"Bambino" is a song recorded by

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singer

Dalida Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida, was an Italian-French singer and actress born in Egypt. She sang in eleven languages and sold millions of records internationally. Her best known son ...

that became her first major hit. It was first released on 28 October 1956 as title song of her third EP, prior to her debut album ''

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''. Bambino spent 45 weeks atop the French song charts, becoming the longest-running number one song in world history.

Description

"Bambino" was

's first major hit, spending 45 weeks as number 1 in French charts, and topped charts of several other countries. The song is a French version of the

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song ''

Guaglione "Guaglione" is a Neapolitan song with music by Giuseppe Fanciulli and words by Nicola "Nisa" Salerno. This original version of the song was the winning song at the IV Festival di Napoli which was broadcast on radio in 1956. ''Guaglione'' () is N ...

''. It also received release on the album ''

'' in 1957. It was also covered in Arabic language by

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, for the soundtrack of '' OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies''.

Charts

References

Bibliography

* ''L'argus Dalida: Discographie mondiale et cotations'', by Daniel Lesueur, Éditions Alternatives, 2004. and .

External links

Dalida Official Website
"Discography" section {{Authority control Dalida songs French-language songs 1956 songs French songs 1956 EPs