Dalida (Born Yolanda Christina Gigliotti) (January 17, 1933 Cairo, Egypt – May 3, 1987 Paris, France) was an Egyptian singer of Italian origin who lived most of her life in France. She received 55 golden records and was the first singer to receive a diamond disc.<ref name="NYT-Dalida">
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Early life
Dalida was born Yolanda Christina Gigliotti to middle-class parents in Shoubra, Cairo, Egypt. Her family was of Italian people|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 brother and become her manager). Dalida’s father was the principal violinist for the Khedivial Opera House|Cairo Opera. Dalida’s early life was spent in the district of Shobra (administrative region)|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 1955, she entered the Miss... read all
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