1968: the French President's Medal (Médaille de la Présidence de la République) awarded by
President of the French RepublicGénéral de Gaulle on 5 December 1968, representing the only time in history an artist has ever been presented with this honour by the President of France to date.
1968: Ruby Cross (Croix de Vermeil) (Commander of Arts, Sciences and Letters).[5]
1970: Radio Luxembourg Hit Parade Oscar (Best Performance for sales of "Darla dirla dada" with 75 000 copies sold in one week).
1972: Popularity Oscar (France)
1973: APPCB Awards (Association Professionnelle de la Presse Cinématographique Belge): Gold Medal (Brussels, Belgium)
1974: Golden Gigi award, Spain (Special Award in recognition of extraordinary record sales ("Gigi l'amoroso"))
1974: Golden Heart Award: Most Popular Artist in Spain
1975: L'Académie du Disque Français Awards: Global Oscar Oscar Mondial du Disque for "Gigi l'Amoroso" and "Il venait d'avoir dix-huit ans", both of which are simultaneously number one hits in twelve countries.
1975: Eight Oscars awarded at the Olympia in recognition of extraordinary, rare, and, distinguished achievements.
1975: Platinum Disc awarded in recognition of extraordinary record sales in the
Benelux countries.
1975: Golden Lion Award
1976: French Summer Carnaval Medal
1976: French Academy Award for a number one album in nine countries
1979: Croque-Musique Award awarded by Radio Monte Carlo
1988: Dalida was posthumously honoured by the "
International Star Registry" (
USA), with the issuance of a diploma, awarded three years after her death.
1997: Dalida was posthumously honoured by the City of Paris with a square named in her memory, named "Dalida Square", located at the angle of rues Girardon and Abreuvoirs, in the
18th arrondissement (
borough) of Paris, France.
1997: Dalida became one of only three women in France to have a
statue erected to her, along with
Joan of Arc and
Sarah Bernhardt.
1998: Dalida was posthumously honoured in Egypt in a tribute ceremony which took place on 27th October in Cairo and the "Dalida Prize" was awarded in her honour.
2001: Dalida was posthumously honoured by the French government with a second stamp bearing her likeness which was released by
La Poste, the French
postal service, as part of the Song Artists series. 10,157,601 copies were sold.
2003: Awarded prize for "Greatest Singer of the Century" in France, based on three criteria: numbers of album and single sales, number of radio airplays and chart positions. Dalida was placed third after
Madonna and
Céline Dion (posthumous). In 2003 Dalida remained the number one favourite artist in France.
Polls
1965 - F.O.P. Poll: 'Favourite French singer'
1976 - Dalida was voted 'Woman of the Year' in Canada, ahead of
Jackie Kennedy)
1982 - Paris Match magazine survey revealed that Dalida was the only representative from
show business to appear in a list of most influential French women.
1985 - Dalida was voted 'Favourite French singer' (Télé 7 Jours magazine).
1986 -
VSD magazine published a survey in which Dalida was voted 'Favourite French singer'.
1988 -
SOFRES/
Encyclopædia Universalis: In a survey asking the French public which events had the greatest impact on the French public between
1968 and
1988, 16% of the French public voted the 'Death of Général de Gaulle' and 10% voted the 'Death of Dalida'.
2001 - IFOP Survey: Dalida was voted the 'Most important female singer who had the greatest impact on French society in the 20th century', along with
Édith Piaf.
2005 - Dalida was voted the 'Favourite singer in 2004' amongst Italians, and held seventh place amongst the most collected musical artists in Italy.
2005 - Dalida was voted 'Top 58th French person of all time' in a survey sponsored by the
France 2 television channel. The only women from show business which appeared in this list were
Catherine Deneuve,
Brigitte Bardot,
Simone Signoret, Édith Piaf and Dalida.
1956 - Dalida became the first artist to have her photo appear on an album single.
1957 - Dalida became the first artist to be awarded a gold record in France for 300,000 sales of "Bambino".
1958 - Dalida became the first female recording artist to have her own
fan club.
1964 - Dalida became the first star to be awarded with a Platinum disc.
1975 - Dalida was awarded with a Platinum disc.
1977 - Dalida became the first artist to record a Raï song in four languages with "Salma ya salama," which became the top-selling Raï record in the world.
1978 - Dalida recorded the first
music video with "Génération '78" and the first ever remix single.
1978 - Dalida was awarded with a Double-Platinum Disc
1980 - Dalida became the first female artist in history to perform at the Palais des Sports.
1981 - Dalida was awarded a Diamond disc (for the first time in
Music Hallhistory).
2001 - Dalida was awarded a Platinum disc for double-album “40 Golden Hits” with sales exceeding 300,000 copies.
