Les Enfants du Pirée

This article is about the song. For the album, see Les Enfants du Pirée (album).

"Les Enfants du Pirée" ("The Children of Piraeus") is a French song by singer Dalida, first released on EP in June 1960. It was a big international summer hit and remained one of major successes of her career. The song comes from the Greek movie Never on Sunday (Pote tin Kyriaki), nominated for 8 Oscars and won an Oscar for the music of Manos Hadjidakis, sung by Melina Mercouri who starred in the movie along Jules Dassin.

"Les Enfants du Pirée"
Cover of EP
Single by Dalida
from the album Les Enfants du Pirée
Released	June 1960 (1960-06)
Recorded	June 2, 1960
Studio	Hoche
Genre	Chanson vocal
Length	2:34
Label	Barclay
Composer(s)	Manos Hadjidakis
Lyricist(s)	Jacques Larue

It is also the title song of her eponymous album, the first one to be released in the 1960s.

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[1]	2
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[1]	1
Canada (BAnQ)[2]	2
France (Bourse des chansons)[3]	1
France (Music Hall Charts)[4]	1
Italy[5]	2
Netherlands[1]	2
Spain[6]	1