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Princess <mask> of Sweden (; 19 June 1545 – 20 March 1610), also known as <mask> and Anne Marie, was a Countess Palatine consort of Veldenz by marriage to George John I, Count Palatine of Veldenz. She served as Interim Regent from 1592 to 1598, and supervised the partition of the territories between her sons. She was the daughter of King Gustav I of Sweden and Queen Margaret. Biography

Early life
Very little is known about <mask>'s childhood. During her early childhood, she, as well as her siblings in the royal nursery, were primarily under the care of her mother the queen's trusted nurse, Brigitta Lars Anderssons, her mothers cousin lady Margareta and the noble widow Ingrid Amundsdotter. After the death of her mother in 1551, she as well as her siblings were placed in the care of Christina Gyllenstierna and then under her aunts Brita and Martha Leijonhufvud before her father's remarriage to Catherine Stenbock. They were then under the responsibility of their stepmother and, more precisely, the head-lady-in-waiting <mask>ld.As her sisters, she was given a careful education, and tutored in foreign languages, particularly the German language. In 1556, she and her sisters were given a dowry of 100.000 daler, had their portraits painted and their personal qualities described in Latin by the court poet Henricus Mollerus, and introduced on the Dynastic European marriage market. Several dynastic marriages where suggested from that point on. In 1559, a marriage was suggested between <mask> and Louis VI, Elector Palatine or Poppo XII of Henneberg (1513–1574). After the scandal surrounding Princess Cecilia that year, Cecilia's main suitor George John I, Count Palatine of Veldenz, chose

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 to direct his marriage negotiations toward <mask> instead. The marriage was contracted because it could give George John I the needed funds (her dowry of 100.000 was larger than most German Princesses, who normally had 28.000 at the most), and because it could give the Swedish Royal House valuable contacts as George John I, though a petty ruler himself, was related with most of the German Princely Houses. The wedding was conducted at the Stockholm Royal Castle 20 December 1562.It was noted that <mask> wore a crown of pearls and the king of Denmark was among the wedding guests. <mask> and George John I remained in Sweden for some time after the wedding to gather her great dowry. In 1563, the three princesses Cecilia, <mask> and Sophia had sent a letter of protest to their brother king Eric XIV regarding his imprisonment of their brother John, something he had a very negative reaction to. The couple finally left Sweden for Germany in July 1563, and settled in Lauterecken in Veldenz. Countess Palatine

The marriage is described as a happy one, and <mask> reportedly acted as the adviser of George John, trying to use her influence to restrain his many adventurous and expensive projects. During the journey of her brother Charles in Germany in 1577, he was suspected by their brother John III to conspiring against him, and <mask> acted as a mediator. In 1578–79, she also participated in the negotiations between Duke Charles and Maria of Palatinate-Simmern.George John used <mask>'s great fortune to finance an expensive court life and ruinous speculations, and accumulated debts which ruined her fortune and the economy of the state, often by taking loans to pay other loans. One of the

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 most costly expenses was the foundation of the city of Pfalzburg (1570) in Northern Alsace and where their court often resided in the castle La Petite Pierre (Lützelstien). In 1579, her dowry was evidently wasted, as she and her spouse could not afford to attend the wedding between her brother Charles and Maria of Palatinate-Simmern in accordance with their status. <mask> was often assigned by George John to act as mediator in his business affairs: in 1588, she was given the task by him to persuade Charles III, Duke of Lorraine to prolong his chance to buy back the city of Pfalzburg, which he had previously sold to Lorraine with the right to buy it back, so that he might have the time to loan money to buy it back in time. <mask> successfully persuaded the Duke of Lorraine to prolong George John's right to buy Pfalzburg back, but it finally became a part of Lorraine in 1590. Regency and later life

Upon the death of George John in April 1592, the state was bankrupt and the interests of her late husband's debts was greater than the entire state income: he left a debt of 300.000 florines, and she spent the rest of her life trying to repay it. In parallel with this, the state also faced political turmoil, as George John had divided the areas of the state between their sons, which resulted in an inheritance feud between the sons which made the realm impossible to govern.In order to solve the inheritance dispute between her son about the lands of the state, <mask> acted as mediator, and administered the undivided territories as effective regent for six years from 1592 until the dispute could finally be solved, and the lands peacefully divided between the sons. In order to solve the

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 debt problems, <mask> dissolved the court and lived in the household of her brothers-in-law until she could afford to have her own household again: she also entered negotiations with her brother Charles IX and queen dowager Gunilla Bielke in order to be given the Swedish funds which she managed to have John III promise to send her before his death. <mask> did not managed to convince her brother Charles IX to participate in her regency, but she cooperated very well with her co-regents, Ernst Philip of Baden and her brothers-in-law Rickard of Simmern and Louis of Württemberg, and successfully managed to solve the problems her regency faced. In 1592, she threatened the Duke of Lorraine with Swedish intervention if he did not stop his son from warring the areas around in Lützelstein. In 1598, <mask> successfully made sure that her eldest son Georg Gustav was secured the control of Veldenz, and her younger son Johan August was given full control of Lützelstein, before she retired from power. She spent her retirement after regency on her dower residence in Lauterecken and Remigiusberg. In her will, she donated a large sum with an income to be divided among the poor annually.<mask> was described as a faithful and dutiful, compassionate and cooperative but also firm: she was afforded to recognition of having successfully solved an extremely difficult situation during her regency because of her personal qualities and by emphasizing her status an authority as the central figure and matriarch of the dynasty. She was popular and respected in Veldenz, where she was affectionately referred to as "<mask>". Family

She married Georg Johann, the Count Palatine of Veldenz on 20 December

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texts: Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as <mask>, was an Italian-Egyptian and French singer and actress, born in Egypt to Italian parents. Her diverse repertoire and heartfelt interpretations of both sentimental ballads and pop music brought her adoration by mass audiences and by politicians and intellectuals alike. After winning the title of Miss Egypt in 1954, she moved to Paris and in 1956 experienced overnight success with the song "Bambino". This was followed by successful recordings; "Gondolier", "Come prima", "Am Tag als der Regen kam", "Les enfants du Pirée" and "Itsi bitsi petit bikini", which marked the first years of her career and became pop standards. In the early 1960s, <mask> was already household name in francophonie and the leading singer in Europe, and in 1964 she was awarded the first platinum disc in history. <mask> lined up new successes; "La danse de Zorba", "Il silenzio", "Bang bang", "Ciao amore ciao" and "Le temps des fleurs", which she sang at concerts around the world, spending two-thirds of each year on tour. In 1970, <mask> became independent by founding her own record label, and continued success was guaranteed with a song "Darla dirladada".It was followed with some of the most notable French songs, "Paroles, paroles", "Je suis malade", "Gigi l'amoroso" and "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans". In the second half of the 1970s, <mask> brought disco to Europe with the song "J'attendrai" and established herself as the Reine du Disco ("Disco Queen" in French) with the songs "Besame mucho", "Génération 78" and "Laissez-moi danser". At the same time in the Middle East she leads with the raï megahits "Salma Ya

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 Salama" and "Helwa ya baladi", the latter becoming the unofficial anthem of Egypt. Through the 1980s, <mask> enjoyed the status of a diva, carrying her historical show from the Palais des Sports across five world continents with the songs "Comme disait Mistinguett" and "Gigi in Paradisco". A new set of problems in her personal life slowed <mask>’s career, reflected in some of her most powerful ballads, "Mourir sur scène" and "Pour en arriver là", which became her signature songs. In the 1986 film The Sixth Day, <mask> achieved the long-awaited crown of her acting career. Less than a year later, overwhelmed with personal tragedies, she committed suicide four days after her last concert.Considered an icon during her lifetime, her death led to an image as a tragic diva and renowned singer. She is the only performer in the francophone world with success in multiple genres. <mask> is the best-selling and the most award-winning French performer. She holds the world record for the song with the most weeks at the top of the music chart. Selling 170 million singles and albums, she received more than 70 gold records and was the first singer to receive platinum and diamond discs. Early years

Childhood in Cairo

<mask> was born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti in Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt, on 17 January 1933. Her father Pietro Gigliotti (1904–1945) and mother Filomena Giuseppina (née d’Alba; 1904–1971) were born in Serrastretta, Calabria in Italy.Pietro studied music in school and played violin in taverns; Giuseppina was a seamstress. By birth, <mask> automatically gained Italian nationality through jus sanguinis of both Italian parents. Unable to make a living in their hometown, the

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 voice is full of colour and volume, and has all that men love: gentleness, sensuality and eroticism." Dalila was also spotted by author and screenwriter Alfred Marchand, who advised to change her name to Dalida: "Your pseudonym resembles too much of the movie Samson and Dalila and it won't help to boost your popularity. Why don't you replace the second 'l' with a 'd', like God the father?" She immediately accepted the change.On 9 April 1956, <mask> participated in the singing contest Les Numéros 1 de demain, performing Etrangère au Paradis. Prior to the competition, Eddie Barclay, owner of the largest recording house in France, Barclay, and Lucien Morisse, artistic director of the newly established radio station Europe n°1, met in Bar Romain (now Petit Olympia) and discussed what to do that evening. Barclay wanted to watch a film, whereas Morisse wanted to attend the singing competition, which was being held at Olympia Hall, then the largest venue in Paris. They settled their disagreement by playing 421, a dice game, which Morisse won. Together with their friend Coquatrix, they were greatly impressed after <mask> won the contest, and arranged a meeting with her. That event was later perpetuated in biopics and books, and became regarded as fateful for <mask>'s career. The three men went on to play a large part in launching her career.Career

