Place Dalida, in Montmartre, you have to sit under the lime tree to believe it.
Every thirty seconds, walkers stop in front of his bust.
They don't necessarily know who she is, but, convinced that the gesture will bring them luck, the men place their two hands on her chest, the women take selfies.
By dint of being fiddled with, Dalida's breasts have turned golden.
Almost too much.
“I financed this statue with my friend Max Guazzini.
We are thinking of restoring it,”
comments Orlando, Dalida’s brother and heir.
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Thirty-five years after her death, Dalida remains a safe bet on the Montmartre tourist circuit.
Her tomb worthy of a goddess has an excellent rating on Tripadvisor.
Just like his house at 11, bis rue d'Orchampt, with the service entrance at 98, rue Lepic.
The house at 11, bis rue d'Orchampt, with the service entrance at 98, rue Lepic ANTOINE LORGNIER / Only France via AFP
Out of sight, it is backed by two apartments and a studio where Dalida has installed her family, her staff and Jean-Luc Lahaye.
"It's a place where you're suspended in a pod...
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