Born on the 17th January 1933 in Shoubra, Cairo, Egypt, she was the child of an opera violinist, and was given singing lessons at an early age. She developed into a beautiful young lady and, in 1954, she won the Miss Egypt beauty contest and immediately left for Paris, France, to pursue a career in motion pictures.
Despite her looks, her first films were less than successful, but she began performing in music halls and cabarets, singing in French, Italian, Arabic in which she was fluent, and other languages. Using the stage name Dalida she recorded songs; her second single titled "Bambino" brought instant fame. In 1957, she appeared at the Paris Olympia as the opening act for Charles Aznavour and later the same year for Gilbert Bécaud. She would go on to record in several languages, touring the globe including sold-out performances, in late 1978, at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
During her career, Dalida recorded 500 French songs, 200 of which were translated into Italian, and 300 into other languages. She sold more than 150 million albums world-wide, winning numerous awards, and achieving more than seventy gold records. Yet, despite her fame and fortune, her personal life was difficult and filled with much drama and tragedy. In 1961 she married her mentor Lucien Morisse, but the marriage lasted only a few months, and she left him for the painter Jean Sobieski (later the father of American actress Leelee Sobieski). A few years later, her still distraught ex-husband died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
In 1967 her new lover, the Italian singer, Luigi Tenco also took his own life, and Dalida too attempted suicide. She was living with the flamboyant and less than reputable Richard Chanfray (referred to as the Comte de St Germain) when he took his own life in July 1983. She recovered from these tragedies and continued to perform, but by her own accounts, life had little meaning and she spent years searching for personal fulfillment, including traveling to Nepal to study the Hindu religion.
She died on the 3rd May 1987 as a result of an overdose of sleeping pills, leaving behind a suicide note that said: "Life has become unbearable ... forgive me."
2) A mononym of a young Lebanese singer living in Kuwait. She released two albums, "Tedalal" (2005) and "Eltegaina" (2008) and she filmed 3 video clips "Wadel Ma'i", "Haram" & "Eltegaina".
3) Back from the dead in Moselle (France), DALIDA is reborn, her squint is now a blindness and her voice a strident groan.
Obsessed by Krautrock band alienating repetitions, she modifies her repertoire, no more poignant songs, she's now exploring the sonic transe.
« Nobody have to steal our own death, it's a part of our life, that's why it's really important to live this moment »
Terrestrial incarnation : Klaus Legal and DaiKiRi (members of Le Singe Blanc, Judas Donneger, La Race, Myster Möebius...)
Mourir sur scène
Dalida Lyrics
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Quand le rideau un jour tombera
Je veux qu'il tombe derrière moi
Viens, mais ne viens pas quand je serai seule
Moi qui ai tout choisi dans ma vie
Je veux choisir ma mort aussi
Il y a ceux qui veulent mourir un jour de pluie
Et d'autres en plein soleil
Tranquilles dans leur sommeil
Moi, je veux mourir sur scène
Devant les projecteurs
Oui, je veux mourir sur scène
Le cœur ouvert tout en couleurs
Mourir sans la moindre peine
Au dernier rendez-vous
Moi, je veux mourir sur scène
En chantant jusqu'au bout
Viens, mais ne vient pas quand je serai seule
Tous les deux on se connaît déjà
On s'est vu de près souviens-toi
Viens, mais ne viens pas quand je serai seule
Choisis plutôt un soir de gala
Si tu veux danser avec moi
Ma vie a brûlé sous trop de lumières
Je ne peux pas partir dans l'ombre
Moi, je veux mourir fusillée de lasers
Devant une salle comble
Moi, je veux mourir sur scène
Devant les projecteurs
Oui, je veux mourir sur scène
Le cœur ouvert tout en couleurs
Mourir sans la moindre peine
Au dernier rendez-vous
Moi, je veux mourir sur scène
En chantant jusqu'au bout
Mourir sans la moindre peine
D'une mort bien orchestrée
Moi, je veux mourir sur scène
C'est là que je suis née
The song "Mourir Sur Scène" by Dalida is a bold and powerful declaration of the artist's desire to die on stage, in the spotlight where she feels most alive. Throughout the song, she pleads with an unnamed individual to accompany her during her final performance, but only when the time is right. She wants to control every aspect of her life, including her death, and she wants to end her life on her own terms.
