Bambino (song)

"Bambino" (Italian for "Little Boy" or "Child") is a song recorded by Italian-French singer Dalida that became her first major hit. It was first released on 28 October 1956 as the title song of her third EP, prior to her debut album Son nom est Dalida, where it was also included.^[1] It is a French version of the Neapolitan song "Guaglione".

"Bambino"
The second, most widely distributed, version of the EP cover
Song by Dalida
Language	French
Released	October 28, 1956 (1956-10-28)
Recorded	1956
Studio	Hoche
Genre	Chanson traditional pop
Length	3:32
Label	Barclay
Composer(s)	Giuseppe Fanciulli
Lyricist(s)	Jacques Larue
Alternative cover
The little distributed first version of the EP cover, which carried the same image as the previous two EPs and was sold under the name Vol. 3
Audio sample
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"Bambino" spent 45 weeks atop the French song charts, becoming the longest-running number one song in world history. It also topped the charts of several other countries^[2] and was subsequently covered in Arabic language by Jean Dujardin, for the soundtrack of OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies.

Charts

Chart (1957–1958)	Peak position
Quebec[3]	1
Wallonia[4]	1
France[5]	1
Flanders[6]	5