User:Dalido/List of awards and honours received by Dalida

This is a partial comprehensive list documenting the honours, awards and accolades received by Dalida.

Dalida received numerous honours and awards throughout her career as singer and actress.

Miss Egypt

In 1950, Dalida won the title of Miss Ondine and in 1954 she won the Miss Egypt beauty pageant and was crowned Miss Egypt.ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=ovOBGuFBYEoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Dalida&cd=3#v=onepage&q=&f=false Dalida: Entre violon et amour, by Isaline, Éditions Publibook, 2002, p. 127. ISBN 2748326296 and ISBN 978-2748326291.], retrieved 2010-01-27

Honorary Citizen

In 1962, Dalida was named Citizen of Honour of Calabria, Italy.

Proposed Knighthood

In 1984, Dalida was proposed a knighthood in the French Legion of Honour, the highest order of France, but she declined the honour.

Other honours Objects Polls

Honours, tributes and accolades

 * Honours
 * 🇪🇬 1950: Dalida won the title of Miss Ondine.
 * 🇪🇬 1954: Dalida won the Miss Egypt beauty pageant and crowned Miss Egypt 1954.
 * 🇮🇹 1962: Calabrian Citizen of Honour.
 * 🇫🇷 1968: Godmother of Montmartre street urchins.


 * Medals
 * 🇫🇷 1968: Medal of the City of Paris.
 * 🇫🇷 1968: the French President's Medal (Médaille de la Présidence de la République) awarded by President of the French Republic Général de Gaulle on 5 December 1968, representing the only time in history an artist has ever been presented with this honour by the President of France to date.
 * 🇮🇹 1968: Ruby Cross (Croix de Vermeil) (Commander of Arts, Sciences and Letters).
 * 🇪🇬 1977: Egyptian Medal of Honour
 * 🇫🇷 1981: Dalida was awarded a medal by then-French Minister of Defence Charles Hernu.
 * 🇫🇷 1984: Dalida declined the French honour Légion d'honneur award, the highest order of France, marking the first time she ever declined an honour.


 * Foreign honours


 * 🇧🇪 1980: City of Graulhet Medal of Honour
 * 🇧🇪 1984: Belgian Medal of Honour
 * 🇨🇦 1985: Dalida was awarded a Canadian medal for talent and wisdom.


 * Awards


 * 🇫🇷 1958: Radio Monte Carlo Oscar
 * 🇫🇷 1958: Paris Olympia music hall "Bravos", equivalent to the current-day "Victoires de la Musique" (Shared with Yves Montand)
 * 🇮🇹 1959: Platinum Oscar Award
 * 🇮🇹 1959: Golden She-Wolf Award
 * 🇩🇪 1959: Golden Lion Award
 * 🇫🇷 1959: Oscar: Best Song (L'Oscar de la chanson)
 * 🇫🇷 1959: Radio Monte Carlo Oscar
 * 🇮🇹 1960: Grand Prix: Best Italian song
 * 🇫🇷 1961: Oscar: Best Song (Shared with Charles Aznavour)
 * 🇫🇷 1962: Radio Monte Carlo Oscar (Shared with Johnny Hallyday)
 * 🇫🇷 1963: Oscar for international success (France)
 * 🇮🇹 1964: Juke Box Global Oscar: The Year's Most-Played Artist on Jukeboxes in Italy
 * 🇧🇷 1965: Cico Viola Prize for "Zorba o Greco"
 * 🇫🇷 1966: Paris Olympia music hall "Bravos"
 * 🇮🇹 1967: Golden Caravel Award
 * 🇮🇹 1968: Canzonissima Oscar
 * 🇮🇹 1969: MIDEM Prize: Highest Selling Musical Artist
 * 🇫🇷 1969: Radio Luxembourg Hit Parade Oscar
 * 🇫🇷 1970: Radio Luxembourg Hit Parade Oscar (Best Performance for sales of "Darla dirla dada" with 75 000 copies sold in one week).
 * 🇫🇷 1972: Popularity Oscar (France)
 * 🇧🇪 1973: APPCB Awards (Association Professionnelle de la Presse Cinématographique Belge): Gold Medal (Brussels, Belgium)
 * 🇪🇸 1974: Golden Gigi award, Spain (Special Award in recognition of extraordinary record sales ("Gigi l'amoroso"))
 * 🇪🇸 1974: Golden Heart Award: Most Popular Artist in Spain
 * 🇫🇷 1975: L'Académie du Disque Français Awards: Global Oscar Oscar Mondial du Disque for "Gigi l'Amoroso" and "Il venait d'avoir dix-huit ans", both of which are simultaneously number one hits in twelve countries.
 * 🇫🇷 1975: Eight Oscars awarded at the Olympia in recognition of extraordinary, rare, and, distinguished achievements.
 * 🇧🇪🇳🇱🇱🇺 1975: Platinum Disc awarded in recognition of extraordinary record sales in the Benelux countries.
 * 🇩🇪 1975: Golden Lion Award
 * 🇫🇷 1976: French Summer Carnaval Medal
 * 🇫🇷 1976: French Academy Award for a number one album in nine countries
 * 🇫🇷 1979: Croque-Musique Award awarded by Radio Monte Carlo
 * 🇩🇪 1981: Goldene Europa: Artist of the Year in Germany
 * 🇹🇷 1985: Golden Butterfly (Turkey)
 * 🇹🇷 1987: Dalida Award (Special Award for Best Interpretation in Anatolia)


