The Disco Revolution: Exploring Dalida’s Transformation and French Music’s Global Reach in the 70s

2023-07-07 11:17:36

In the 70s, all French singers wishing to pursue their career had to take the disco turn. The disco participated in the export of our artists beyond the borders of Europe, as for Dalida.

Disco favored the export of our French artists beyond the borders of Europe, especially if they wanted to continue their career. This was the case of Dalida who, on the idea and the advice of her brother Orlando, took over the title of Rina Ketty “I’ll Wait”
in disco version. Will follow other hits like “Gigi in paradisco
“. Radio disco explains to you how Dalida was transformed thanks to disco and under what circumstances the song “J’attendrai” was chosen for a disco version cover. All this period of glitter and disco balls considerably favored the flight of new French careers in the United States, for Dalida or Sheila.

Episode produced with an extract from the program “Radioscopie” broadcast on December 31, 197 on France inter, thanks to the collaboration of Anne Delaveau, documentalist at the INA.

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