Dalida: The Story of French Music’s Exotic Princess of Pop
Dalida, born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti in January 1933, spent her early years in Cairo. Her parents were both from southern Italy but headed to Egypt after exhausting all job prospects in their home town. Dalida’s early years were fraught with difficulty. She had to undergo numerous eye operations up until the age of five. But […]
Joe Dassin: The Heartfelt Music of France’s Charmer
Joe Dassin’s early life was one of Hollywood glamour and material prosperity. He was born in 1938, son of acclaimed film noir director Julius “Jules” Dassin. Jules’ efforts included black and white masterpieces of suspense like Brute Force and The Naked City. The family lived between New York and Los Angeles. With his high-profile moviemaking […]