Délizia Adamo better known

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ously as Délizia (June 23, 1952 – February 9, 2020) was a singer of Italian–Belgian origin and sister of international singer

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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

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, where she interpreted Kataeiv's "Je veux voir Moscou". She also followed dramatic arts courses at the ''

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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

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but without success. She had a comeback in 1982 with "Une première danse", a song co-written by

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and

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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" – (

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, V. Paradiso) / "Ma prière" – (Roby Facchinetti, Patrick Loiseau, Valerio Negrini) *1976: " Le procès de l'amour" – (

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, 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)

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External links

Délizia: Discography
''Encyclopédisque''. 1952 births 2020 deaths Belgian women singers Belgian people of Italian descent {{Belgium-singer-stub