Il venait d'avoir 18 ans

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{{Infobox song

| name = {{lang|fr|Il venait d'avoir 18 ans|i=no}}

| cover =

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| type =

| artist = Dalida

| album = Julien

| released = {{Start date|1973}}

| A-side = "{{lang|it|Gigi l'amoroso|i=no}}"

| recorded = 1973

| studio = Davout

| venue =

| genre =

• Chanson
• sentimental ballad

| length = 2:57

| label = International Shows

| writer =

| composer =

• Pascal Auriat
• Jean Bouchéty

| lyricist =

• Pascal Sevran
• Serge Lebrail

| producer = Orlando

| misc =

}}

"{{lang|fr|Il venait d'avoir 18 ans|i=no}}" ({{IPA|fr|il vənɛ davwaʁ diz‿ɥit‿ɑ̃|pron}}; "He had just turned 18") is a French-language song by singer Dalida, first released on album Julien in the second half of 1973.{{Cite web|title=Dalida - Dalida|url=https://www.discogs.com/Dalida-Dalida/master/813403|access-date=2021-09-26|website=Discogs|language=en}} The song was a success and has become one of Dalida's signature tracks.

In 1974, Dalida released the song on the B-side of her single "{{lang|it|Gigi l'amoroso|i=no}}".

The song, which reached the 13th place in the German charts and 33rd place in the Italian charts,{{Cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/|title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts|website=www.offiziellecharts.de|language=de-de|access-date=2017-12-03}} won the Prize of the Academy of the French Record in 1975,{{Cite web|url=http://dalida.com/paroles-de-chansons/anglais/1281-born-to-sing.html|title=Dalida site Officiel - 1975|last=Kiko|website=dalida.com|language=fr-fr|access-date=2017-12-03}} and was later recorded in five languages (German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and English), benefiting from an exit single for each of them.