Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (Italian: [joˈlanda kriˈstiË na
dÊ'iʎˈʎÉ"tti]; 17 January 1933 â€" 3 May 1987), professionally
known as Dalida (Arabic: داليدا‎), was a French singer and
actress, born in Egypt to Italian parents. She won the Miss Egypt
beauty contest in 1954 and began a 31-year singing career in 1956,
selling 170 million albums and singles worldwide. She died by suicide
in 1987.Dalida was born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti in Cairo, Kingdom
of Egypt, on 17 January 1933. Her father Pietro Gigliotti
(1904â€"1945) and mother Filomena Giuseppina (née d’Alba;
1904â€"1971) were born in Serrastretta, Calabria in Italy. Pietro
studied music in school and played violin in taverns; Giuseppina was a
seamstress.
dÊ'iʎˈʎÉ"tti]; 17 January 1933 â€" 3 May 1987), professionally
known as Dalida (Arabic: داليدا‎), was a French singer and
actress, born in Egypt to Italian parents. She won the Miss Egypt
beauty contest in 1954 and began a 31-year singing career in 1956,
selling 170 million albums and singles worldwide. She died by suicide
in 1987.Dalida was born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti in Cairo, Kingdom
of Egypt, on 17 January 1933. Her father Pietro Gigliotti
(1904â€"1945) and mother Filomena Giuseppina (née d’Alba;
1904â€"1971) were born in Serrastretta, Calabria in Italy. Pietro
studied music in school and played violin in taverns; Giuseppina was a
seamstress.
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