Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida, was an Italian-French singer and actress, born in Egypt. With 140 million records worldwide, she is one of the best-selling italian music artist. Her best known songs are “Bambino”, “Gondolier”, “Les enfants du Pirée”, “Le temps des fleurs”, “Darla dirladada”, “J’attendrai”, and “Paroles, paroles” featuring spoken word by Alain Delon.