Introduction
Délizia Adamo better known as Délizia (June 23, 1952 – February 9, 2020) was a singer of Italian–Belgian origin and sister of international singer Salvatore Adamo.
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, where she interpreted Kataeiv's "Je veux voir Moscou". She also followed dramatic arts courses at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.
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 but without success. She had a comeback in 1982 with "Une première danse", a song co-written by Michel Legrand and Charles Aznavour.
Discography
EP
- 1966
Face A1 : Prends le chien (S. Adamo)
Face A2 : Monsieur le professeur (S. Adamo)
Face B1 : J’ai rendez-vous (S. Adamo)
Face B2 : Laissons passer les années (S. Adamo)
Singles
- 1974
Face A : Qui te retient ? – (S. Adamo)
Face B : Aime-moi – (S. Adamo)
- 1975
Face A : Vivre avec toi – (S. Adamo)
Face B : Bye bye love – (S. Adamo)
- 1975
Face A : Alors, le bel été – (S. Adamo)
Face B : Je te suivrai – (S. Adamo)
- 1976
Face A : Un hiver avec toi – (Didier Barbelivien, V. Paradiso)
Face B : Ma prière – (Roby Facchinetti, Patrick Loiseau, Valerio Negrini)
- 1976
Face A : Le procès de l’amour – (Phil Coulter, Bill Martin, Christian Ravasco)
Face B : Le temps pardonne – (Óscar Gómez, Michel Jouveaux)
- 1977
Face A : Du côté de l’amour – (C. Lee, G. Allun Michel, T. Boyce)
Face B : Reviens – (J. Keller, M. Jouveaux, P. Vance)
- 1978
Face A : Qui viendra réinventer l’amour ? - (S. Adamo)
Face B : Comme un feu qui dort (Alors le bel été) - (S. Adamo)