Édith Piaf

Also known as Édith Gassion, The Little Sparrow, La Señora Piaf, Edith Piaf, La môme Piaf

French singer (1915–1963)

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Édith Piaf was a French singer who lived from 1915 to 1963 and became one of France's most famous performers. Her powerful voice and emotional style made her an iconic figure in music history.

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Paris, France

Édith Piaf (born Édith Giovanna Gassion, 19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963) was a French singer, lyricist and actress. Noted as France's national chanteuse, she was one of the country's most widely known international stars. Piaf's music was often autobiographical, and she specialized in chanson réaliste and torch ballads about love, loss and sorrow. Her most widely known songs include "La Vie…

Known for

The Century of Icons — Self (archive footage)2022
McCartney 3, 2, 1 — Self (archive footage)2021
Aznavour by Charles — Self - Singer (archive footage)2019
Oh Les Filles!2019
Piaf intime — Self (archive footage)2013
An Intimate History of Occupation — Self (archive footage)2011
Singing Paris: The City of Lights in 20th-Century French Music — Self2009
Édith Piaf : L'Hymne à la môme — Self2008
The Last Days of an Icon: Edith Piaf2006
Legends — Self (archive footage)2006

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Giovanna
Gender: female
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Paris
Place of death: 16th arrondissement of Paris
Spouse: Théophanis Lamboukas
Father: Louis Gassion
Mother: Line Marsa
Occupation: songwriter
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: French
Award: platinum record
Notable work: Milord
Genre: ballade
Instrument: voice
Record label: Polydor
Image: Édith Piaf 914-6440.jpg
Height: 147
Number of children: 1
Residence: France
Voice type: contralto
Significant event: funeral

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significant person: Jean Cocteau
Commons category: Édith Piaf
date of birth: 1915-12-19
date of death: 1963-10-11
cause of death: internal bleeding
topic's main category: Category:Édith Piaf
birth name: Édith Giovanna Gassion
manner of death: natural causes
medical condition: blindness
member of: Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis
start of work period: 1935-00-00
pseudonym: Édith Piaf
end of work period: 1963-00-00
nickname: La Môme Piaf
copyright representative: SACEM
Commons gallery: Édith Piaf
influenced by: Thérèse of Lisieux
name in native language: Édith Piaf
present in work: La Vie en Rose

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Encyclopedic overview

Édith Giovanna Gassion (19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963), known as Édith Piaf ( French: [edit pjaf]), was a French singer and lyricist. She is regarded as France's greatest popular singer and one of the most celebrated performers in the world. She is best known for performing songs in the cabaret and modern chanson genres.

Having begun her career touring with her father at age fourteen, she was discovered in 1935 in Paris by night club owner Louis Leplée, and achieved her first successes in the "Theatre de l'ABC" among others with the song "Mon Légionnaire". Owner of the ABC music hall Mitty Goldin also wrote songs for her, e.g. "Demain", and produced some of her songs. Her fame increased during the German occupation of France, shortly after which (in 1945) she wrote the lyrics to her signature song, translated to English, "La Vie en rose" ('life in pink'). She became France's most popular entertainer in the late 1940s, also touring Europe, South America and the United States, where her popularity led to eight appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show.

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