Sweet Country of Mine, “Helwa Ya Baladi”, is Dalida’s 1979 homage to her birthplace, Egypt, sung in arabic. This is the original 7 inch single, which I was extremely lucky to get my hands on at a fleamarket some years ago. Yes, you guessed it, I’m a huge Dalida fan, and I’ve stalked her stomping grounds in Paris. at. length. 😎 Did you know she won “Miss Egypt” in 1954? 😍
