"Gigi l'amoroso" is a French song by

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first released on a

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, with the song "

Il venait d'avoir 18 ans "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" ("He had just turned 18") is a song by French singer Dalida, first released on album Julien in second half of 1973. The song was a success and has become Dalida's signature track. In 1974 Dalida released the song on th ...

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as well as platinum in

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. The record company IPG will also give her a platinum disc for sales made in the

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Charts

According to the record company, the song would have been number 1 in 9 countries, namely

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(which actually represents 7 countries). However, the title would have been No. 1 only in

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and

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according to the official rankings and would never have reached the Japanese rankings. The song also occupied 2nd place in sales in the Netherlands and Spain, 4th in Wallonia, 10th in France, as well as 13th place in Germany thanks to the ranking of the single Er war gerade 18 jahr.

Year-end charts

Track listings

7" single Sonopresse IS 45 716 (1974, France)
7" single Omega OM 39.058 Y (1974, Belgium)
7" single Omega OM 39.058 (1974, Netherlands)
7" single Poplandia P-30573 (1974, Spain)
CD single Barclay 9240 (1999, France) :A. "Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)" (6:59) :B. "

" (2:50) 7" single Fragola Blu FB 1703 (1974, Italy) :A. "Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)" (7:45) :B. "Col tempo" (4:29) 7" EP Zip Zip 10.057/E (1974, Portugal) :A. "Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)" (6:59) :B1. "Vado via" (3:40) :B2. "

" (2:50)

Other-language versions

Dalida also recorded the song in Italian (under the same title "Gigi l'amoroso"), in Spanish (under the title "Gigi el amoroso"), in German (under the title "Gigi der Geliebte"), in English (under the title "The Great Gigi l'Amoroso (The Great Gigi)"), and in Japanese. Belgian band ''The Strangers'' recorded it as ''Scheele Vanderlinden''. Belgian singer Wendy Van Wanten also recorded a Dutch version. Dutch singer Mike Vincent used the melody for a song called "Friet Met Mayonaise" ("Fries with Mayonnaise"), which was later

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Use in torture

Chilean general

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reportedly used this song alongside physical torture on his prisoners.

References

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