* January 4 – At Cortina d ' Ampezzo in Italy, Dalida receives a Juke Box Global Oscar for the year's most-played artist on juke boxes.

* Dalida is Named Calabrian Citizen of Honour and receives the Radio Monte Carlo Oscar with Johnny Hallyday.

* Dalida receives the Music Oscar for Best Song with Charles Aznavour.

* Dalida receives the Radio Monte Carlo Oscar and the Grand Prix for best Italian song.

* Dalida receives a Music Oscar for Best Song and a first foreign award ( a " Golden Lion " in Berlin ).

* Dalida receives the Music Hall " Bravos " along with Yves Montand.

On stage, for the first time in Paris, Ginger Rogers is surrounded by various stars including Thierry Le Luron, Dalida, Charles Aznavour, Jean-Claude Brialy, Georges Chakiris, the Village People, Zizi Jeanmaire.

In 1950, Dalida participated in the Miss Ondine beauty pageant and won the title, and shortly after began working as a model for Donna, a Cairo-based fashion house.

However, the release of " Bambino " in 1956 would prove to be even more triumphant – it spent 46 weeks in the French top ten and remains one of the biggest-selling singles in French history, and for its sales ( which exceeded 300, 000 copies ) Dalida was awarded her first gold disc, presented on 17 September 1957.

Bruno Coquatrix was dubious about Dalida ’ s career evolution, and was hesitant to book her for a series of performances in 1971.

1976 saw another career reinvention for Dalida ; releasing what is widely regarded as the first French disco single, " J ' attendrai ".

In November, Dalida performed a Broadway-themed show at Carnegie Hall in New York, choreographed by Lester Wilson, who created the dance routines for John Travolta in the previous year ’ s 1977 cinema smash Saturday Night Fever.

* See main article List of Dalida songs for a complete international listing of all Dalida's songs.

* See main article Dalida albums discography for Dalida's albums discography.

* See main article Dalida singles discography for Dalida's singles discography.

* September 19 – Dalida is the first artist to be awarded a gold record in France for 300 000 sales of " Bambino ".

Later he wrote for Patrick Juvet singles like " I love America ", " Viva California " and " Gay Paris ", for Regine, Dalida, Eric Russell, Eartha Kitt, Patricia Norton, Julius Brown, Starlight, Diva, Dennis Parker " Like an Eagle " that was also a major success, David London, Break Machine, Wayne Scott for the movie Rambo, Pia Zadora .....

He made a lot of dresses for Dalida.

A notable version of In the Year 2525 is sung by the Italo-French pop singer, Dalida ; another one by the UK new romantic group Visage ; another one by Greek singer Takis Antoniadis in the 70s, another version was used as the theme song for the short-lived science fiction series Cleopatra 2525.

A more recent popular version was recorded by Dalida for her 1975 album J ' attendrai.

The song was remixed again in 1997 for the Dalida album L ' an 2005 and as a CD single.

Alec was also the publisher of hits for various artists including French chanteuse Dalida.

Dalida polled second, behind Général de Gaulle.

It was about this time she adopted the name Dalila, which was soon changed to the more familiar Dalida.

Around the same time, the popularity of the variety show in France was soaring, and Dalida made many television appearances during this period, not only in France but across Europe.

The way Dalida shifted from a classical performer to a grave performer singing songs full of emotion ( such as " Avec le temps ", " Parlez-moi de lui " and " Darla dirladada ", amongst others ), to a Diva and pop star like figure making the stage glow with her hit dance numbers and colourful costumes and finally to a grief-stricken singer singing famous songs which announce her death ( particularly songs such as " Mourir sur Scene ", " Bravo " and " Téléphonez-moi "), Dalida showed that she was a strong-willed woman shifting with time and fashion.

The Olympia's entrance and billboard Inaugurated by the biggest star in France at the time, singer / dancer La Goulue, the venue has showcased a wide variety of performers, including French acts such as Dalida, Mustafa Sandal, Ajda Pekkan, Alan Stivell, Édith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Adamo, Gilbert Bécaud, Jacques Brel, Johnny Hallyday, Mireille Mathieu, Barbara, Véronique Sanson, Charles Trenet, Yvonne Printemps and the singer Alizée in a concert in 2004.

Dalida released " J ' attendrai ", which became a big hit in Canada and Japan, and Cerrone's early hit songs, " Love in C Minor ", " Give Me Love " and " Supernature " became major hits in the U. S. and Europe.

* 1933 – Dalida, French singer ( d. 1987 )

* May 3 – Dalida, French singer ( b. 1933 )

** Dalida, French singer ( d. 1987 )

Dalida ( 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987 ), born with the Italian name Lolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was a famous singer and actress born in Egypt to Italian ( Calabrian ) parents but naturalised French with the name Yolanda Gigliotti.

Dalida performed and recorded in more than 10 languages including: French, Arabic, Italian, Greek, German, English, Japanese, Hebrew, Dutch and Spanish.

Iolanda Christina Gigliotti ' aka ' Dalida was born in Shubra, Cairo, Egypt.

Her family was from Serrastretta, Calabria, Italy, but lived in Egypt, where Dalida ’ s father, Pietro Gigliotti, was first violinist ( primo violino ) at the Cairo Opera House.

Dalida ’ s early life was spent in the district of Shoubra, where she attended the Scuola Tecnica Commerciale Maria Ausiliatrice, an Italian Catholic school.

In 1954, at the age of 20, Dalida competed in and won the Miss Egypt pageant, and was crowned Miss Egypt.

Dalida collected 19 number one hit singles to her name in four languages ( French, Italian, German, and Arabic ) and has a long list of top 10, and top 20 hits in French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Arabic, and accumulated myriad top selling singles and albums largely, in France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Greece, Canada, Russia, Japan, and Israel, spanning over forty years.

Dalida also had the aptitude of greeting her fans in basic Japanese.

Once during a concert in Japan, Dalida felt ill and couldn't continue to perform.

The organisers expected an enraged reaction due to the cancellation of the concert, but when Dalida came onstage and explained to her fans that she couldn't perform, she was met with great applause and her name echoed everywhere.

Performing the song " Étrangère au Paradis " in a variety show at Bruno Coquatrix ’ recently opened Olympia theatre, Dalida was introduced to Lucien Morisse and Eddie Barclay, who played a considerable part in launching the starlet ’ s career.

After signing a recording contract with Barclay, Dalida ’ s debut single " Madona " was promoted heavily by Morisse, and was a moderate success.

Dalida toured extensively from 1958 through the early 1960s, playing dates in France, Egypt, Italy, and the United States.

Her tours of Egypt, and Italy spread her fame outside of France and Dalida soon became well-known throughout Europe.

In 1961, Dalida performed a month of shows at the Olympia in Paris, with each selling out completely.