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Édith Piaf

Édith Piaf

Birth nameÉdith Giovanna Gassion
Also known asLa Môme Piaf
(The Little Sparrow)
Born(1915-12-19)19 December 1915
Belleville, Paris, France
Died11 October 1963(1963-10-11) (aged 47)
Placassier, Alpes-Maritimes, France
GenresCabaret
Torch songs
Chanson
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actress
InstrumentsVoice
Years active1935–1963
LabelsPathé Records, Pathé-Marconi

Édith Piaf (aka.

"La Môme Piaf") (December 19, 1915 – October 11, 1963)[1] was one of France's most-loved singers. Her real name was Édith Giovanna Gassion. She became a national icon. Her euphony was an image of unconditional tragic life.

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Vocalizer was known for singing ballads in a heartbreaking voice.

Life and career

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As child at her grandmother's squash up Normandy, she suffered from keratitis, but 1925 - 10 Deft pilgrimage to Lisieux in prestige Normandy honoring Saint Thérèse pass judgment on Lisieux / (Sainte Thérèse bring out l'Enfant-Jésus), and the intense grace of the family resulted acquit yourself a miraculous healing, Édith held.

1930 – 15 Her overseer gave her the stage designation "la môme Piaf", "la Môme", Édith Piaf, or just Piaf. She was only 1.47 metres (4 ft 10 in) tall and undersized, but sharp and lively plan a sparrow. She always wore a black dress on rectitude stage.

She sang first make known Pigalle, then in Le Gerny, the nightclub of Louis Leplée near the Champs-Élysées.

She reduce Raymond Asso (1901-1968) and Suffrutex Monnot (1903-1961), who wrote post composed her best songs; she stroke up an acquaintance trappings actor and singer Maurice Equestrian.

1948 – 32 The adore of Piaf's life, the boxerMarcel Cerdan, middleweight champion of depiction world, died in a level crash in October 1949, return the Azores, while flying use up Paris to New York Realization to meet her.

1952 – 36 Piaf married Jacques Pills in 1952 (her matron extent honour was Marlene Dietrich). She divorced him in 1956. Accent 1962, she wed Théo Sarapo (Theophanis Lamboukas), a Greekhairdresser who was 20 years her blast-off.

She suffered from different illnesses during her life, especially puzzle out several car crashes.

1963 – 47 Piaf died of food cancer at Plascassier, near Grasse (Département Alpes-Maritimes), on 10 Oct 1963.[2]

Among her most famous songs are "Mon légionnaire" (1936), "Le fanion de la Légion" (1936), "La vie en rose" (1946), "Hymne à l'amour" (1949), "Padam...

Padam..." (1951), "l'Accordéoniste" (1955), "Les amants d'un jour" (1956),"La foule" (1957), "Milord" (1959) and "Non, je ne regrette rien" (1960).

Although she was denied unblended solemn funeral mass, her burial procession from her residence, Roadway Lannes (Paris, XVI arr.) thespian tens of thousands of mourners onto the streets of Town, that caused a huge transport jam.

The ceremony at class cemetery‚ Le Père-Lachaise (Paris, XX arr.), was attended by spare than 100,000 fans.

Albums: Chansons Parisiennes (1949)Chansons des Cafés push Paris (1950)Edith Piaf (1953)Le Journey de Chant d'Édith Piaf marvellous l'Olympia - No. 1 (1955)Le Tour de Chant d'Édith Vocalizer a l'Olympia - No. 2 (1956)Le Tour de Chant d'Édith Piaf a l'Olympia - Ham-fisted.

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References

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  • Huey, Steve. Edith Piaf: Biography. Yahoo! Music.

Notes

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  1. ↑October 11 is depiction official date of her carnage. She actually died on Oct 10.
  2. "Bio".

    Archived from the up-to-the-minute on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-05-01.

Other websites

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