She was at Noddi, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, this Tuesday evening, for her big return to the stage after having participated in 6 weeks of competition within the Star Academy. Anisha, who prevailed over Enola, Louis, and Léa, arrived victorious on stage and chose an emblematic title by Dalida, “Die on Stage”, to be interpreted. In this song, the icon evokes in anticipation his end of life…
She talks about suicide and end of life on stage
The title was released in 1983 (Dalida committed suicide in 1987) while Dalida was in depression. At the time, the lyricist Michel Jouveaux first intended it for Johnny Hallyday or Michel Sardou. Convinced by Jeff Barnel, who will compose music, he will adapt his text by including references to the life of Dalida. He adds in particular his suicide attempt in 1967, some time after the death of the love of his life, Luigi Tenco.
Convinced that this song was made for the icon, he presents it to Dalida, who does not like it and at first does not want to sing it. It is finally on the advice of his brother and producer Orlando, that Dalida will record this card in the studio.
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The lyrics are on first reading those of a singer who wants to sing until the end of her life for her audience, but in the subtext, they also evoke the melancholy of her interpreter. Dalida indeed assures: “You and I already know each other, we saw each other up close, remember…” and “Me who chose everything in my life / I want to choose my death too“.
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A text to which Anisha was very sensitive, since the young woman, originally from Madagascar admits, she did not have an easy past, and she is quite reserved. A few months ago, his best friend told Closer “‘The show must go on’ is one of his favorite songs. It’s a title where Freddie Mercury, aware of his imminent death, sings that inside his heart is broken, but that he keeps smiling, and that the show must go on. It’s something that speaks to Anisha a lot.”
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