Editing Dalida (section)

==== First Olympia concert, new success with "Gondolier", tourings and return to film ====

On the night of 27 February 1957, Dalida held her first concert at the Olympia, as the opening act for [[Charles Aznavour]], and was widely applauded.<ref name=":8">{{Cite book|title=25 ans de triomphe|last=Page|first=Christian|publisher=Delmas Éditeur|year=1981|location=France|page=1}}</ref> Then, in April, she performed a successful two-week series of concerts at Bobino, and in the summer a fan club was established, the first such club to be devoted to a female artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KdsHnLHkoo8/XIxGlgo2aEI/AAAAAAAAALE/jMDX4fUl724KqFvCrDH8Pp1LfZT9o3CqgCLcBGAs/s1600/20190314_102608.jpg|title=Bobino, 1957|website=dalidaideal.com|access-date=15 March 2019}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite book|title=Dalida : "Mon frère, tu écriras mes mémoires"|last=Rihoit|first=Catherine|publisher=Plon|year=2016|isbn=9782259251501|location=France|page=1}}</ref> As well as live performances, the prolonged success of "{{lang|it|Bambino|i=no}}" through 1957 was followed with new recordings such as "Miguel" and "{{lang|fr|Tu n'as pas très bon caractère|i=no}}", which eventually replaced "{{lang|it|Bambino|i=no}}" as number one in France in October.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=October 1957|title=Classement des 10 plus grands succès du mois|journal=Music Hall|page=1}}</ref> Dalida came back to the Olympia in September as the opening act for [[Gilbert Bécaud]]; the newly renovated Olympia having just acquired its red neon facade sign. A future iconic symbol of the hall, Bécaud and Dalida became the first two names to appear on it.<ref name=":15">{{Cite book|title=Les larmes de la gloire|last=Pascuito|first=Bernard|publisher=Éditions Michel Lafon|year=1997|isbn=9782840983019|location=France|page=1}}</ref> After her second success there, Dalida released her second album ''[[Miguel (album)|Miguel]]'' and returned to the studio in mid-October to record what was to become one of her old standards, "{{lang|fr|Histoire d'un amour|i=no}}". Staying in the  top ten for eight months, it earned Dalida a second gold disc.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book|title=Liste de réalisations et de récompenses|last=Gigliotti|first=Bruno|publisher=Orlando Productions|year=2012|location=France|page=1}}</ref>

Dalida's experimentation with exotica resulted in "{{lang|fr|[[Gondolier (song)|Gondolier]]|i=no}}", released for Christmas 1957. For this exotic song with accentuated vocals, Dalida delivered a TV appearance where, while sailing an imaginary [[gondola]], the shoulder strap of her dress fell down.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bestsongsever.com/dalida/gondolier|title=Gondolier – video|website=bestsongsever.com|access-date=14 March 2019}}</ref> The reappearance of this video in the 1970s made the moment notable, and the public started to consider it iconic that Dalida dared to do such a thing on television during such a conventional time in society.<ref name=":9">{{Cite book|title=Dalida, La gloire et les larmes|last=Sevran|first=Pascal|year=1976|location=France|page=1}}</ref> Nevertheless, "{{lang|fr|Gondolier|i=no}}" debuted at number one in both the French and Canadian charts, where it spent four months, remaining in the top twenty for almost a year and becoming her biggest hit since "{{lang|it|Bambino|i=no}}".<ref name=":3" /> Its B side "{{lang|fr|Pardon|i=no}}" also proved popular, reaching number one in Canada.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.banq.qc.ca/collections/collections_patrimoniales/musique/collection_numerique/bd_specialisee/palmares/ |title=Palmarès de la chanson au Québec |language=fr |website=[[Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec]] |access-date=11 March 2019 |archive-date=9 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809215510/http://www.banq.qc.ca/collections/collections_patrimoniales/musique/collection_numerique/bd_specialisee/palmares/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dalida then also started to perform more frequently in France, Belgium and Luxembourg.

