Gilbert Bécaud was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are "Nathalie" and "Et maintenant", a 1961 release that became an English language hit as "What Now My Love". He remained a popular artist for nearly fifty years, identifiable in his dark blue suits, with a white shirt and "lucky tie"; blue with white polka dots. When asked to explain his gift he said, "A flower doesn't understand botany." His favourite venue was the Paris Olympia under the management of Bruno Coquatrix. He debuted there in 1954 and headlined in 1955, attracting 6,000 on his first night, three times the capacity. On 13 November 1997, Bécaud was present for the re-opening of the venue after its reconstruction.
Génération 78 is a Dalida EP, recorded in duet with, as special guest, Bruno Guillain, was recorded in 1978 and was a radio/club disco hit.
Gondolier is the eighth EP by French vocalist Dalida. It is named after the title song "Gondolier" that was her second major hit after Bambino. This EP was released on Christmas 1957, soon after her second album Miguel. Reaching No. 1 on both the La Bourse des Chansons chart and the Music Hall chart in France, it was the title song for Dalida's 1958 album Gondolier. The song also reached No. 1 on the Belgian and Canadian charts.
Gondolier is the third French language studio album by French singer Dalida. The album contains Dalida's second #1 hit, the famous exotical Gondolier. The album contains other minor hits such as "Buenas noches mi amor", "Histoire d'un amour" and the pop-rock oriented "Le jour où la pluie viendra".
Le petit Gonzales is an album by Dalida. It was her first big step in the rock and roll world. It contains hits like "Le petit Gonzales", "Je l'attends" and "Achète-moi un juke-box".
Il Silenzio is an album by Dalida. It marked her comeback to a more successful career. It contains her success "Il Silenzio ", "Scandale dans la famille" and the Greek flavoured "La danse de Zorba".
Canta in Italiano is an album by Dalida. It shares some songs with the previous albums, and two EPs released as Canta en Italiano in 1961 and 1967. It contains her Italian version of her hit "Le temps des fleurs", titled "Quelli erano giorni".
This is the last Dalida album from the 1960s. It contains hits like "L'an 2005" and "Les couleurs de l'amour". Like the album Le temps des fleurs, the songs of the album are more melancholic and most of them are ballads.
This album of Dalida went with a wind of changes in her career: the 1970s are coming, the label is no more Barclay Records but her brother Orlando's International Shows, then she is also changing her style for a more mature adult contemporary music. The success of this album is the proof: the Greek folklore summer hit "Darla dirladada", "Ils ont changé ma chanson" or "Lady d'Arbanville".
Une vie is an album by Dalida, which continues the adult contemporary style of her previous album and contains songs such as the Italian "Mamy blue", "Avec le temps" and "Les choses de l'amour".
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.
Olympia 77 is an album of songs by Dalida recorded live at the Olympia in Paris and released in 1977.
Palais des Sports 80 is a live double album by Dalida, recorded live at the Palais des Sports in Paris in January 1980.
Mondialement vôtre is a multi-language album released by Dalida in 1982. This album contains new French single material, plus other language versions of Dalida previous hits and a new Arabic Medley called "Aghani Aghani" that is the biggest hit of the album.
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
Bambino is a song recorded by French singer Dalida that became her first major hit. It was first released on 28 October 1956 as title song of her third EP, prior to her debut album Son nom est Dalida. Bambino spent 45 weeks atop the French song charts, becoming the longest-running number one song in world history.
"The Day the Rains Came" is a song made famous by Jane Morgan, which she released in 1958 as a single and on the album The Day the Rains Came. The song is an adaptation of the French-language song "Le jour où la pluie viendra", which itself was the B-side of Morgan's version. The French lyrics were written by Pierre Delanoë. The music was composed by Gilbert Bécaud and the English lyrics were written by Carl Sigman.