Les années Barclay – The Barclay years

First contract and overnight success with Bambino

After the performance in Les Numéros 1 de demain, Lucien handed Dalida his card to meet in his office as soon as possible, which she accepted without hesitation. A few days later, on the second floor of the building at 26 rue François ler,

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texts: she performed Barco Negro, a recent hit by Amália Rodrigues, humming the a cappella verses and tapping the fingertips on a corner of Morisse's desk. Visibly satisfied, his interlocutor demanded more work on mini-flaws, for a new audition in front of Eddie Barclay in person. On 2 May 1956 in Barclay's office at 20, Rue de Madrid, <mask> signed a renewable one-year contract, with a modest percentage on record sales, with the promise of increasing it if the expected success was accomplished. While Morisse was responsible for radio promotion, Coquatrix had developed a strategy to grab the headlines. He planned to promote her through a series of concerts, including two concerts at the Olympia, two weeks in Bobino, and a tour of the provinces. Her first song "Madona" was recorded in June and was first released in August on EP with three other songs."Madona" was played on 28 August 1956 on Radio Europe n°1, which was <mask>'s first radio appearance. The record achieved sufficient success and was followed by second EP, Le Torrent, a month later, which received an equally encouraging welcome. <mask> continued performing live throughout the latter part of 1956, while her promoters worked on developing a song that would make her a star; Morisse asked lyricist Jacques Larue to write a French language version of "Guaglione", the winning song of recent fifth Festival di Napoli, which would become Bambino. Bambino was released in early December only as a promo single, but quickly receiving more public interest than all of her previous recordings, Morisse started to heavily promote it and it was placed as title song to <mask>'s debut album Son nom est Dalida that was issued by the

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 end of same month. The album was immediately followed with a third EP titled "Bambino". After debuting at number seven in January 1957, Bambino reached number one and went on to become the biggest-selling and one of the most beloved pop standard hits of the '50s in France, Belgium, Canada and Switzerland. As the song knocked Doris Day's "Whatever Will Be, Will Be" off the top of the French charts, women began to emulate <mask>'s makeup, resulting in the explosion of Rimmel sales, while the men saw in her a talent, sensuality and sexiness.Coquatrix then named her "the first sex-symbol of the song". "Bambino" was <mask>'s first number-one hit, and through 1957 it became the longest-running number-one in the world history, with a total of 39 consecutive weeks, still holding a record. It made Dalida an overnight star and gained her first gold disc, the very first time such an award had been received by a woman, on 19 September 1957 for sales of over 300,000. As the French music industry was then still in the background, "Bambino" was described in 2007 by Bertrand Dicale of Le Figaro as; "a launch that announced what will happen in the coming decades ... a start of really modern times where singer is more important than song". Promoting it in early 1957, <mask> also made her first TV appearance, and her contract was immediately extended for four years. Then she also received her first criticism from a journalist: "On stage, Dalida appears in beauty and warmth, highlighted by a presentation of extreme sobriety." First Olympia concert, new success with Gondolier, tourings and return to film

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texts: the opening act for Charles Aznavour, and was widely applauded.Then, in April, she performed in 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. Among live performances, the prolonged success of Bambino through 1957 was followed with new recordings like Miguel, and Tu n'as pas très bon caractère that eventually replaced Bambino as number one in France in October. <mask> came back to Olympia in September as opening act for Gilbert Bécaud, when the newly renovated Olympia appeared for first time with the red neon facade sign. The future iconic symbol of the hall, Bécaud and <mask> became the first two names to appear in it. After her second success there, <mask> released her second album Miguel and returned to studio in mid-October to record, what was to become one of her old standards, Histoire d'un amour. Staying in top ten for eight months, it earned Dalida her a second gold disc. Dalida's experimenting with exotica resulted with "Gondolier", released over Christmas in 1957.For the exotica song with accentuated vocals, <mask> delivered a TV appearance where, while sailing the imaginary gondola, her dress' shoulder strap fell down. The reappearances of the video in the 1970s made the moment notable, and public started considering it iconic as <mask> dared to do such thing on television during conventional times of society. Nevertheless, "Gondolier" debuted at number one on both French and Canadian charts where it spent four months, remained in top twenty for almost a year and became her biggest hit since "Bambino". Its B side Pardon also proved popular, reaching


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texts: number one in Canada. Then <mask> also started to perform more frequently in France, Belgium and Luxembourg. By the end of April 1958, a radio programmer heard <mask> recording "Dans le bleu du ciel bleu" in Barclay's Hoche studios in Paris. Immediately asking for a copy of the tape and passing it on the antenna, the radio station was flocked with phone calls of people asking for the number of the disc and when would it be available.As the song replaced "Gondolier" as number one in France, <mask> scored a still-running chart record of France of five songs simultaneously in the top ten. It was followed by her receipt of RMC's singer of the year award, which she went on to win for six consecutive years. In June she embarked upon her first "TDF avec Dalida 58" tour (Tour de France with Dalida); a daily appearance in the stage city of the 1958 Tour de France, which she repeated several time in future decades. Then she also performed in Algiers during summer, supporting the morale of French soldiers fighting the Algerian War, and held a new series of galas in France and Belgium that ended regularly with two hours of autograph signing. During that summer <mask> released her third album Gondolier, and also recorded several new songs like "Je pars, Aïe mon cœur" and "Les Gitans"; all sales successes each earning Dalida a gold disc. With Je pars, <mask> started French rock 'n' roll and also paved the way for foreign rock artists to enter the market, like Paul Anka. In late 1958, <mask> returned to film for her first on-screen role in four years, playing supporting role of singer-spy in the mystery film Rapt au deuxième bureau.A few months later, she appeared alongside Eddie


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 Barclay in Brigade des mœurs, both starring as themselves. These two B movies were also used for promotion of her three songs "Inconnue mon amour", "L'amour chante", and "Aime-moi", and were released in September 1958 and March 1959, respectively. On 9 October, she again performed at Bobino, this time for three weeks as the headline performer, where she promoted her latest releases "Du moment qu'on s'aime", that peaked the charts same week, and "Come prima". Topping charts in January 1959, where it remained during most of winter, "Come prima" proved to be an ultimate holiday hit of France and Belgium, as <mask> could be seen promoting it on a Christmas-themed television set. Record's B side song "Si je pouvais revivre un jour ma vie" also achieved success topping Canadian charts. 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 '50s television shows. On 26 December 1958 <mask> was in New York with Morisse where they met Norman Granz, the American impresario of Ella Fitzgerald, who invited her to Hollywood and offered a fifteen-year contract to launch her career in the USA.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. "Am Tag als der Regen kam" and international recognition; best selling singer in Europe

<mask> toured extensively in 1959, playing sold-out dates in France, Egypt, Italy, and Germany. As her fame spread outside France, she started to record songs in other languages to cater for


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texts: these new audiences. In February, during a TV appearance, she performed her recent version of "Hava Nagila". On 2 March, Minister of informations awarded her, alongside Yves Montand, with the Bravos du music hall, the most prestigious music award in France, for the most popular singer in France. During the summer, she covered her own recordings "Ne joue pas" and "C'est ça l'amore" in Flemish as "Speel niet met m'n hart" and "Ik zing amore", respectively, the only time in her career she sang in Flemish. In late summer, <mask> was back in the studio to record her first major international hit.In the period from 1958 to 1959, "Le jour ou la pluie viendra" was recorded in three languages, which led <mask> straight to the top three in six different European countries. The German language version "Am Tag als der Regen kam" topped German charts for ten weeks in September and October, earning her another gold disc. It was the best-selling record of the year in Germany, and remained one of the most successful songs in history of the country. During the closing night of the Berlin Film Festival on 28 September 1959, she was presented with a Goldener Löwe award by RTL, for the best-selling musical artist of the year in Germany, and saluted with fanfare playing "Am Tag als der Regen kam" verses. The song was her first international recognition, reaching a half-million accumulated copies and eventually remaining one of her biggest success in Germany. In the course of 1959, <mask> collected five Top 10 hits in French charts, most notably "Ciao, ciao Bambina" and "Guitare et tambourin"; both earning gold discs. In Italy, RAI awarded her with Oscar di popolarità and Lupo d'oro awards


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 for the best-selling musical artist of the year in the country.Those were her first two foreign awards that furthered her international recognition. <mask> also performed in successful sold out concerts in Berlin, Athens and Cairo, delivering a sentimental performance in front of a crowd in Rivoli cinema that she frequented as a child. On 23 September 1959, <mask> sang in a successful three-week run at Parisian Théâtre de l'Étoile, where a jukebox was installed in recognition of her being named Mademoiselle Jukebox, the most listened to artist on jukeboxes in France. By the end of the year, she released her fifth and sixth albums; Le disque d'or de Dalida and Love in Portofino, and had already sold three and a half million records, highest among all European artists. "Les enfants du Pirée" and "Itsi Bitsi petit bikini"; transition to yé-yé and first Olympia concert residency

<mask> debuted 1960 with "T'aimer follement", a chart topper in France and Belgium in February. Then she embarked upon her first world tour and reached top of the charts again, with "Romantica" in April. The third release of the year "Les enfants du Pirée" brought <mask> huge commercial success becoming her second big international hit after "Am Tag als der Regen kam".It reached top two in six European countries and Canada, topping charts in three of them. After its debut atop of French charts in June 1960, where it remained for 20 weeks, it became the first song by a French singer to sell over one million copies internationally, and the tube de l'été expression was invented after it. <mask> eventually recorded it in five different languages and made a video for TV emission Toute la chanson. With


