Death
On Saturday, 2 May 1987, Dalida decided to end her life with an overdose of barbiturates. At the time of her death, Dalida was preparing a new single with two songs. She left a suicide note which read "La vie m'est insupportable... Pardonnez-moi." ("Life is unbearable for me... Forgive me.") She died on Sunday 3 May 1987 at around 11:00 am. Her body was discovered around 5:00 pm the same day. She died at her Montmartre mansion at "11bis Rue d'Orchampt", Paris, France.
Dalida was buried in the Montmartre Cemetery, Paris, and a life-size statue of her was erected outside her tomb.
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