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Do you recognize the women at the photo? Probably, you do. Last Wednesday, the 17^th of January, she would have celebrated her 85^th birthday. Unfortunately, she passed away at the age of 54.

Today, I would love to present you the Paris of Iolanda, knows as Dalida, one of my favorites singers. I’m going to tell you, where it is possible to find the signs of this artist in the City of Lights.

Dalida used to live in the beautiful house at rue d'Orchampt, located at Montmartre. She used to give parties for her friends in the huge living room, where they were singing, playing roles and eating delicacies from all around the world. Also, in this house Dalida committed suicide in May 1987. She had overdosed the barbiturate and washed it down with whiskey. She died peacefully in sleep.

You can find the bust of Dalida in the place that is called after her. It is located also at Montmartre. To visit her now, you’d need to go to the Montmartre Cemetery, she is burried in the division 18^th. Her tomb is very remarkable because Dalida is presented as Saint Mary.

Another trace of Dalida in Paris was presented in Museum of Fashion (Galliera) from April to August 2017. You could have gone there to admire the scenes dresses of the singer – perfectly made and ideally matched to the type of her beauty: a bit exotic and stunning in every aspect. We can read about this exhibition: 

Dalida, with her perfect body, model size, and glamorous movements, was a fashion icon. Her look was sexy, fifties, swinging London, candy-coloured, theatrical… Dalida didn’t leave anything to chance, she loved fashion and fashion designers loved her. She was dressed by the biggest names both on stage and off, in haute couture or prêt-à-porter. (credits)

What is more, to commemorate 30^th anniversary of the death of Iolanda, Lisa Azuelos directed a movie telling a tragic story of the Dalidas life (all emphasis is put at the fact, that three men of her had commited suicide before she killed herself). The production uses the original songs of the artist and the main characters are so realistic! OK, the movie has some defects but if you are interested of Dalida I strongly recommend you to watch it. Here is the trailer:

Personally, I regret so much that I was born too late to hear her voice at concert...