Artist Info: Dalida

Dalida (January 17, 1933 – May 3, 1987) was a French-Italian-Egyptian singer who became one of the most successful and enduring figures in French popular music. Over the course of her career, she sold millions of records worldwide, earned more than fifty gold records, and became the first female singer to be awarded a diamond disc, securing her status as one of the most commercially successful European artists of her time.

Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti was born on January 17, 1933, in Cairo, Egypt. [read more...]