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texts: a harbor theme, showing Dalida singing and lying on a fishing net and artificial wind blowing, it made journalist Jacques Chancel call it; "the first video in France that really made a shift from the era of outdated videos". The success was followed with her second win of Italian awards Oscar di Popolarità and a Lupo d'Oro for the best-selling musical artist of the year. Back in France, <mask> was not pleased with emergence of the new musical style yé-yé as the new singers would only occupy the charts and then irretrievably disappear. Also, since the appearance of new radio programs for youth like Salut les copains, both the music hall songs and singers, like <mask>, started to be regarded completely obsolete.As <mask> realized that she had to make a drastic change to retain her image, in September she covered the US hit "Itsi bitsi petit bikini". Today one of her signature songs, it became the first big yé-yé hit in France and received the title of second tube de l'été, displacing "Les enfants du Pirée" from top of charts. Securing her position of a lead singer in France, "Itsi bitsi petit bikini" introduced <mask> to a whole new generation of young fans. Topping charts across Western Europe and in Canada, the record was also her second one to sell over a million and gained her thirteenth golden disc. Success was followed with "Milord", a number one in Austria, Germany and Italy, after which was named her first album issued solely for Italian public. <mask> then completed a year-long world tour, performing in countries across Europe, in Canada and several Arab states. In December, she issued EP "Joyeux Noël" collecting four best known holiday carols in French, and


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texts: with New Year's show Réveillon de Paris breaking the record of TV audience with nearly six million spectators.In January 1961, <mask> covered The Drifters' "Save the last dance for me" as "Garde Moi la Derniere Danse" that reached top two. It remained her biggest French hit of the year as she busied herself with another year-long world tour which started in Teheran on 18 February, in front of Iranian royal family in their Sa'dabad Palace. With a total of almost 200 dates, the tour's last leg included <mask>'s first own concert residency at Olympia, premiering on 6 December. Due to her recent love affair, divorce from Morisse and new yé-yé wave, several critics announced it as "attestment of an end and downfall of <mask>". Indisputably, <mask> "brought the house down" according to Beuve-Méry of Le Monde, as the month long show was a sell-out success with the premiere night broadcast live by Radio Europe N°1. Among other musicians who attended, she was congratulated by Edith Piaf, who told her: "You are a winner, like me. After me, it will be you."<mask> also set the record for the biggest public attendance and the longest-running concert residency at the Olympia, with a total of 52,000 spectators in course of 30 days, that would be broken by herself in 1981. At the very end of the year, on 30 December <mask> completed her world tour in Olympia's Belgian equivalent Ancienne Belgique in Bruxelles. During 1961, <mask> issued a set of new Italian songs on Canta in Italiano EP, and also scored several top ten hits internationally such as "Nuits d'espagne" and "Tu ne sais pas". In April she made "Pépé" a number one hit both in Austria and Germany, and "24 mille baisers"

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 separately in Austria and France. She also issued two albums Dalida internationale and Loin de moi. During spring in Italy, <mask> signed with film director Giorgio Simonelli and revived her film career with the first film in which she plays the main role. Originally filmed as Italian movie Che femmina... e che dollari!, it was revoiced and retitled for French audience as "Parlez moi d'amour", after one of tracking songs.The movie also features several other recordings by <mask>, including posthumously released "Ho trovato la felicità". Contrary to her other previous movies, Che femmina... e che dollari! was not a commercial failure as the moderate gross eventually surpassed the low budget. Rihoit described: "sealing her appearance of the early 60's, since it is also her first color film, all the power and acting potential that <mask> carries in herself and transmits to the screen is clearly visible". "La Leçon de Twist", "Le petit Gonzales", exhaust tours and scopitones

After a short break <mask> was back on tour, this time starting in Canada where Tu peux le prendre had reached number one. On 5 February, in a popular youth French TV program Toute la Chanson, <mask> performed her latest yé-yé release "La Leçon de Twist". Accompanied on the piano by then leading French teen idol Johnny Hallyday, he also taught Dalida the moves for what she said: "he really showed himself, the most friendly of teachers of this new rhythm".The performance caused a sensation, boosting her track straight to top of French and Belgian charts. "La Leçon de Twist" was followed with another success of the same genre "Achète-moi un Juke-box". With lyrics; "Oh dad, buy me a jukebox, to listen


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texts: to Elvis Presley, Les Chaussettes Noires, and Johnny Halliday. -And <mask>? But what is she doing here, they still listen to her? ", <mask> joked on her own account referring to the current situation in France where the youth was fond of young singers, despite her success during yé-yé. Anyway, the record spent two weeks at number one during spring.From April to July <mask> toured across Italy and Vietnam. In Saigon, her popularity led to traffic congestion when she performed, but the local authorities interrupted her show during a rendition of "La Leçon de Twist" because the song was considered to be a political act. In May <mask> was back on top of international charts with "Le petit Gonzales", a cover of "Speedy Gonzales", which peaked in France, Belgium, Canda and Spain the following month and remained known as "one of the most memorable and nostalgic recordings of yé-yé era", as said by Le Parisien in 1987. The album of the same name was issued by the end of the year. Although <mask> filmed her first scopitone in 1961 for the song "Loin de moi", starting a string of music videos followed by almost all yé-yé newcomers, her best critically and commercially received scopitone was recorded in September 1962 for song "Le jour le plus long", in which she paid tribute to Allies' disembarkation in Normandy on 6 June 1944. Under the direction of young Claude Lelouch, who later became one of most acclaimed French directors, <mask> was dressed as a soldier, walked through a war-torn forest in the middle of the bombs and had accompanied real scenes from the Second World War. An unusual image of <mask> found its public and was a hit in cafes.Alongside <mask>'s performance of

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 the song on 26 September, in front of a crowd of 2,000 people on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower, "Le jour le plus long" topped charts in France for two weeks and earned her another gold disc. More concentration on concerts, shift to pop; "Eux", "Amore scusami" and first platinum disc

<mask> fully spent 1963 delivering live appearance across the whole world and dedicating herself more to Canadian youth public, as in France the yé-yé experienced its greatest swing in this period. Her world tour was a success, with sold out concerts in Europe from Portugal to Poland, Canada, Asia, Fort-de-France, Latin America and the Arabian countries. In Algeria, she became the first artist to appear since the proclamation of independence. <mask> also dedicated the late summer period again to filming, so she went to Hong Kong for three months to star in B movie L'Inconnue de Hong-Kong, alongside Serge Gainsbourg. Although the movie was a commercial flop, <mask> received favorable reviews. In January 1963 at Cortina d'Ampezzo, <mask> was awarded with the Oscar Mondiale del Successo dei Juke Box award for the most listened artist on the jukeboxes in Europe.Later the same month, she made a shift from yé-yé covering Ben E. King's "Stand by Me" as "Tu croiras", which was followed by an equally more melancholic string of recordings such as "Le jour du retour", a summer number one hit in Canada, and "Eux" that later peaked at number two in Argentina and was recorded in five languages. "Eux" was awarded with the Oscar mundial du success du disque for drawing the most international sales by a French artist in 1963, and <mask> named her fourteenth studio album after it. The 1963 world tour


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texts: was prolonged into 1964 only with several short breaks. The tour's French leg started on 11 April 1964, after which <mask> traveled 30,000 kilometers solely by car during its five-month run, with a public attendance over 200,000. "The most iconic moment of tour" as said by her brother Orlando, was a concert at Draguignan on 14 August when "Dalida appeared with blond hair for the first time, and shocked the crowd that that didn't recognized her at first glance". After the concert in Pont-sur-Yonne on 2 September, Dalida accepted the local truck drivers' offer to become their godmother of honor. The tour was emulated with concert residency in Olympia two days later when <mask> and other celebrities; Charles Aznavour, Francoise Hardy, Johnny Hallyday and Sylvie Vartan, were brought to the Olympia's entrance by the same drivers on their roofless trucks, making a parade alongside the streets of Paris.The event threw even more attention to the sold-out three-week residency that already received a huge media coverage. During the television transmission of the crowd at the entrance, a teenage fan said: "We can hardly wait for her [<mask>] to appear, we've been screaming for an hour and the atmosphere is so crazy", on which the reporter turned to the camera: "the whole Paris came to see [parade], only in front of Olympia there are at least 2,000 people waiting in the street". As <mask> again recorded simultaneously to her concerts in course of 1964, releases like "Ce coin de terre", "Ne t'en fais pas pour ça" and "Chaque instant de" were poorly promoted through TV, eventually entering only top twenty. "Là il a dit" peaked at number six in Canada earlier in the year, but


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texts: finishing the tour in November, <mask> came back to the studio to record "Amore scusami", the orchestral pop sentimental ballad which was a completely new genre to her repertoire. The song was rushed into release and swiftly became hit at the end of the year, earning <mask> another gold disc, the first in two years since "Le jour le plus long". Following the success of "Amore scusami", an album of the same name was released and on 17 September. <mask> was awarded with a platinum disc for surpassing sales of over 10 million records since her debut in 1956.Specifically created for her, it was a first time in music industry that a term "platinum disc" was used. Refusing to perform at Sanremo Music Festival, <mask> instead released EP Sanremo 65 that included her latest Italian top ten hit "Ascoltami". Delivering new performances at Bobino and Tete de l'Art in following months, she was in top ten in France and Belgium with a cover of Rita Pavone's "Viva la pappa" that gained Dalida huge interest among children's public. The B side La sainte totoche, written and composed by Charles Aznavour, peaked at number six in Turkey and was applauded by prestige critic Lettres françaises that wrote "Sainte Totoche enters the calendar" as it "evokes the women neglected by their husbands". Back on world tour in 1965, <mask> held concerts in Fort-de-France where she was welcomed by more than 20,000 enthusiastic Martinicans who caused a stagnation in the city. France-Antilles reported "Only the President of the Republic had ovation of this scale, during his visit in March 1964". The next day, Dalida herself rewarded Juliana Brown, the winner of Dalida Song Contest which was established


