Dalida, the icon of French song, has always been admired for its beauty, its bewitching voice and its exceptional career. But before becoming a huge star, she experienced an event that changed her forever …
Everyone remembers the fatal date of May 3, 1987. That day, the whole of France learned of the disappearance of Dalida, who, at the age of 54, tragically ended his life. She left behind an indelible musical heritage, with songs that have become cult and stories that forged the myth of this unique artist. Among these adventures, one had a particular impact on his life and his image.
Dalida, blind for 40 days: “It was a disaster“”
Very young, when she was only a few months old, Dalida contracted ophthalmia, an eye infection. In a context where doctors were not always as efficient as today, a specialist prescribed a fairly radical treatment: to bandage his eyes for 40 days so that she can stay in the most total darkness.
But at the end of these famous 40 days … The result was not the one hoped for as the biographer Catherine Rihoit could have explained in a program of TPMP : “When we removed the headband after 40 days, there was a strabismus, because there was a very small corner where she managed to see a little light at the corner of the headband, so she was desperately trying to look at this little corner of light. It was a disaster. “
Dalida and her huge complex: “She thought she was ugly“”
Orlando, brother and former producer of Dalida, also returned to this event which changed the famous singer forever. He revealed on the Luxury Jordan set that this strabismus had led the singer of Let me dance To wear glasses throughout his childhood and to undergo several surgical operations to stabilize his sight. “”The glasses complexed her, she thought she was ugly. You know, the children are cruel to each other, so they called him a lot ‘Four eyes’“He said.
But this test in no way slowed down the career of the star of Bambino. On the contrary. Dalida knew, from an early age, that she would eventually triumph. As her brother reports, she often said to children who made fun of her: “One day, you will see who I am“Finally, Dalida had her revenge. Besides, her strabismus contributed to her charm and authenticity, making her even more unique and unforgettable as an artist.
