"Les enfants du Pirée" ("Children of Piraeus") is a French song by singer Dalida, first released on EP in June 1960. It was a big international summer hit and remained one of major successes of her career. The song comes from the Greek movie "Never on Sunday/Pote tin Kyriaki" nominated for 8 Oscars and won an Oscar for the music of Manos Hadjidakis, sung by Melina Mercouri who starred in the movie along Jules Dassin.
"Les enfants du Pirée" | |
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Song by Dalida | |
Released | June 1960 (1960-06) |
Recorded | June 2, 1960 |
Studio | Hoche |
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Length | 2:34 |
Label | Barclay |
Composer(s) | Manos Hadjidakis |
Lyricist(s) | Jacques Larue |
It is also the title song of her eponymous album, the first one to be released in the 1960s.
Chart | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[1] | 2 |
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[1] | 1 |
Canada (BAnQ)[2] | 2 |
France (Bourse des chansons)[3] | 1 |
France (Music Hall Charts)[4] | 1 |
Italy[5] | 2 |
Netherlands[1] | 2 |
Spain[6] | 1 |