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 in her honour.A poll conducted by IFOP on 24 April 1965, voted <mask> as the favourite French singer of the decade, ahead Edith Piaf. "La Danse de Zorba" and "Il silenzio"

In June 1965, <mask> recorded "La Danse de Zorba", a song from 1964 comedy movie Zorba the Greek, which became her biggest international success since "24 mille baisers" in early 1961. The song once again brought <mask> to seven international charts, entering the top three in six and topping in two countries. Surpassing a million copies, it also earned <mask> two more golden discs; in France, and in Brazil where it was also awarded with the Cico Viola award for the best selling record of the year. With daily appearances on television dancing to song on a Sirtaki, <mask> marked the summer period of 1965 and "La Danse de Zorba" received title of that year's tube de l'ete, alongside Christophe's Aline and Hervé Villard's Capri c'est fini. During summer, <mask> performed in Morocco and Algeria, played supportive role in Italian comedy movie Menage all'italiana, alongside Ugo Tognazzi and then debutante Romina Power, and released one of her first records in single format Wenn die Soldaten. In October, the song "Il silenzio" came out on the fourth EP of the year.It was also a chart-topping hit in Europe, Canada and Latin America, reaching number one in France and Italy, where it was the best selling record of the year beating "La Danse de Zorba" and receiving a gold disc. Alongside were issued "Le flamenco" and "Scandale dans la famille" that were also well-received in Belgium and Canada. The success of "Il silenzo" concluded the most successful year in <mask>'s career up to that date and produced the


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texts: album of the same name, which collated that year's releases. 1966 was marked by an extensive year-long world tour that started on 13 February in Paris, and ended on 31 December in Toulouse. With more than 150 dates, <mask> toured Canada, Latin America, Arab states and across Europe. The year debuted with a number-one hit in Latin America, El Cordobes, which was a product of friend collaboration with bullfighter Manuel Benitez, to whom Dalida dedicated the song as they had a brief affair. In the same period, <mask> also started employing family members, with her cousin Rosy as her secretary, and brother Bruno as her artistic director.Until the end of year, they produced the successful Italian album Pensiamoci ogni sera and three more EPs. "Parlez moi de lui" did not achieve commercial success but became one of her first power ballads, based on experiences in her own life, and made commercial in US by Cher as "The Way of Love". On the contrary, Bang Bang was the number one hit in Argentina and Italy where it was also the best selling record of the year. "Petit homme" charted internationally and was accompanied with <mask> delivering energetic live performances with tambourine. <mask> also returned to wide screen, with a supportive role in French satiric movie La Morale de l'histoire that included the unreleased song "Je sortirais sans toi". During summer in Rome, on RAI set she was introduced to a new avant-garde cantautor Luigi Tenco as they also retrospectively sang "La danza di zorba" in duet. Later in September, her Italian managers suggested that she participate with Tenco at the next Sanremo Music Festival.Although in previous years she declined the festival, she


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 on 8 June, on the verge of tears she made her first TV appearance after four months interpreting "Les grilles de ma maison", a cover of Tom Jones' "Green, Green Grass of Home". With lyrics "I was afraid that everything would be foreign to me, but nothing seems changed, it's good to open the grilles of my house" the song was directly dedicated to her return to life, pointing at her Montmartre house. At the same time, Italian album Piccolo ragazzo became a chart success and "Ciao amore ciao" topped several international charts earning <mask> another gold disc. She also organized a four-month-long comeback tour from June to September, again daily performing in stage city of the Tour de France. The late summer period brought re-release of 1959 "Hava naguila", and a new recording "Je reviens the chercher", the French version of "Son tornata da te" by Tenco. In September, <mask> issued her first compilation album De Bambino à Il silenzio, collecting her gross hits from 1956 to 1965, which was also one of the earliest greatest hits albums ever. On the night of 5 October, <mask> premiered her third Olympia concert residency which ran for a month.Presenting new songs like "J'ai décidé de vivre", "Entrez sans frapper" and "Loin dans le temps", <mask> made a turnaround in her career orientating her repertoire towards more profound lyrics. Dressed in a long white dress, that she would wear non-stop on tours in future years, <mask> once again achieved huge triumph at the venue. She was nicknamed <mask> by the press. In France-Soir,  wrote: "Dalida killed Mademoiselle Bambino. The new <mask> is born!". Le temps des fleurs

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texts: most popular TV show in Italy, in January 1968 <mask> won with "Dan dan dan" that reached number two in Italy. <mask> also came back to film for her first main role in five years, in Italian romantic drama Io ti amo, acting as stewardess Judy alongside Alberto Lupo.The movie was a minor success, but as it was filmed in colour and several of her new songs appeared in, it provided critically acclaimed music video for her latest Italian chart topper and gold certified L'ultimo valzer. After the filming, <mask> embarked upon a two-year-long world tour that extended until early 1970. With more than 300 live performances it was <mask>'s longest tour up to that moment and, as a part of it, in summer 1968 she participated in a popular Italian summer festival Cantagiro and won the main prize. In 1969, during the third leg that started on 9 January in Milan, for the first time in career <mask> performed in Yugoslavia and in lower parts of Africa. After Gabon in December and in Tahiti in January 1970, the tour ended in Iran in February. "Si j'avais des millions" and "La bambola" were minor hits of early 1968, but in September <mask> came back to huge success in France with song "Le temps des fleurs". It was an instant number one hit with a fair chart performance in several other countries, eventually being recorded in two more languages.The EP was reissued for five more times, a personal record for Barclay, receiving gold certificate and an album of the same name was released. With an issue in single format, "Le temps des fleurs" also announced the end of a long EP era. On 5 December 1968, in Paris city hall Hôtel de Ville, <mask> received the Medal of the president of the


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 Republic from hands of General de Gaulle who summarized the "success, kindness and modesty of this woman" saying: "By giving you this medal, I wanted to honor a quality, a great lady of France." In France, she remains the only person from show-business to receive such distinction. During same event, <mask> became a Parisian citizen of honor, receiving the Medal of the city of Paris by the Council of Paris, and was also named the Godmother of Montmartre pulbots, the old name for poor children of the quartier where she lived. Spending 1969 on tour and private travelings to India, <mask> released several less successful recordings like "", "L'an 2005" and "Les violons de mon pays", all poorly promoted on TV and radio attracting some success in Turkey and France. "Oh lady Mary" was released in autumn and remained her last Italian hit.Returning to German TV, <mask> danced casatchok on her new song Petruschka, which was followed with release of three new albums; Canta in Italiano, In Deutsch and Ma mère me disait, a sales topper in Poland. <mask> was also awarded with MIDEM, award for the best selling artist of the year in Italy, and her first Radio Luxembourg singer of the year award, which she went on to win for several more times. Les années Orlando – The Orlando years

<mask> and her brother Orlando were already planning for some time to form their own record house as a vehicle to release and to control her musical output. <mask>'s last record released under Barclay label was Concerto pour une voix, an EP released on 15 April 1970. On 1 July <mask> signed a contract International Shows, recently established by Orlando, making him one of only several independent


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texts: producers of French show business. Their first record Darla dirladada was also the first success of a very long series. Already played on radios for a month, the Greek folklore song was released as single on 15 July."Darla driladada" was an overnight hit, selling 75,000 copies within the first week and setting a record for largest weekly sales in France. The song became <mask>'s another tube de l'été, staying three weeks atop of French sales charts during summer and gaining gold certification in a month. Soon after, <mask> released her second record under her new label; Ils ont changé ma chanson, a cover of "What Have They Done to My Song Ma", reflecting a drastic change of her repertoire in past years. It was a moderate sales success, but it won her second Radio Luxembourg award. That was followed with Pour qui pour quoi, her last record in EP format, and Ils ont changé ma chanson, the first album issued under International Show. In October 1971, <mask> intended to book herself at Olympia for her big Parisian comeback after four years. Bruno Coquatrix did not believe in her change of style and refused to produce the show so <mask> rented and paid the venue by herself.On 24 November, announced by posters thirty meters long and four meters high on the Champs-Élysées, <mask> premiered a sold-out three-week-long concert residency, with Mike Brant as opening act. <mask> again triumphed, with public and critics plebiscite new repertoire nicknaming her "the queen of the theater" and "a modern Phaedra". Seeing the success, Coquatrix offered "Dali" to return whenever she wants "without having to pay a single cent". Premiere night was both recorded on video and as live album


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 Olympia 71, published a year later alongside Il faut du temps, while the video was first issued in 2012. Through 1971 and 1972 <mask> held a series of successful worldwide concerts in Asia, Canada, Europe, Lebanon and Latin America. She continued to choose her new songs only for their poetic value, but still paid less attention to their commercial promotion, again traveling to Asia to develop a better understanding of herself. Each time <mask> would appear on TV performing "Comment faire pour oublier", "Si c'était à refaire" or "Avec le temps", as Jacques Pessis said: "masses of crazed fans were chanting "Dali" for the first time, their new nickname for her.She shaped her early 1970s image without even trying... just expressing natural emotions she carried in that period". Inspired by Jesus Christ Superstar, <mask> also experimented with religious themes in songs "Jésus bambino" and "Jésus Kitsch". She came back to high sales in September 1972 with "Parle plus bas", a cover of Godfathers title song. Peaking at number two and with over one-half million copies sold, it became a gross hit in France by the end of year and received gold certificate. "Paroles, paroles" and "Je suis malade"

