دالـيــدا - حـلـوة يـا بـلـدي Dalida מתוק
Dalida (17 January 1933 3 May 1987) was an Egyptian-Italian singer born and raised in Egypt. 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 was born Yolanda Cristina Gigliotti to middle-class parents in Shoubra, Cairo, Egypt. Her family was of Italian origin, her grandparents having emigrated at the turn of the century from Calabria. The middle child between two brothers, Orlando and Bruno (who would later in Dalida's career change his name to Orlando like his other brother and become her manager). Dalidas father was first violin (primo violino) at the Cairo Opera. Dalidas early life was spent in the district of Shoubra, where she attended Catholic school. In 1951, Dalida entered a beauty pageant, and shortly after began working as a model for a Cairo-based fashion house. In 1954, she entered the Miss Egypt pageant, and was awarded first prize. It was here she was spotted by French director Marc de Gastyne, and, much to the reluctance of her parents, she moved to Paris on Christmas Eve of the same year with the intention of pursuing a career in motion pictures. It was about this time she adopted the name Dalila, which was shortly thereafter changed to the more familiar Dalida. Dalida performed and recorded in more than 10 languages including: French, Italian, Arabic, German, Spanish, Hebrew, English, Dutch, Japanese, and Greek. Some of Dalida's most well known songs are: Avec le temps, Je <b>...</b>
