Édith Piaf

Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf
	Piaf in 1962
Born	Édith Giovanna Gassion; 19 December 1915; Belleville, Paris
Dee'd	10 October 1963 (aged 47); Plascassier, Grasse, Fraunce
Ither names	La Môme Piaf; (The Little Sparrow)
Thrift	French cabaret sangster; sangwriter; actress;
	Muisical career
Genres	Cabaret; Torch sangs; Chanson; Muisical theatre;
Instruments	Voice
Years active	1935–1963
Labels	Pathé, Pathé-Marconi; Capitol/EMI (US and Canada); Parlophone/WEA (2013–present);
Associate acts	Théo Sarapo; Jacques Pills; Yves Montand; Charles Aznavour; Les Compagnons de la chanson;
Signatur	File:EdithPiafSignature.svg

Édith Piaf (French: [edit pjaf] ( listen); 19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963; born Édith Giovanna Gassion) wis a French cabaret sangster, sangwriter an actress wha acame widely regairdit as Fraunce's naitional chanteuse, as well as bein ane o Fraunce's greatest internaitional starns.^[1]

Her muisic wis eften autobiografical wi her sangin reflectin her life, an her specialty bein chanson an torch ballads, pairteecularly o luve, loss an sorrae. Amang her well-kent sangs are "La Vie en rose" (1946), "Non, je ne regrette rien" (1960), "Hymne à l'amour" (1949), "Milord" (1959), "La Foule" (1957), "L'Accordéoniste [fr]" (1955), an "Padam ... Padam ..." (1951).

Syne her premature daith in 1963 an wi the aid o several biografies an films includin 2007's Academy Awaird winnin La Vie en rose, Piaf haes acquired a legacy as ane o the greatest performers o the 20t century, an her vyce an muisic continue tae be celebratit globally.^[2]

References

↑ Huey, Steve. Édith Piaf biography at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
↑ No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf, by Carolyn Burke, Alfred A. Knopf 2011, ISBN 978-0-307-26801-3.

[yahoomusicbio-1] Huey, Steve. Édith Piaf biography at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

[Regrets_2011-2] No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf, by Carolyn Burke, Alfred A. Knopf 2011, ISBN 978-0-307-26801-3.

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