Les Enfants du Pirée

This article is about the song. For the album, see Les Enfants du Pirée (album).
"Les Enfants du Pirée"
Cover of EP
Single by Dalida
from the album Les Enfants du Pirée
ReleasedJune 1960 (1960-06)
RecordedJune 2, 1960
StudioHoche
Genre
Length2:34
LabelBarclay
Composer(s)Manos Hadjidakis
Lyricist(s)Jacques Larue

"Les Enfants du Pirée" ("The 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.

It is also the title song of her eponymous album, the first one to be released in the 1960s.

Charts

Chart Peak
position
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

References

  1. ^ a b c "lescharts.com - Les charts français". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  2. ^ "Canada Charts" (PDF). Bibnum2.banq.qc.ca.
  3. ^ "Charts "Bourse des chansons" from journal "Le figaro", 1958". Pinterest.com.
  4. ^ "Charts from journal "Music Hall", 1958". Pinterest.com.
  5. ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Top Annuali Single: 1960". www.hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  6. ^ "Top Charts Spain". Billboard. July 1960.

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