 * Posthumous tributes
 * 🇫🇷 1987: Dalida was posthumously honoured with a commemorative coin minted by The French Mint, Monnaie de Paris, issued in gold, bronze and silver, bearing her effigy.
 * 🇺🇸 1988: Dalida was posthumously honoured by the "International Star Registry" (USA), with the issuance of a diploma, awarded three years after her death.
 * 🇫🇷 1997: Dalida was posthumously honoured by the City of Paris with a square named in her memory, named "Dalida Square", located at the angle of rues Girardon and Abreuvoirs, in the 18th arrondissement (borough) of Paris, France.
 * 🇫🇷 1997: Dalida became one of only three women in France to have a statue erected to her, along with Joan of Arc and Sarah Bernhardt.
 * 🇪🇬 1998: Dalida was posthumously honoured in Egypt in a tribute ceremony which took place on 27th October in Cairo and the "Dalida Prize" was awarded in her honour.
 * 🇫🇷 2001: Dalida was posthumously honoured by the French government with a second stamp bearing her likeness which was released by La Poste, the French postal service, as part of the Song Artists series. 10,157,601 copies were sold.
 * 🇫🇷 2003: Awarded prize for "Greatest Singer of the Century" in France, based on three criteria: numbers of album and single sales, number of radio airplays and chart positions. Dalida was placed third after Madonna and Céline Dion (posthumous). In 2003 Dalida remained the number one favourite artist in France.

Polls

 * 1965 - F.O.P. Poll: 'Favourite French singer'
 * 1976 - Dalida was voted 'Woman of the Year' in Canada, ahead of Jackie Kennedy)
 * 1982 - Paris Match magazine survey revealed that Dalida was the only representative from show business to appear in a list of most influential French women.
 * 1985 - Dalida was voted 'Favourite French singer' (Télé 7 Jours magazine).
 * 1986 - VSD magazine published a survey in which Dalida was voted 'Favourite French singer'.
 * 1988 - SOFRES/Encyclopædia Universalis: In a survey asking the French public which events had the greatest impact on the French public between 1968 and 1988, 16% of the French public voted the 'Death of Général de Gaulle' and 10% voted the 'Death of Dalida'.
 * 2001 - IFOP Survey: Dalida was voted the 'Most important female singer who had the greatest impact on French society in the 20th century', along with Édith Piaf.
 * 2005 - Dalida was voted the 'Favourite singer in 2004' amongst Italians, and held seventh place amongst the most collected musical artists in Italy.
 * 2005 - Dalida was voted 'Top 58th French person of all time' in a survey sponsored by the France 2 television channel. The only women from show business which appeared in this list were Catherine Deneuve, Brigitte Bardot, Simone Signoret, Édith Piaf and Dalida.

Honorific eponyms

 * Geographic locations
 * 🇫🇷 France: Dalida Square, 18 arr., Paris
 * Quebec: rue Dalida, Laval, Que., Canada

Other achievements

 * 1956 - Dalida became the first artist to have her photo appear on an album single.
 * 1957 - Dalida became the first artist to be awarded a gold record in France for 300,000 sales of "Bambino".
 * 1958 - Dalida became the first female recording artist to have her own fan club.
 * 1964 - Dalida became the first star to be awarded with a Platinum disc.
 * 1975 - Dalida was awarded with a Platinum disc.
 * 1977 - Dalida became the first artist to record a Raï song in four languages with "Salma ya salama," which became the top-selling Raï record in the world.
 * 1978 - Dalida recorded the first music video with "Génération '78" and the first ever remix single.
 * 1978 - Dalida was awarded with a Double-Platinum Disc
 * 1980 - Dalida became the first female artist in history to perform at the Palais des Sports.
 * 1981 - Dalida was awarded a Diamond disc (for the first time in Music Hall history).
 * 2001 - Dalida was awarded a Platinum disc for double-album “40 Golden Hits” with sales exceeding 300,000 copies.