Délizia Adamo better known as Délizia (born in Mons

Mons

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, Belgium

Belgium

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 in 1952) is a singer of Italian

Italy

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-Belgian

Belgium

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 origin and sister of international singer Salvatore Adamo

Salvatore Adamo

Salvatore, Knight Adamo, simply known as Adamo is a Belgian – Italian composer and singer of ballads, mainly in French, but also in other languages such as German, Italian and Spanish. He had commercial success during the 1960s and 1970s, mostly in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America, but...

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She had her debut single "Prend le chien" at age 14. It was written by her brother Adamo. She followed courses in drawing and took part in a comedy production at Théatre de l'Ancre in Charleroi

Charleroi

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, where she interpreted Kataeiv's "Je veux voir Moscou". She also followed dramatic arts courses at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels

Royal Conservatory of Brussels

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In 1974, Salvatore Adamo wrote her some songs releasing "Qui te retient" and "Aime-moi" as singles. The next year, she took part in some of his tours. In 1976 and again in 1978, she participated in pre-selections for the Belgian entry to Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

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 but without success. She had a comeback in 1982 with "Une première danse", a song co-written by Michel Legrand

Michel Legrand

Michel Jean Legrand is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist...

 and Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour, OC is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the best-known singers in the world...

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Singles

(Selective)

• 1966: "Prend le chien"
• 1974: "Qui te retient"
• 1974: "Aime-moi"
• 1982: "Une première danse"