Édith Piaf overview
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- La Vie en rose(03:07)
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- Non, je ne regrette rien(02:22)
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- Milord(04:32)
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- La Foule(02:59)
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Heaven Have Mercy(03:43)
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Hymn to Love(03:27)
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- Padam, Padam(03:18)
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- Mon légionnaire(03:55)
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- La Vie, l'amour(01:49)
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La Goualante du pauvre Jean(02:05)
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Mon Dieu(03:26)
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- Hymne à l'amour(03:30)
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Johnny, tu n'es pas un ange(02:13)
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- Demain il fera jour(02:58)
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Polichinelle(03:06)
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Édith Piaf bio
Édith Piaf (December 19, 1915 – October 11, 1963) was one of France's most loved singers and a national icon. Her music reflected her tragic life, with her speciality being the poignant ballad presented with a heartbreaking voice. Among her most famous songs are "La vie en rose" (1946), "Hymne à l'amour" (1949), "Milord" (1959), "Non, je ne regrette rien"... ; (1960).
Despite the numerous biographies, many facts and events of Édith's life are shrouded in mystery. She was born Édith Giovanna Gassion in Belleville, Paris, the high-immigration district later described by Daniel Pennac. Legend has it that she was born on the pavement of Rue de Belleville 72 but according to her birth certificate that was at Hôpital Tenon, the Belleville arrondissement hospital. She was named Édith after the executed British nurse Edith Cavell (Piaf —Parisian jargon for "sparrow"— came from a nickname she would receive twenty years later).
Her mother, Annetta Giovanna Maillard (1898 – 1945), was a partly-Italian 17-year-old girl, native of Livorno, working as a café singer under the pseudonym Line Marsa; from her, Full bioRead more
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