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Édith Piaf (born Édith Giovanna Gassion; 19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963) was a French singer best known for performing songs in the cabaret and modern chanson genres. She is widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer and one of the most celebrated performers of the 20th century.
Feb 4, 2012 · Edith Piaf - Non, je ne regrette rien - (original) Piaf dedicated her recording of the song to the French Foreign Legion.At the time of the recording, France was engaged in a military...
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Edith Piaf (born December 19, 1915, Paris, France—died October 10, 1963, Plascassier, near Grasse [see Researcher’s Note]) was a French singer and actress whose interpretation of the chanson, or French ballad, made her internationally famous.
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- Edith Piaf, abandoned at birth by her café-singer mother, was taken in by her grandmother and reared in a brothel. Piaf was blinded by complication...
- In 1935 Edith Piaf was discovered by a cabaret owner who gave her her first nightclub job. He began calling her “la môme piaf,” Parisian slang for...
- Edith Piaf was a French singer whose expressive interpretations of the chanson, or French ballad, made her internationally famous. Among her tradem...
Apr 2, 2014 · Édith Piaf, also known as “The Little Sparrow,” rose to international stardom in the late 1930s as a symbol of French passion and tenacity. Of Piaf’s many ballads, “La Vie en Rose,” which she...
Classical Music. 95.8K subscribers. Subscribed. 575K. 59M views 13 years ago. Artist: Edith Piaf • Edith Piaf Track: La Vie En Rose Édith Piaf (Édith Giovanna Gassion), Paris...
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Edith Piaf est sans conteste l'artiste féminine qui aura le plus marqué le XXème siècle, tant par la grandeur de sa voix que par son destin des plus tragiques. Découvrez ou redécouvrez ses ...
Édith Piaf was a French singer best known for performing songs in the cabaret and modern chanson genres. She is widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer and...