By the end of April 1958, a radio programmer heard Dalida recording "{{lang|fr|[[Volare (song)|Dans le bleu du ciel bleu]]|i=no}}" in Barclay's Hoche studios in Paris. After immediately asking for a copy of the tape and broadcasting it, the radio station was swamped with phone calls from people asking for the number of the disc and when it would be available.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=Spring 1958|title=Dalida|journal=L'Olympia... Votre Music-hall|volume=20|page=1}}</ref> As the song replaced "Gondolier" as number one in France, Dalida scored a still-current chart record in France of five songs simultaneously in the top ten.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f53GODMRjFg/W2CBBjKpbAI/AAAAAAAABmU/SaY8CpxjEkIHoU2ViYhLSDy1xprRBJVwwCLcBGAs/s1600/38149375_1051032298405217_757313789254172672_n.jpg|title=Classement des 10 plus grands succès du mois|date=1958|access-date=14 March 2019}}</ref> It was followed by her receipt of RMC's singer of the year award, which she went on to win for six consecutive years.<ref name=":10">{{cite web|url=http://dalida.com/carriere-dalida/les-recompenses.html|title=Récompenses et événements|website=dalida.com|access-date=14 March 2019}}</ref> In June she embarked upon her first "{{lang|fr|TDF avec Dalida 58|i=no}}" tour ([[Tour de France]] with Dalida), with a daily appearance in the city hosting each stage of the [[1958 Tour de France]], which she repeated several time in future decades. She also performed in [[Algiers]] during the summer, supporting the morale of French soldiers fighting the [[Algerian War]], and held a new series of galas in France and Belgium that regularly ended with two hours of autograph signing.<ref name=":5">{{Cite book|title=Liste des spectacles 1956–1987|last=Gigliotti|first=Bruno|publisher=Orlando Productions|year=2012|location=France|page=1}}</ref> During this summer Dalida released her third album {{lang|fr|[[Gondolier (album)|Gondolier]]}}, and also recorded several new songs such as "{{lang|fr|Je pars|i=no}}", "{{lang|fr|Aïe mon cœur|i=no}}" and "{{lang|fr|Les Gitans|i=no}}"; all of which were sales successes, each earning Dalida a gold disc. With "{{lang|fr|Je pars|i=no}}", Dalida started French [[Rock and roll|rock 'n' roll]] and also paved the way for foreign rock artists to enter the market, such as [[Paul Anka]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Marie-Josée.|date=November 1997|title=Les sales|journal=Platine|volume=45|page=1}}</ref>

In late 1958, Dalida returned to film in her first on-screen role in four years, playing the supporting role of a singer-spy in the mystery film {{lang|fr|Rapt au deuxième bureau}}. A few months later, she appeared alongside Eddie Barclay in {{lang|fr|Brigade des mœurs}}, both starring as themselves. These two B movies were also used for promotion of her three songs "{{lang|fr|Inconnue mon amour|i=no}}", "{{lang|fr|L'amour chante|i=no}}", and "{{lang|fr|Aime-moi|i=no}}", and were released in September 1958 and March 1959, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dalida.com/carriere-dalida/cinematographie/186-carriere/cinematographie/films/1319-rapt-au-deuxieme-bureau.html|title=Dalida site Officiel – Rapt au deuxième bureau|website=dalida.com|access-date=14 March 2019|archive-date=9 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309055458/http://dalida.com/carriere-dalida/cinematographie/186-carriere/cinematographie/films/1319-rapt-au-deuxieme-bureau.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dalida.com/carriere-dalida/cinematographie/186-carriere/cinematographie/films/1320-brigade-de-moeurs.html|title=Dalida site Officiel – Brigade de moeurs|website=dalida.com|access-date=14 March 2019|archive-date=13 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190313091325/http://dalida.com/carriere-dalida/cinematographie/186-carriere/cinematographie/films/1320-brigade-de-moeurs.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 9 October, she again performed at Bobino, this time for three weeks as the headline performer, where she promoted her latest releases "{{lang|fr|Du moment qu'on s'aime|i=no}}", which peaked in the charts the same week, and "{{lang|it|[[Come prima]]|i=no}}". Topping the charts in January 1959, where it remained over most of the winter, "{{lang|it|Come prima|i=no}}" proved to be an ultimate holiday hit in France and Belgium, as Dalida could be seen promoting it on a Christmas-themed television set.<ref name=":3" /> The record's B side "{{lang|fr|Si je pouvais revivre un jour ma vie|i=no}}" also achieved success, topping the Canadian charts.<ref name=":0" /> According to her biographer [[Catherine Rihoit]], her live television appearances "got her into the palms of society, keeping her position as a favorite singer of all age groups in the francophonie", and marked an era of late 1950s television shows.<ref name=":4" /> On 26 December 1958 Dalida was in [[New York City|New York]] with Morisse where they met [[Norman Granz]], the American impresario of [[Ella Fitzgerald]], who invited her to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] and offered a fifteen-year contract to launch her career in the United States. She quickly rejected the offer, saying that she wanted to focus on her musical career in France where she was already well known with a secure fan base.<ref name=":2" />