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Today, May 3, 2022, we commemorate Dalida on the day she unfortunately died 35 years ago on May 3, 1987 Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida, was an Italian-Egyptian and French singer and actress, born in Egypt to Italian parents. Her diverse repertoire and heartfelt interpretations of both sentimental ballads and pop music brought her adoration by mass audiences and by politicians and intellectuals alike. In the early 1960s, Dalida was already household name in francophonie and the leading singer in Europe, and in 1964 she was awarded the first platinum disc in history. Dalida lined up new successes; “La danse de Zorba“, “Il silenzio“, “Bang bang“, “Ciao amore ciao“ and “Le temps des fleurs“, which she sang at concerts around the world, spending two-thirds of each year on tour. In 1970, Dalida became independent by founding her own record label, and continued success was guaranteed with a song “Darla dirladada“. It was followed with some of the most notable French songs, “Paroles, paroles“, “Je suis malade“, “Gigi l’amoroso“ and “Il venait d’avoir 18 ans“. In the second half of the 1970s, Dalida brought disco to Europe with the song “J’attendrai“ and established herself as the Reine du Disco (“Disco Queen“ in French) with the songs “Besame mucho“, “Génération 78“ and “Laissez-moi danser“. At the same time in the Middle East she leads with the raï megahits “Salma Ya Salama“ and “Helwa ya baladi“, the latter becoming the unofficial anthem of Egypt. ’Pour Te Dire Je T’Aime’ is a cover version of “I Just Called to Say I Love You“, a ballad written, produced, and performed by American R&B singer and songwriter Stevie Wonder. It was a major international hit, and remains Wonder’s best-selling single to date, having topped a record 19 charts. This performance was recorded and broadcast by TROS tv in the program Showbizzquiz of January 19, 1985. Watch our great music videos ❯ More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ More info on Wikipedia ❯ Broadcast date: 19 January 1985 Showbizzquiz This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. AVROTROS Broadcasting PO Box 2 1200 JA Hilversum The Netherlands TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.