In the late 1972, <mask> recorded duet "Paroles, paroles" with her longtime friend Alain Delon who she picked on her own. Lyrics tell a story of a man offering a woman "caramels, bonbons et chocolat" and repeats "que tu es belle" (how beautiful are you), to what she answers with "paroles, paroles" (words, words) indicating that his words are nothing but hollow. The single released on 17 January with B side "Pour ne pas vivre seul", topped charts in France, Japan, Mexico and Portugal, and


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texts: had a fair performance in several other countries.Receiving a triple gold certification, it also spawned a dozen of international covers, inspiring foreign singers to record it in their native languages. <mask> and Delon never made together a TV performance for the song, but <mask> alone did made several TV appearances for it, and during concerts with his voice in playback. In the future decades, "Paroles paroles" went on to become one of the most notable  songs in France, and a signature track of <mask>. Like that, the expression "paroles, paroles" entered everyday language and, as Pessis mentioned: "is often used to evoke those who make promises and never hold them". In late July, <mask> released another song that went to become her signature track: "Je suis malade" ("I am sick"). The writer of the song Serge Lama recorded and released it earlier that year, but it did not receive any attention until it was spotted by <mask> who later mentioned: "when I saw it on television for the first time, I cried and I knew I have to record it". <mask>'s intention to popularize Lama rather than getting a profit from song made her issue it as a B-side to single "Vado via".After the release and two performances, her version became a hit, but Lama's original also drew public attention. <mask>'s gestures and facial expressions while performing "Je suis malade" were a natural expression of her personal connection to lyrics that deal with abandonment and despair. The renditions of the song during the future years left a huge impact on French society and shaped an image of <mask>, described by Vanity Fair as "ultimate drama queen". Both Lama and composer of the song Alice Dona


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By the end of 1973, <mask> released the promotional single A-side Il venait d'avoir 18 ans with B side Non ce n'est pas pour moi. In that same time, she released the album Julien that gathers most of her 1973 songs.The song Il venait d'avoir 18 ans quickly started gaining success and it was again released in the beginning of 1974 but as B-side to single A-side Gigi l'amoroso. Il venait d'avoir 18 ans peaked number 3 in Quebec, number 4 in Belgium, number 13 in Germany, and number 37 in Italy while Gigi l'amoroso beat the record held by Frank Sinatra's Strangers in the Night from 1966 for the most sold single in Benelux and charted number 4 in France and number 1 in Switzerland, number 2 in Netherlands, number 1 in Flanders, number 3 in Quebec, number 2 in Spain and number 59 in Italy. The first performance of both songs was during her concerts in Olympia 1974. The whole four weeks were sold out and a triumph for the singer and was followed again with a live album Olympia75. 1975–1980: Disco period

In February 1975, French music critics awarded the singer with the Prix de l'Académie du Disque Français. Touring from 1974 to 1975 would follow this period of unprecedented sales. During 1975, she released duet Et de l'amour de l'amour with her partner Richard.This single peaked number 16 in France. At the end of 1975, <mask> released a new album that gathered some songs from singles


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texts: released in 1974 and '75 plus some new material. Most of the songs were from the same genre except for the disco-genre song "J'attendrai". This song, released as a single in January 1976, reached number 1 on the French charts and was both first disco hit in France and disco hit in French language. Achieving that, <mask> holds the title of the inventor of French disco. Around the same time, the popularity of the variety show was increasing in France and <mask> started making television appearances on a weekly basis there and across Europe. Following her disco success, in mid-1976 she released a new album with completely new songs, most of them disco.The most notable one was Besame mucho (number 7 in France and number 10 in Turkey). 1977 was a successful year for <mask> both in her private and professional life. She released three albums. One of them was live Olympia77, released following her again four-week triumph at Olympia in 1977. The other two were albums with completely new songs. Salma Ya Salama became the first Raï hit in the world. Originally sung in Arabic, the song was translated into French, Italian, and German.Part of the lyrics are based on an old Egyptian folk song about homesickness and celebrating the Egyptian nation. <mask> continued touring the world, including the USA, for the second time since the 1950s, by playing two nights in New York's Carnegie Hall in November 1978. The New York Times review of the Carnegie Hall concert praised <mask>'s performance and noted its intimacy and intensity after she began to converse midway through it, revealing her personality. Most of the audience were French citizens. The concerts were almost sold out, but


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texts: nevertheless, it was another triumph for her. Due to the concert, she was offered for the second time a contract to perform in the USA, but she refused it again. In February, during her 1977 Canada tour, an obsessed fan tried to kidnap her by using a hammer but did not succeed.Other hit performances of <mask> include "The Lambeth Walk", sung in English and French. The song "Je suis malade", written and originally performed by Serge Lama was made into a success by <mask> during 1977 although she released it in 1973. In 1979, <mask> recorded her biggest disco hit, "Monday, Tuesday... Laissez-moi danser" (Monday Tuesday ... let me dance). The song was a smash hit, peaking at number 1 on the French charts. By the end of 1979, she released the semi-biographical song "Comme disait Mistinguett" where she, through music, speaks about herself in a fun way. Her debut of 1980 was marked by the release of a big disco hit, "Rio do Brasil". Then she released the album Gigi in Paradisco, named for the title song, which was a sequel to her previous hit "Gigi l'amoroso".In 1979, <mask> met Lester Wilson. Agreeing to work together he became her choreographer for the upcoming spectacle in the Palais des Sports, booked for January 1980. In total, <mask> performed for three hours per day for fifteen days with ten costume changes and twelve dancers in front of an audience of around 90,000 people. Palais des Sports of Paris was the largest playing venue in Paris and one of the biggest in France, there was much the same triumph as in Olympia. Following the spectacle, <mask> released the double live album Le spectacle du Palais des Sports 1980 and organized a new European tour and a small


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 World tour. She toured in the whole Western and Eastern Europe except Yugoslavia and the USSR. Also, she held concerts in Brazil, USA and Canada.When she came back, she organized a tour across the whole of France delivering more than 20 sold-out concerts monthly across the French towns and cities. In 1980, problems in her private life appeared again and were reflected in the song "À ma manière". 1981–1987: Diva trademark years

Very quickly <mask> left disco and started singing slower, moody, deep-minded songs with typical 1980s instruments. It was all caused again by escalating problems in her private life (break up with St. Germain in 1981). That same year, she started to sing more often her 1973 song "Je suis malade" ("I am sick"). Her performances of that song during that year and later on, are today one of her most remembered performances. The song has also become her signature track.From March to April 1981, she gave a month of sold-out concerts at the Olympia in Paris, emulating her successful 1980 tour. It became her last Olympia concert because the following year the Olympia went bankrupt until 1989. On the night of her inaugural performance, she became the first singer to be awarded a diamond disc, in recognition of her record sales which had reached 45 million. Olympia was followed up by the release of her last named Olympia album, Olympia81, but this time, it was not recorded live. She refused to be a model for Marianne of France. Instead of disco, Dalida started to record dance songs, which had soon replaced disco in French clubs. At the end of 1981, she starred in a New Year TV spectacle called Special Dalida.She co-hosted and sang her songs. At the


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texts: beginning of 1982, she had many TV appearances singing still unreleased songs, followed by the release of a new dance album, Special Dalida. The most remembered songs of the album are the dance songs "Jouez bouzouki", "Danza" and the moody "Nostalgie". <mask> launched a new world tour in 1982 and spent most of 1982 to 1984 playing sold-out concerts from Rio de Janeiro across Europe to Asia. She made a lot of TV appearances in the 1980s almost every second week. In the summer of 1982, during the FIFA World Cup, like many other singers, <mask> released a song for the French team, "La chanson du Mundial" (#17 in France). In the first part of 1983, she released several songs, the most notable being "Mourir sur scène".The dance-pop song has very profound lyrics and has remained a big hit, one of the signature tracks by Dalida. Most of her songs of 1983 were gathered on her album released in mid-1983, Les p'tits mots, which also featured such singles as "Lucas" and "Bravo". By the beginning of 1984, her personal difficulties escalated again; she could not dedicate as much time to her career as she would have wanted. However, she recorded a new collection of mainly dance songs including "Soleil" and "Kalimba de Luna". In mid-1984, she recorded the album Dali, a collection of all her songs released that year. To promote the album, a television special was later released on VHS named Dalida Idéale; it was filmed in 1984, and directed by the then highly rated Jean-Christophe Averty. It includes <mask> singing in seven languages and dancing her way through a huge number of her earlier hits with the best video effects available at the time and wearing more than 40 outfits from


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texts: the best French and international fashion designers, maintaining her "Glamour" and "DIVA" trademarks gained during the disco era in the late seventies.<mask>'s eye problems returned. She underwent two major eye operations in 1985 and put her career on hold as the stage lights started to become difficult for her to endure. She released Reviens-moi, a cover of George Michael's "Last Christmas". During early 1985, she occasionally did live performances, as well as many TV appearances. When her eyes recovered in mid-1985, she accepted the role of a young grandmother in the Youssef Chahine film The Sixth Day. As she always wanted to become an actress, she temporarily disregarded her singing career and fully devoted herself to the movie. She returned to France to promote the movie in late 1985.In 1986, she released Le Visage de l'amour with more new recordings and some singles from the album, which became her last album. Le temps d'aimer and Le Vénitien de Levallois were songs that failed to hit the charts upon their release. She did promote the album but not as well as she used to do previously, due to issues in her private life which had never been worse since 1967. <mask>, therefore, spent more and more time in her house alone or going out with friends in an attempt to amuse herself, again neglecting her career. <mask> ceased to create new material in the recording studio, instead devoting herself to perform concerts. Once again organising a lot of concerts on a monthly basis and singing her previously-known hits, <mask> was then known for the amazing "show" performances, wearing her wardrobe from 1980 to 1982. She sang glamorous disco-dance songs from same period such