1968: the French President's Medal (Médaille de la Présidence de la République) awarded by
President of the French RepublicGénéral de Gaulle on 5 December 1968, representing the only time in history an artist has ever been presented with this honour by the President of France to date.
1968: Ruby Cross (Croix de Vermeil) (Commander of Arts, Sciences and Letters).[5]
1970: Radio Luxembourg Hit Parade Oscar (Best Performance for sales of "Darla dirla dada" with 75 000 copies sold in one week).
1972: Popularity Oscar (France)
1973: APPCB Awards (Association Professionnelle de la Presse Cinématographique Belge): Gold Medal (Brussels, Belgium)
1974: Golden Gigi award, Spain (Special Award in recognition of extraordinary record sales ("Gigi l'amoroso"))
1974: Golden Heart Award: Most Popular Artist in Spain
1975: L'Académie du Disque Français Awards: Global Oscar Oscar Mondial du Disque for "Gigi l'Amoroso" and "Il venait d'avoir dix-huit ans", both of which are simultaneously number one hits in twelve countries.
1975: Eight Oscars awarded at the Olympia in recognition of extraordinary, rare, and, distinguished achievements.
1975: Platinum Disc awarded in recognition of extraordinary record sales in the
Benelux countries.
1975: Golden Lion Award
1976: French Summer Carnaval Medal
1976: French Academy Award for a number one album in nine countries
1979: Croque-Musique Award awarded by Radio Monte Carlo
1988: Dalida was posthumously honoured by the "
International Star Registry" (
USA), with the issuance of a diploma, awarded three years after her death.
1997: Dalida was posthumously honoured by the City of Paris with a square named in her memory, named "Dalida Square", located at the angle of rues Girardon and Abreuvoirs, in the
18th arrondissement (
borough) of Paris, France.
1997: Dalida became one of only three women in France to have a
statue erected to her, along with
Joan of Arc and
Sarah Bernhardt.
1998: Dalida was posthumously honoured in Egypt in a tribute ceremony which took place on 27th October in Cairo and the "Dalida Prize" was awarded in her honour.
2001: Dalida was posthumously honoured by the French government with a second stamp bearing her likeness which was released by
La Poste, the French
postal service, as part of the Song Artists series. 10,157,601 copies were sold.
2003: Awarded prize for "Greatest Singer of the Century" in France, based on three criteria: numbers of album and single sales, number of radio airplays and chart positions. Dalida was placed third after
Madonna and
Céline Dion (posthumous). In 2003 Dalida remained the number one favourite artist in France.
Polls
1965 - F.O.P. Poll: 'Favourite French singer'
1976 - Dalida was voted 'Woman of the Year' in Canada, ahead of
Jackie Kennedy)
1982 - Paris Match magazine survey revealed that Dalida was the only representative from
show business to appear in a list of most influential French women.
1985 - Dalida was voted 'Favourite French singer' (Télé 7 Jours magazine).
1986 -
VSD magazine published a survey in which Dalida was voted 'Favourite French singer'.
1988 -
SOFRES/
Encyclopædia Universalis: In a survey asking the French public which events had the greatest impact on the French public between
1968 and
1988, 16% of the French public voted the 'Death of Général de Gaulle' and 10% voted the 'Death of Dalida'.
2001 - IFOP Survey: Dalida was voted the 'Most important female singer who had the greatest impact on French society in the 20th century', along with
Édith Piaf.
2005 - Dalida was voted the 'Favourite singer in 2004' amongst Italians, and held seventh place amongst the most collected musical artists in Italy.
2005 - Dalida was voted 'Top 58th French person of all time' in a survey sponsored by the
France 2 television channel. The only women from show business which appeared in this list were
Catherine Deneuve,
Brigitte Bardot,
Simone Signoret, Édith Piaf and Dalida.
1956 - Dalida became the first artist to have her photo appear on an album single.
1957 - Dalida became the first artist to be awarded a gold record in France for 300,000 sales of "Bambino".
1958 - Dalida became the first female recording artist to have her own
fan club.
1964 - Dalida became the first star to be awarded with a Platinum disc.
1975 - Dalida was awarded with a Platinum disc.
1977 - Dalida became the first artist to record a Raï song in four languages with "Salma ya salama," which became the top-selling Raï record in the world.
1978 - Dalida recorded the first
music video with "Génération '78" and the first ever remix single.
1978 - Dalida was awarded with a Double-Platinum Disc
1980 - Dalida became the first female artist in history to perform at the Palais des Sports.
1981 - Dalida was awarded a Diamond disc (for the first time in
Music Hallhistory).
2001 - Dalida was awarded a Platinum disc for double-album “40 Golden Hits” with sales exceeding 300,000 copies.