The lyrics are infused with a sense of theatricality and showmanship, mirroring the life of a performer. The opening lines express the fear of being alone when the final curtain falls, but with the assurance of wanting to die in front of an audience. She proclaims her love for performing and desires to die with the stage lights shining brightly on her. The lines, "Mourir sans la moindre peine / D'une mort bien orchestrée / Moi, je veux mourir sur scène / C'est là que je suis née" translate to "Die without any pain / With a well-orchestrated death / I want to die on stage / That's where I was born."
The song reflects Dalida's own experiences as a performer and the sacrifices that come with a life in the public eye. It embodies the desire for control over one's life, which often feels out of reach in the world of show business. Ultimately, the song celebrates the power of performance and the impact it has on the artists who devote their lives to it.
Line by Line Meaning
Viens, mais ne viens pas quand je serai seule
I want you to be there, but not when I'm alone
Quand le rideau un jour tombera
When the curtain falls one day
Je veux qu'il tombe derrière moi
I want it to fall behind me
Moi qui ai tout choisi dans ma vie
I, who have chosen everything in my life
Je veux choisir ma mort aussi
I want to choose my death too
Il y a ceux qui veulent mourir un jour de pluie
There are those who want to die on a rainy day
Et d'autres en plein soleil
And others in the bright sunshine
Il y a ceux qui veulent mourir seuls dans un lit
There are those who want to die alone in a bed
Tranquilles dans leur sommeil
Peacefully in their sleep
Moi, je veux mourir sur scène
I want to die on stage
Devant les projecteurs
In front of the spotlights
Oui, je veux mourir sur scène
Yes, I want to die on stage
Le cœur ouvert tout en couleurs
With my heart open in all its colors
Mourir sans la moindre peine
To die without any pain
Au dernier rendez-vous
At the final rendezvous
En chantant jusqu'au bout
Singing until the end
Tous les deux on se connaît déjà
We already know each other well
On s'est vu de près souviens-toi
We've been close, remember
Choisis plutôt un soir de gala
Choose a night of celebration instead
Si tu veux danser avec moi
If you want to dance with me
Ma vie a brûlé sous trop de lumières
My life has burned under too many lights
Je ne peux pas partir dans l'ombre
I can't leave in the shadows
Moi, je veux mourir fusillée de lasers
I want to die shot by lasers
Devant une salle comble
In front of a full audience
Mourir sans la moindre peine
To die without any pain
D'une mort bien orchestrée
A death well orchestrated
C'est là que je suis née
It's where I was born
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jeff Barnel, Michel Jouveaux
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@gsmedia9195
J’ai 22 ans et j’écoute ça j’ai comme l’impression que la musique d’avant était meilleur que maintenant ❤🎵
@LV3D_France
Tellement vrai .
@MillisaSmith-no3vd
Oui c'est vrai
Moi j'ai 19
@bastiennietveld7128
😂 J'ai 55 ans et je confirme !
Certainement pas Dalida.
Elle était très bien.
Mais la musique des années '70 et '80 ....
@racineurr.8924
Mon jeune ami, c'est la cruelle vérité et réalité de sauter d'ne génération à l'autre. Dans 50 ans, tu auras 72 ans et tu diras sans doute la même chose de la musique de 2023. Comme on ne fait plus d musique comme ça, elle t'apparaît neuve et intéressante.
@beafraid5467
@@racineurr.8924 de plus, ce qu'on garde de l’”ancienne” musique c'est toujours de la bonne musique, le mauvais ou le banal s’ouboie et s’efface
@user-nx7rf5hz7s
Dalida reste Dalida pour l'éternité ont ne t'oublierai jamais
@karna9465
J'ai les larmes aux yeux, une femme, un exemple, une grande femme qui à révolutionner la musique française, tu est éternel Dalida. <3
@michaelvisconte8359
Magnifique version, frissons dès le début. Dalida, Yolanda on t'aime à l'infinie. Dans nos coeurs pour toujours.
@majkas.4992
Wielkie sławy za szybko odchodzą W mym sercu będzie nieśmiertelna