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 as Je suis toutes les femmes, Gigi in paradisco, Il faut danser reggae, Monday, Tuesday..., Comme disait la Mistinguett.By the beginning of 1987, <mask> was entering into severe depression while trying to overcome it. Although no new songs had been recorded, she toured internationally from Los Angeles to the Middle East. Being part of the music spotlight in 1978, many of her songs appeared daily on TV, as well as many notable TV appearances on talk shows from 1986 to 1987. Her last live TV appearance was hosting the Nuit des César on 7 March 1987. Her last live performance took place in Antalya, Turkey from 27 to 29 April 1987, just before her suicide. Her performance was not recorded by the national television of Turkey which was the only TV channel in the country. Personal life

While <mask> was professionally very successful, her private life was marred by a series of failed relationships and personal problems.In January 1967, she took part in the Sanremo Festival with her new lover, Italian singer, songwriter, and actor Luigi Tenco. The song he presented was "Ciao amore ciao" ("Bye Love, Bye"), which he sang together with <mask> but Tenco failed despite <mask>'s performance. Tenco died by suicide on 27 January 1967, after learning that his song had been eliminated from the final competition. Tenco was found by <mask> in his hotel room with a bullet wound in his left temple and a note announcing that his gesture was against the jury and public's choices during the competition. Prior to Tenco's suicide, <mask> and he had become engaged. One month later, <mask> attempted to take her life by drug overdose at the  hotel in Paris. She spent five days in a coma and


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 several months convalescing.<mask> returned to the stage the following October. In December 1967, she became pregnant by a 22-year-old Italian student, Lucio. She had an abortion that left her infertile. In September 1970, her former husband (1956–1961) Lucien Morisse, with whom she was on good terms, died by suicide, shooting himself in the head. In April 1975, her close friend, singer Mike Brant leapt to his death from an apartment in Paris. He was 28. <mask> had contributed to his success in France when he opened concerts for her in 1971 at l'Olympia.In July 1983, her lover from 1972 to 1981, Richard Chanfray, died by suicide by inhaling the exhaust gas of his Renault 5 car. On the night of 2–3 May 1987, <mask> committed suicide by overdosing on barbiturates. She left behind a note which read, "La vie m'est insupportable. Pardonnez-moi." ("Life is unbearable for me. Forgive me.") <mask> is buried at the Montmartre Cemetery, 18th Division, Chemin des Gardes.Legacy

Public image

Since her death, <mask> has become a cult figure to a new generation of fans. In 1988, the Encyclopædia Universalis commissioned a poll, published in the French newspaper Le Monde, that aimed to reveal the personalities who had the greatest impact on French society. <mask> polled second, behind Général de Gaulle. She is also a gay icon in France and the Middle East. In 2003, for the award "Greatest Singer of the Century" in France (based on three criteria: numbers of album and single sales, number of radio airplays and chart positions), <mask> was placed third after Madonna and Céline Dion, which means that she remained the number one favorite artist in France. Her output has also been the


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 subject of various remix albums. Since her death, many of <mask>'s hits have been remixed to modern techno and dance beats.Around 50 biographies have been written in her name. In 2009, Lara Fabian said that <mask> had influenced her the most. Place Dalida, a square on Montmarte, Paris bears her name, and a street "rue Dalida" in Laval, Quebec, Canada. 1965 – I.F.O.P. Poll: "Favourite French singer'"
1976 – <mask> was voted "Woman of the Year" in Canada, ahead of Jackie Kennedy)
 1982 – Paris Match magazine survey revealed that <mask> was the only representative from show business to appear in a list of most influential French women. 1985 – <mask> was voted "Favourite French singer"(Télé 7 Jours magazine). 1986 – VSD magazine published a survey in which <mask> 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 <mask>". 1989 – Encyclopædia Universalis: By examining the proof of the criteria to find out which person had the biggest impact on French society, it was concluded that <mask> is the second, just after president de Gaulle. 2001 – IFOP Survey: <mask> was voted the "Most important female singer who had the greatest impact on French society in the 20th century", along with Édith Piaf. 2005 – <mask> was voted the "Favourite singer in 2004" amongst Italians, and held seventh place amongst the most collected musical artists in Italy. 2005 – <mask> was voted "Top 58th French person of all time" in a survey sponsored by the France 2

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 television channel. The only women from the show business which appeared in this list were Catherine Deneuve, Brigitte Bardot, Simone Signoret, Édith Piaf and <mask>. Tributes

During her life, <mask> was honoured several times, mostly by awards specially created for her or impersonators singing her songs at events.After her death, various artists covered her songs, some in tribute to her. Dozens of concerts, galas and TV appearances were held in several European countries to annually commemorate the anniversary of her death. Below are listed some of most notable tributes to Dalida since 1987;
 In 1987, <mask> was honoured with a commemorative coin minted by The French Mint, Monnaie de Paris, issued in gold, bronze and silver, bearing her effigy. In 1997, on the 10th anniversary of her death, the Place Dalida, with a statue of her, was established in Paris. In 1998, a tribute was held on 27 October in Cairo and the "Dalida Prize" was established and awarded in her honour. In 2001, the French government honoured her with a second stamp bearing her likeness which was released by La Poste, the French postal service, as part of the Artistes de chanson (Artists of the song) series. During the eleven months the stamp was available, 10,157,601 copies were sold.In 2002, the first TV spectacle for marking the 15th anniversary of her death <mask>, 15 ans déjà (<mask>, 15 years already). In 2005, the first biopic of Dalida; two-part telefilm Dalida. Its first broadcast on France 2 reached 13 million viewers, scoring its best audience number since its inception, beating TF1 the same evening during the broadcast of a football match, still holding the record. In 2007, the first of


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 two big expos dedicated to <mask>, "Dalida Expo" was held in Paris City Hall Hôtel de Ville to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her death with an exhibit of her outfits, personal belongings, makeup, documents and previously unreleased photographs. During its four months, the exposition was visited by 300,000 people. In 2012, the TV spectacle Dalida, 25 ans déjà (<mask>, 25 years already) marked the 25th anniversary of her death. In 2016, the second biopic Dalida had its premiere in the Olympia, the first time in history that the hall was used for a movie.The event was attended by French celebrities from public and political life while the beginning was transmitted live by TF1. In 2017, the second exposition dedicated to her, Dalida Expo, was held in Palais Galliera to commemorate the 30th anniversary of her death. During its three months, the exposition was visited by 100,000 people, a record for the gallery due to its limited capacity
 In 2019, she was featured as a Google Doodle on what would have been her 86th birthday. Theatrical and movie adaptations of <mask>'s life

Several theatrical productions have been made about <mask>'s life. At least a dozen theatrical adaptations of <mask>'s life in addition to the ones listed below have been performed at schools or in independent productions. In 1999, the play Solitudini – Luigi Tenco e Dalida, written and directed by Maurizio Valtieri, was performed in Rome. Dalida: Une Vie, directed by René Simard and under the authorization of Orlando Productions, was performed from October 2003 to June 2006, in Quebec, Canada, and was shown in Beirut, Lebanon in May 2004.In 2005 a two-part television film, Dalida, in which


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 <mask> was portraited by Sabrina Ferilli, was first broadcast on France 2, reaching 13 million viewers. It was France 2's highest viewership since its inception, beating TF1 the same evening during the broadcast of a football match. The film still holds the record. In 2005, the play Dalida, à quoi bon vivre au mois de mai ?, written by Joseph Agostini and Caroline Sourrisseau, was performed at the Ateliers Théâtre in Montmartre. In 2017, the film Dalida, directed by Lisa Azuelos and assisted by Orlando Productions, featured Sveva Alviti as Dalida. The film achieved moderate success. Its premiere was at Olympia Music Hall, the first time that the hall hosted a film presentation.Discography

Filmography

Awards

Honours and decorations

  Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of the French Republic. 1962: Calabrian Citizen of Honour. 1968: Godmother of Montmartre street urchins. 1980: Graulhet Citizen of Honour. See also

 List of Dalida live performances
 List of Dalida music in motion pictures and TV
 Mononymous persons
 Culture of France
 Music of France
 Music of Italy
Music of Egypt
 Music of Canada
Cinema of Egypt
 List of cultural icons of France

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<mask> (born December 22, 1987) is an American football defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). A graduate of Agua Fria High School, Griffen attended and played college football at USC. He was selected by the Vikings in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft and played for them for 10 seasons before signing with the Dallas Cowboys in 2020. He was traded to the Lions later that year, then re-signed with the Vikings in August 2021. Early years
Griffen attended Agua Fria High School in Avondale, Arizona, the same high school as Vikings Hall of Famer Randall McDaniel. At Agua Fria, Griffen played as a defensive lineman and running back for the Owls high school football team. As a junior, he rushed for 794 yards on 142 carries for eight touchdowns, and had 12 receptions for 168 yards and one 71-yard reception where he outraced everybody for a score.On defense, he was double and triple-teamed but still managed 47 tackles, five sacks and three fumble recoveries. As a senior, Griffen recorded 77 tackles, 16 sacks and a fumble recovery as a defensive end and ran for 1,251 yards on 159 carries (7.9 avg.) with 20 touchdowns and had 6 receptions with 2 touchdowns as a running back. His 2006 senior season honors included Super Prep Player of the Year, Scout.com Player of the Year, Parade All-American, EA Sports All-American first team, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Scout.com All-American, Lemming All-American, Super Prep Elite 50, Prep Star 100, Rivals.com 100, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Scout.com All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Arizona Republic All Arizona, West Valley View First Team, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 and Gatorade Arizona Player of the Year. Also a standout track & field athlete, <mask> was one of the state's top performers in the throwing events. At the

