Gigi l'amoroso
{{Infobox song
| name = Gigi l'amoroso
| cover = Gigi-18 ans.jpeg
| border = yes
| alt =
| type = Single
| artist = Dalida
| album = Manuel
| language = French
| B-side = Il venait d'avoir 18 ans
| released = {{Start date|1974|1|18|df=y}}
| recorded = 1973
| studio = Des Dames, Paris
| genre = Chanson
| length = 7:29
| label = International Shows
| composer = Lana & Paul Sebastian
| lyricist = Michaële
| producer = Orlando
| prev_title = Julien
| prev_year = 1973
| next_title = Anima mia
| next_year = 1974
}}
"{{lang|it|Gigi l'amoroso|i=no}}" (old-fashioned {{langnf|it||Gigi the lover}}) is a song recorded by French Italian singer Dalida. It was written by {{ill|Michaële|fr}}, Lana and Paul Sebastian. The song was released as a single in January 1974 with the song "{{lang|fr|Il venait d'avoir 18 ans|i=no}}" on the B-side.
The song was first performed by Dalida in January during a concert at the Olympia Hall. The song has a duration of seven minutes and was not suitable for radio rotation, nevertheless it became a big hit, rising to the top of the charts in Europe.{{cite book|last=Ichbiah|first=Daniel|author-link=Daniel Ichbiah|date=2011|chapter=Gigi l'amoroso|title=50 ans de chansons françaises|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DyNFJKAJe1MC&pg=RA2-PA1969|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DyNFJKAJe1MC|page=1969|publisher=Daniel Ichbiah |isbn=9791091410168}} The song became number one in Switzerland and Flemish Belgium, where it also became the most popular song of the year. Billboard magazine named Dalida the most popular French singer of 1974 in the world thanks to the recording of this song.{{cite magazine|title=Dalida |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7QwEAAAAMBAJ |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |date=1975-01-18 |page=31 |access-date=2019-07-26 |via=GoogleBooks |issn=0006-2510}}
Track listings
7-inch single Sonopresse IS 45 716 (1974, France)
7-inch single Omega OM 39.058 Y (1974, Belgium)
7-inch single Omega OM 39.058 (1974, Netherlands)
7-inch single Poplandia P-30573 (1974, Spain)
CD single Barclay 9240 (1999, France)
:A. "Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)" (6:59)
:B. "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" (2:50)
7-inch single Fragola Blu FB 1703 (1974, Italy)
:A. "Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)" (7:45)
:B. "Col tempo" (4:29)
7-inch EP Zip Zip 10.057/E (1974, Portugal)
:A. "Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)" (6:59)
:B1. "Vado via" (3:40)
:B2. "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" (2:50)
Charts
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= Weekly charts =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Gigi l'amoroso" ! scope="col" | Chart (1974) ! scope="col" | Peak |
| {{single chart|Flanders|1|artist=Dalida|song=Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)|rowheader=true|access-date=7 July 2023|refname=Flanders}} |
| {{single chart|Wallonia|4|artist=Dalida|song=Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)|rowheader=true|access-date=7 July 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch40|2|year=1974|week=36|rowheader=true|access-date=7 July 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|2|artist=Dalida|song=Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)|rowheader=true|access-date=7 July 2023}} |
| scope="row" | Spanish Singles Chart{{cite book|author=Fernando Salaverri|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}
| 2 |
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| {{single chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Dalida|song=Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)|rowheader=true|access-date=7 July 2023}} |
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= Year-end charts =
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|+ Year-end chart performance for "Gigi l'amoroso" ! scope="col" | Chart (1974) ! scope="col" | Position |
| scope="row" | Belgium (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1974|title=Jaaroverzichten 1974|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=13 August 2021}}
| 1 |
|---|
| scope="row" | Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1974|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1974|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=13 August 2021}}
| 7 |
| scope="row" | Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1974&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1974|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=13 August 2021}}
| 8 |
| scope="row" | Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1974|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1974|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=13 August 2021}}
| 5 |
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Certifications and sales
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Gigi l'amoroso|artist=Dalida|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1974|certyear=1979|access-date=7 July 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
Other-language versions
- Dalida also recorded the song in Italian (under the same title "{{lang|it|Gigi l'amoroso|i=no}}"),{{Cite AV media notes|title=Gigi L'Amoroso|author=Dalida|year=1974|type=liner notes|publisher=Fragola Blu|id=FB 1703|location=Italy}} in Spanish as "{{lang|es|Gigi el amoroso|i=no}}",{{Cite AV media notes|title=Gigi El Amoroso|author=Dalida|year=1974|type=liner notes|publisher=Discos Banglad |id=ISH-35|location=Chile}} in German as "{{lang|de|Gigi der Geliebte|i=no}}",{{Cite AV media notes|title=Er War Gerade 18 Jahr'|author=Dalida|year=1974|type=liner notes|publisher=Ariola|id=13 431 AT|location=Germany}} in English as "The Great Gigi l'Amoroso" (or just "The Great Gigi"),{{Cite AV media notes|title=Confidences Sur La Fréquence|author=Dalida|year=1982|type=liner notes|publisher=Orlando International Shows|id=67.908|location=France}} and in Japanese as {{nihongo|"{{transl|ja|Ai suru Jiji|i=no}}"|愛するジジ}}.
- Belgian band The Strangers recorded it in Dutch as "{{lang|nl|Scheele Vanderlinden|i=no}}".
- Belgian singer Wendy Van Wanten also recorded a Dutch version.
- Dutch singer Mike Vincent used the melody for a song called "{{lang|nl|Friet met Mayonaise|i=no}}" ("Fries with Mayonnaise"), which was later covered by Johnny Hoes.
- Swiss singer Ines Torelli used the melody for a song called "Gigi von Arosa" (Swiss German: "Gigi vo Arosa")
- Bulgarian singer Emil Dimitrov used the melody for a song called "Hubavata Gigi" ("Bella Gigi", cyrillic - "Хубавата Джиджи"), then the song is covered by several Bulgarian band and singers.
Use in torture
Chilean general Augusto Pinochet reportedly used this song alongside physical torture on his prisoners.{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/08/health/music-in-torture-intl/index.html|title = The dark side of music: When sounds are torture| date=8 February 2019 }}
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|193865|Gigi l'amoroso|type=single}}
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Category:Barclay (record label) singles