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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 244. Chapters: Dalida, Amanda Lear, Georges Melies, Eric Cantona, Silvia Monfort, Moliere, Claudine Longet, Alain Bashung, Dorothee, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yoko Tani, Amelie-Julie Candeille, Jacques Weber, Isabelle Adjani, Tony Gatlif, Marie Laforet, Arthur (TV presenter), Aurelien Lugne-Poe, Bernard Natan, Claude Berri, Nino Ferrer, Marianne Oswald, Irene Jacob, Andre Dussollier, Mathieu Kassovitz, Benjamin Siksou, Vincent Perez, Suzanne Bing, Francois Perier, Marie-Georges Pascal, Florent Pagny, Soko (singer), Catherine Belkhodja, Jess Liaudin, Leila Bekhti, Josep Maria Flotats, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Stanislas Nordey, Jaque Catelain, Bertrand Tavernier, Claude Brasseur, Roxane Mesquida, Emmanuelle Beart, Ivan Magrin-Chagnolleau, Berenice Bejo, Dominique Lavanant, Patrice Chereau, Jacques Villeret, Karen Lancaume, Georges Marchal, Coluche, Corinne Le Poulain, Francois Cluzet, Louis Garrel, Eve Francis, Thomas Langmann, Mathilde Seigner, Bernard Giraudeau, Michael Lonsdale, Ticky Holgado, Daniel Prevost, Jerome Pradon, Gad Elmaleh, Serge Marquand, Edouard Delmont, Salim Kechiouche, Manuel Bonnet, Mistinguett, Darling Legitimus, Laurent Stocker, Fernandel, Michel Piccoli, Christian Clavier, Jean-Claude Grumberg, Nathalie Perrey, Francois-Regis Bastide, Marco Aponte, Alice Arno, Irina Brook, List of French actors, Lou Doillon, Emmanuel Curtil, Veronique Silver, Tahar Rahim, Prosper Masquelier, Helene Vincent, Desire (baritone), La Grange (actor), Georges Poujouly, Jacques Lecoq, Yasmina Reza, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Bourvil, Isabelle Caro, Regine Zylberberg, Francoise Blanchard, Therese Quentin, Isild Le Besco, Mickael Vendetta, Tomer Sisley, Charles Denner, Roger Carel, Jean Sorel, Thierry Lhermitte, Lambert Wilson, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Anny Duperey, Antoine de Caunes, Elsa Lunghini, Isabelle Ferron, Judy Minx, Ann Mandrella, Pierre Richard-Willm, Melissa Mars, Jacques Spiesser, Cyrille Thouvenin, Stephanie Szostak, Denis Lavant, Mademoiselle Montansier, Pascal Aubier, Robert Dalban, Olivier Py, Olivier Sitruk, Elisa Tovati, Louis Jouvet, Richard Bohringer, Davy Sardou, David Stone (magician), Christian (French actor), Dominique Blanc, Yvan Attal, Antoine Vitez, Marie Jeanne Riccoboni, Emmanuel Mouret, Vincent Elbaz, Jowan Le Besco, Marie Bell, Hippolyte Girardot, Jacques Jouanneau, Mathieu Madenian, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Chiara Mastroianni, Michel Saint-Denis, Mallaury Nataf, Jean-Claude Pascal, Roschdy Zem, Jeanne Duval, Mathieu Demy, Jean-Loup Philippe, Blanche d'Antigny, Michele Girardon, Didier Bezace, Richard Anconina, Jean-Francois Berthelier, Catherine Hessling, Estelle Lefebure, Ysa Ferrer, Henry Monnier, Juliette Drouet, Pierre Tchernia, Ingrid Chauvin, Agnes Jaoui, Cecile Aubry, Michele Laroque, Clovis Cornillac, Marina Vlady, Gregoire Colin, Chantal Goya, Francoise Arnoul, Catherine Mouchet, Guy Marchand, Alysson Paradis, Sami Frey, Bruno Putzulu, Jeremie Elkaim, Francis Lalanne, Christopher Thompson (actor), Michel Valette, Jean-Louis Barrault. Excerpt: Dalida (17 January 1933 - 3 May 1987), born with the Italian name Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was a famous singer and actress born in Egypt to Italian (Calabrian) parents but naturalised French with the name Yolanda Gigliotti. She spent her early years in Egypt amongst the Italian Egyptian community, but she lived most of her adult life in France. She received 55 gold records and was the first singer to receive a diamond disc. Dalida performed and recorded in more than 10 languages including: French, Arabic, Italian, Greek, German, English, Japanese, Hebrew, Dutch and Spanish. Renowned for the changes she wrought to the French and global music industry with her powerful and colourful performances, she is today still remembered by aficionados throughout the world. A 30-year...