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 2007 4A I State Meet, he won both the shot put and discus events. He recorded top throws of 17.67 meters (58 feet) in the shot put and 55.11 meters (180 feet, 8 inches) in the discus.Following his junior season, he attended the 2005 Arizona summer camp, where he ran a 4.46-second 40-yard dash at 6-foot-4 and about 260 pounds, which earned him the nickname "The Freak" and led to comparisons to All-Pro defensive end Jevon Kearse. Griffen also earned first-team all-region honors in basketball. Recruiting
Following his high school career, <mask> was selected to play in the 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl along with fellow USC recruits Marc Tyler, Kristofer O'Dowd, Joe McKnight, and Chris Galippo. During the recruiting process, he took official visits to USC, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oregon, UCLA, and Florida before committing to the Trojans on November 24, 2006. College career

Freshman season (2007)

<mask> had an impressive showing as a first-year true freshman backup defensive end in 2007, playing primarily in pass rushing situations. Overall, in 2007, while appearing in all 13 games (2 starts), he totaled 21 tackles, including 5.5 for losses of 30 yards (all were sacks), two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and two pass deflections. He became the first USC true freshman to start an opener on the defensive line in 21 seasons since Tim Ryan in 1986 against Illinois and the first true freshman to start on the defensive line since Shaun Cody did so in 2001 against Utah.In the Trojans' 24–3 victory over Oregon State on November 3, Griffen posted six tackles and a career-high 3.5 of USC's nine total sacks to earn Rivals.com National Freshman of the Week honors. On November 22, he had six tackles, one sack, and one fumble recovery that set up a USC touchdown at Arizona State. For his season efforts in 2007, he was named to the Sporting News Freshman All-American first team, Football Writers Association of

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In the fall practice before his freshman season, Griffen and veteran defensive end Kyle Moore got into heated competition that culminated with a fight during practice; the two reconciled and are now friends. During spring practices, former USC coach Pete Carroll staged a prank by having the Los Angeles Police Department enter a team meeting and arrest Griffen for “physically abusing a freshman” (Trojans offensive guard Matt Meyer); Griffen was previously aware of the prank. In his sophomore year in 2008, Griffen was USC's pass rush specialist as a backup defensive end. He appeared in all 12 games (all but Washington State, missed due to illness) and started the first three games (Virginia, Ohio State and Oregon State) for the Trojans, compiling 18 tackles, including 6 for losses of 43 yards (with 4.5 sacks for minus 39 yards).He had three tackles against Oregon State and California and two tackles against Virginia, Ohio State, Oregon and Stanford (1.5 for losses). Junior season (2009)

On July 4, 2009, at a Fourth of July party on Nantucket Island, <mask> and a teammate, linebacker Jordan Campbell, were cited by the Nantucket Police Department for a noise violation; no charges were filed and the two agreed to write a letter of apology. Overall, he finished the 2009 season with 45 total tackles, eight sacks, one pass defensed, and one forced fumble. In 2009, Griffen was second team All Pac-10. College statistics

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After USC's 24–13 victory over Boston College in the 2009 Emerald Bowl, Griffen announced he would forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the 2010


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2010 season

<mask> was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the second pick in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft, becoming the 100th player selected overall. After being inactive for the opening five games of the season, he played in the final 11 games, finishing his rookie year with 11 tackles, all of them solo. On January 28, 2011, <mask> was arrested in Los Angeles for public intoxication. Three days later, he was arrested again after he was found driving with an invalid drivers license. He then tried to flee on foot only to be tased. 2011 season
In his second season, <mask> played in all 16 games for the Vikings, mostly on special teams as a gunner on punt coverage at times as well as serving as a regular on return units, helping the Vikings special teams unit set a team record with a 26.9 kickoff return average for the season and tied for first in the NFL with four kickoff returns of +50 yards.His 4 sacks on the year ranked fourth on the team and contributed to the Vikings 50 total sacks on the season, tied for first in the NFL. His 18 special teams tackles ranked second on the team behind team-leader Eric Frampton, who posted four more. In Week 2 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he notched his first career sack when he brought down quarterback Josh Freeman. 2012 season

After a quiet performance early in the 2012 season,

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 he came on strong late in the season, posting five sacks, one interception returned for a touchdown, and 16 quarterback hurries in the final seven games. His first sack of the year came in Week 2 as he brought down Andrew Luck for a 22-yard loss against the Indianapolis Colts. It was the third-longest sack in team history. On October 11, 2012, <mask> was given an indefinite leave from the team after his mother died.In week 15 against the St. Louis Rams, <mask> scored his first career touchdown on his first career interception, taking to the house a Sam Bradford pass 29 yards for the score in a key victory for the Vikings' playoff chances. His 29-yard interception return touchdown ranks as the fourth-longest in Vikings history by a defensive lineman. The following week, he earned his first career start in a road game against the Houston Texans, finishing the game with a solo tackle. On December 30, he posted a career-best 3 sacks against the Green Bay in the regular season finale win over the Packers that gave the Vikings a playoff berth. He had a tackle and a sack in his playoff debut at Green Bay in the Wild Card Round. 2013 season
In 2013, <mask> was used all over the defensive line, playing in all 16 games with no starts. He finished the 2013 season with 5.5 sacks, including 2.5 in the final two games of the regular season.On September 29, he recorded the game-winning strip-sack on Ben Roethlisberger against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL International Series game at London. In Week 2 in a road game against the Chicago Bears, he tipped a Jay Cutler pass that led to a Kevin Williams interception in the endzone for a touchback. He recorded a season-best six tackles and tied a career-high with 3 tackles for loss in a loss against the Cincinnati Bengals. He ended the season with 27 tackles (18 solo), 5.5 sacks and a forced fumble. 2014 season

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 five-year contract worth $42.5 million, including $20 million guaranteed. He enjoyed a breakout season in his first year as a full-time starter, helping the Vikings revamped defense have the most improved defense in the NFL. He started all 16 games after entering the season with one start in his first four seasons with the Vikings.On October 19, <mask> had a career day against the Buffalo Bills in Week 7 when he recorded a career-high nine tackles and tied a career-high with 3 sacks. He was named NFC Defensive Player of the Month in October after recording six sacks and a forced fumble in just four games. In Week 13 against the Carolina Panthers, <mask> returned a Jasper Brinkley blocked  punt for 43 yards for a touchdown, making it the longest blocked punt returned by a Vikings player in franchise history. <mask> ended his breakout season with 57 combined tackles (41 solo), one forced fumble, one blocked punt for a touchdown, three passes defensed, and a career-best 12 sacks, which led the team and tied for ninth-best in the league. 2015 season
On October 18, 2015, <mask> missed the game against the Kansas City Chiefs due to an illness. <mask> was selected as the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 17, becoming the third Vikings player to win the NFC Defensive Player of the Week award in 2015, joining nose tackle Linval Joseph and cornerback Terence Newman. In the game against the Green Bay Packers, <mask> registered two sacks on Aaron Rodgers, including a strip-sack that was recovered by cornerback Captain Munnerlyn, who returned it for a 55-yard touchdown in the Vikings' 20-13 win; in addition, he also added four quarterback hits and six tackles, three of which were for a loss.<mask> ended his second year as a starter tied for fourth in the NFC and twelfth in the league with 10.5 sacks, becoming the first player in a Mike Zimmer defense ever to record double-digit sacks in back-to-back seasons (he

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 had 12 in 2014). On January 14, <mask> was picked to take the place of Houston's defensive end J. J. Watt in the 2016 NFL Pro Bowl, marking his first career invitation to the annual showcase game in Hawaii. 2016 season
On September 18, Minnesota opened their new stadium with a win against division rival Green Bay Packers and <mask> contributed with a sack and a forced fumble. In the Vikings' upset of the 1-1 Carolina Panthers in Week 3, <mask> tied a career-high with 3 sacks for losses of a combined 37 yards as the Vikings sacked Cam Newton a total of eight times, which tied the team's third-highest total in a road game and was the most since 2003. On September 28, <mask> was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week, joining John Randle and Chris Doleman as the only Vikings defensive linemans to win a Defensive Player of the Week Award in consecutive seasons. In the Vikings' 31-13 win over the Houston Texans in Week 5, <mask> sacked Brock Osweiler two times, but both sacks were negated due to penalties. Griffin recorded a strip sack of Dak Prescott but the Vikings lost to the Dallas Cowboys.<mask> had a strong performance in the Vikings' 25-16 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 14; on the Jaguars second possession of the game, <mask> was able to get around the edge and sacked Blake Bortles for a loss of six yards. His second sack of the game came after halftime when he cut back in to the middle and got to Bortles for a six-yard loss. On that same drive, he batted down a ball intended for Jaguars running back Corey Grant. He finished the season with 48 total tackles, 22 quarterback hits, eight sacks, one pass defensed, and two forced fumbles. <mask> was ranked 92nd by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017. 2017 season
On July 26, 2017, <mask> signed a four-year, $58 million contract extension ($34 million guaranteed) with the Vikings through the 2022 season. He was named NFC Defensive Player of

