Dalida
Yolanda Cristina Gigliotti (17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), better known as Dalida, was an Egyptian-Italian singer and actress who performed and recorded in more than ten languages, including Arabic, Italian, Greek, German, French, English, Japanese, Hebrew, Dutch and Spanish.
On Saturday night, from 2 May to 3 May 1987, Dalida committed suicide by overdosing on barbiturates. She left behind a note which read, "La vie m'est insupportable... Pardonnez-moi." ("Life has become unbearable for me... Forgive me.")
You can find people similar to Dalida by visiting our lists 20th-century Egyptian women singers and 1987 suicides.
| Full name at birth | Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti
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| Claim to fame | Miss Égypte 1954
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| Date of birth | 17 January 1933
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| Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt
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| Date of death | 2 May 1987
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| Age | 54 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Paris, France
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| Cause of death | Barbiturate overdose (suicide by)
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| Resting place | Montmartre Cemetery, Paris
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| Occupation | Singer
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| Height | 5' 6" (168 cm)
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- Had been Richard Chanfray's lover for 9 years. He committed suicide in 1983, three years after they broke up..
- Was Miss Egypt 1954 before becoming an international singer
- Was Joan Collins stand-in in Land of the Pharaohs (1955), shot in Egypt at the time she was trying to make her name as an actress.
- She's portrayed by Sabrina Ferilli in "Dalida" (2005) (mini).
- Sister of Orlando (Bruno Gigliotti), who became her career manager and kept on taking care of her estate, legacy and legendary fame after her suicide.
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