Délizia Adamo better known
mononymously
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as Délizia (June 23, 1952 – February 9, 2020) was a singer of Italian–Belgian origin and sister of international singer
Salvatore Adamo
Salvatore Adamo (born November 1, 1943) is a Belgian-Italian musician, singer and composer, who is known for his romantic ballads. Adamo was born in Comiso, Sicily, Italy, and has lived in Belgium since the age of three, which is why he has dual ...
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She had her debut single "Prend le chien" at age 14. It was written by her brother Adamo.
Bide et musique: Délizia – J'ai rendez-vous
(in French) She followed courses in drawing and took part in a comedy production at Théatre de l'Ancre in Charleroi, where she interpreted Kataeiv's "Je veux voir Moscou". She also followed dramatic arts courses at the ''Royal Conservatory of Brussels
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In 1974, Salvatore Adamo wrote her some songs releasing "Qui te retient" and "Aime-moi" as singles. The next year, she took part in some of his tours. In 1976 and again in 1978, she participated in pre-selections for the Belgian entry to Eurovision Song Contest but without success. She had a comeback in 1982 with "Une première danse", a song co-written by Michel Legrand
Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many son ...
and Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour ( , ; born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, hy, Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրեան, ; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French-Armenian singer, lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his dist ...
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Discography
EP
*1966: A1 : "Prends le chien" (S. Adamo) / A2 : "Monsieur le professeur" (S. Adamo) / B1 : "J'ai rendez-vous" (S. Adamo) / B2 : "Laissons passer les années" (S. Adamo)
Singles
(Side A and Side B, writer in parentheses)
*1974: "Qui te retient?" – (S. Adamo) / "Aime-moi" – (S. Adamo)
*1975: "Vivre avec toi" – (S. Adamo) / "Bye bye love" – (S. Adamo)
*1975: "Alors, le bel été" – (S. Adamo) / "Je te suivrai" – (S. Adamo)
*1976: "Un hiver avec toi" – (Didier Barbelivien
Didier René Henri Barbelivien (born 10 March 1954 in Paris) is a French author, lyricist, songwriter and singer. Beginning in the 1970s, he wrote a number of successful songs for artists such as: Dalida, Johnny Hallyday, Michel Sardou, Daniel ...
, V. Paradiso) / "Ma prière" – (Roby Facchinetti, Patrick Loiseau, Valerio Negrini)
*1976: " Le procès de l'amour" – (Phil Coulter
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Coulter ha ...
, Bill Martin, Christian Ravasco) / "Le temps pardonne" – (Óscar Gómez, Michel Jouveaux)
*1977: "Du côté de l’amour" – (C. Lee, G. Allun Michel, T. Boyce) / "Reviens" – (J. Keller, M. Jouveaux, P. Vance)
*1978: "Qui viendra réinventer l’amour?" - (S. Adamo) / "Comme un feu qui dort (Alors le bel été)" - (S. Adamo)
References
External links
Délizia: Discography
''Encyclopédisque''.
1952 births
2020 deaths
Belgian women singers
Belgian people of Italian descent
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