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 the Month in October.<mask> recorded at least one sack in each of the Vikings first eight games and is on pace to break his own record of 12 sacks, a mark he got in the 2014 season. Only Jim Marshall and Jared Allen hold the Vikings record for a sack in at least eight straight games; Marshall achieved it in 1969, Allen in 2011. On December 19, 2017, <mask> was named to his third straight Pro Bowl. In the Vikings' Divisional Playoff game against the New Orleans Saints, <mask> tipped a Drew Brees pass that ended up being intercepted by teammate Anthony Barr. The Vikings went on  to win 29-24 and advance to the NFC Championship, where their season ended against the Philadelphia Eagles. He was ranked #19 by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018. 2018 season
Griffen played in 11 games in the 2018 season.After playing in the first two games, he missed five games due to a personal matter. He finished with 5.5 sacks, 33 total tackles, five quarterback hits, and one pass defensed. 2019 season
<mask> made his return to football in week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons. In the game, Griffen sacked Matt Ryan once in the 28-12 win. In week 3 against the Oakland Raiders, Griffen recorded a sack on Derek Carr in the 34-14 win. In Week 6 against the Philadelphia Eagles, <mask> recorded his second career interception off a pass thrown by Eagles kicker Jake Elliott on a fake field-goal attempt. On January 21, 2020, <mask> was named to the 2020 Pro Bowl to replace Nick Bosa since the latter's team (San Francisco 49ers) made it to Super Bowl LIV.It was the 4th time <mask> had been selected to the Pro Bowl in his career. On February 20, 2020, <mask> opted out of his contract, making him a free agent at the start of the new league year on March 18. Dallas Cowboys
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 was because he grew up a Cowboys fan and was named after legendary Cowboys defensive back <mask> Walls. His arrival generated a great expectation that he could be part of a formidable pass-rushing unit along with defensive ends DeMarcus Lawrence, Aldon Smith and Randy Gregory. In Week 2 against the Atlanta Falcons, <mask> recorded his first sack with the Cowboys on Matt Ryan late in the fourth quarter to help the team rally from a nine-point deficit and win 40–39. On October 27, because of the struggles experienced by the defense as a unit, he was moved as part of a roster purge that included free agency acquisitions Dontari Poe and Daryl Worley.He made seven appearances (no starts), 20 tackles (at the time tied for ninth on the team), 2.5 sacks (at the time second on the team), one tackle for loss and 12 quarterback pressures (at the time third on the team). Detroit Lions
On October 27, 2020, the Cowboys traded <mask> to the Lions in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick (#192-Quinton Bohanna) in the 2021 NFL Draft. In Week 10 against the Washington Football Team, <mask> recorded his first quarterback hurry with the Lions on Alex Smith during the 30–27 win. <mask> was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on December 12, 2020, and activated on December 23, 2020. He registered 2 starts in 7 games, 13 tackles (4 for loss), 3.5 sacks, 8 quarterback hits and 3 passes defensed. Minnesota Vikings (second stint)
On August 23, 2021, <mask> signed a deal with the Minnesota Vikings. He was a part of initial roster cuts on August 31, 2021 but re-signed with the team on September 2, 2021.<mask> suffered a concussion on September 18, 2021, after crashing his car while swerving to avoid a deer in the road. He was subsequently ruled out for week 2. On November 26, 2021, <mask> was placed on the non-football illness list under dealing with a personal mental health issue earlier in the week. NFL career

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Personal life
<mask> and his wife, Tiffany, have three sons. Their oldest son, Greyson, was born in 2013 and their second son, Ellis, was born in 2015. Their third and youngest son, Sebastian Gregory, was born on November 23, 2017. On Thursday, September 20, 2018, <mask> and his agent were sent a letter from the Minnesota Vikings, stating that he would not be allowed back with the team until he underwent a mental health evaluation.Two days later, on Saturday, September 22, <mask> was involved in an incident at Hotel Ivy where he had allegedly threatened to shoot someone because he was not allowed in his room. On September 25, 2018, it was revealed that Griffen was taken to the hospital for a mental health evaluation. Early on the morning of November 24, 2021, Griffen called 911, claiming that intruders were attempting to enter his home. He posted several videos on Instagram, in which he showed a pistol that he claimed his teammate Dalvin Cook had helped him purchase. Police were unable to find any intruders in the vicinity of Griffen's residence, but Griffen initially refused to leave his home; after several hours of contact with both law enforcement and team psychologists from the Vikings, he finally left his home around 2:30 PM CST (20:30 UTC), and was transported to a health care facility. On December 3, 2021, Griffen revealed that he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. References

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General Sir <mask>,  (29 April 1764 – 14 February 1830) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. After serving in the British army in Nova Scotia, the Netherlands, India, the Mediterranean (including Sicily), and Spain, he was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia in 1811. During the War of 1812, his policies and victory in the conquest of present-day Maine, renaming it the colony of New Ireland, led to significant prosperity in Nova Scotia. Early life
<mask>rooke was born in Oxton, Nottinghamshire, on 29 April 1764, the third son of the wealthy country squire <mask>  and his wife Sarah Sherbrooke. Upon his marriage Sherbrooke's father had taken his wife's surname as his own. Army career

Early career
Sherbrooke joined the British Army as an ensign in the 4th Regiment of Foot on 7 December 1780. He was promoted to lieutenant on 22 December 1781 and then transferred to the 85th Regiment of Foot when he became a captain on 6 March 1783.The end of the American Revolutionary War brought a number of reductions to the army and this included the disbanding of the 85th, and so on 23 June 1785 Sherbrooke transferred to the 33rd Regiment of Foot which was at the time serving in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He returned to England in 1786. When the French Revolutionary War began in 1793 Sherbrooke was still a captain but was quickly promoted twice so that by the end of May 1794 he was a lieutenant colonel in the 33rd and second in command to Colonel Arthur Wellesley. Under Wellesley he fought in the Flanders Campaign between March 1793 and April 1795, as a part of which he fought at the Battle of Boxtel on 13 September 1794 before participating in the retreat towards north-west Germany at the end of the year. After an attempt to join the West Indies Campaign in October 1795 was aborted due to large storms in the English Channel Sherbrooke and the 33rd were instead sent

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 to serve in India, arriving at Calcutta in February 1797. Sherbrooke was promoted to colonel on 1 January 1798 and as such fought in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, participating in the final defeat of Tipu Sultan at the Siege of Seringapatam on 4 May 1799. His service in India was cut short when he fell ill with malaria which forced him to return to England, doing so in 1800.Sherbrooke's break in service was exacerbated by the Peace of Amiens in 1802, at which point he went on half pay. The Peace ended in May 1803 with the start of the Napoleonic Wars and Sherbrooke accordingly resumed active service, being given command of the 4th Battalion of the Army of Reserve, a home defence force created to prepare for a French invasion, based at Norman Cross. He was promoted to major general on 1 January 1805 and served under Wellesley in the Hanover Expedition between 8 November and 15 February. In June he was transferred to Sicily where he served as a subordinate to Lieutenant-General Sir <mask> and commanded at Messina; most of the troops (and Moore) were withdrawn from Sicily in October 1807, leaving Sherbrooke in command of British interests on the island. In February he had also became colonel of the Royal Sicilian Regiment. While the court of King Ferdinand urged Sherbrooke to make offensive manoeuvres towards mainland Italy with his troops, he instead began to improve Sicily's defences and prepare for a possible French invasion. He left the island in June 1808, having been superseded by Lieutenant-General Sir <mask>.Peninsular War

<mask> was next given command of 4,000 men to assist Spanish patriots in Cadiz as part of the Peninsular War, in February 1809. The patriots did not want the British to interfere and so his force was redirected to Lisbon where he joined the main British army commanded by Wellesley, soon to become Lord Wellington. He was promoted to

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texts: lieutenant general on 12 April and was the second-most senior general in the army behind Wellington. He fought at the Second Battle of Porto on 12 May with a formation of men that on 18 June was designated the 1st Division. The same month as the Second Battle of Porto, Sherbrooke became colonel of the 68th Regiment of Foot. With his division Sherbrooke fought at the Battle of Talavera in July where he successfully fought off the attacks of the French infantry but then lost control of three of his brigades in the subsequent charge, leaving a dangerous gap in the British line. At Talavera, Sherbrooke's 1st Division included four brigades: Henry Frederick Campbell's British Guards - 2,045 men, Alan Cameron of Erracht's British regulars - 1,364, Ernst Langwerth's King's German Legion (KGL) - 1,388, and Sigismund von Löw's KGL - 1,167.Early on 28 July 1809, the numerically superior French artillery took the British positions under fire. While in one sector, British units were withdrawn out of sight from the French guns, Sherbrooke's division occupied an exposed position and suffered casualties before gunsmoke hid its position. The main French attack occurred at 3:00 pm when the French divisions of Pierre Belon Lapisse and Horace Sebastiani advanced against the 1st Division. Sherbrooke ordered his infantry not to fire until the French came within  and then to charge. These orders were carried out to the letter, causing tremendous casualties and compelling the French to hastily retreat. Apparently, Sherbrooke forgot to warn his officers not to advance too far and all the brigades except Cameron's recklessly rushed after their fleeing enemies. When the disordered Guards and the KGL came up against the intact French second line, it was their turn to take to their heels as the fresh French foot soldiers counterattacked.The day was saved by the appearance of <mask>