this name. It eventually became the name of her last album.
De "Bambino" à "Il silenzio" was Dalida's first compilation album, released in France in 1967 by Barclay Records
"Dans la ville endormie" is a French language song recorded by singer Dalida, first released on EP during summer of 1968. It is the product of Dalida's collaboration with composer William Sheller with whom she worked on Le temps des fleurs, her album released later that year. English language cover "My year is a day" by Les Irrésistibles achieved success several months later.
