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Edith Piaf
Piaf (Gassion), Edith (Giovanna)
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Piaf [Gassion], Edith (Giovanna) (
b Paris, 1915;
d Mougins, 1963). French
chanteuse. As a child, assisted her father in his circus act. At 15 became street singer and was nicknamed
Piaf (sparrow) because of her ragged appearance. Radio début 1936 and was helped by Maurice Chevalier to become leading music-hall star. During war entertained Fr. prisoners in Ger. and was accused of collaboration but exonerated. Toured USA 1947. Her most famous songs were
Non, je ne regrette rien and her own
La vie en rose, sung in a powerful, strident style which captivated audiences. Wrote 2 books of memoirs, pubd. 1958 and 1964.
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After 40 Years, Edith Piaf's `La Vie en Rose' Comes Back Fresh and Beautiful, Via French Jazz Singer Raquel Bitton.
Business Wire; 9/6/2000; 700+ words
; ...new release, Raquel Bitton sings Edith Piaf, Vol. 1: The Golden Album...so quickly. Raquel Bitton sings Edith Piaf has been added to our permanent music...acclaimed hit show Raquel Bitton sings Edith Piaf, her story ... her songs at notable...
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 "The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario)")
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Edith Piaf's Paris; Raised by prostitutes, Edith Piaf became La Mome Piaf, The little Sparrow, and France's greatest popular singer. Belleville, the neighbourhood where she was born, is a rarely explored treasure of Paris.(Travel)
Newspaper article from: The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario); 9/27/2008; 700+ words
; ...of the city and the birthplace of Edith Piaf. Only five Metro stops away from...In Belleville you'll find the Edith Piaf museum, two rooms of memorabilia...Locals and fans frequent the bar Edith Piaf, behind the statue. Like Piaf...
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 "Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR)")
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France Says Vive Edith Piaf, One More Time
Transcript from: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR); 3/10/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...03-10-2007 France Says Vive Edith Piaf, One More Time Time 12:00-13...t recognize that voice, it's Edith Piaf, the diminutive French singer whose...packed to the rafters with lovers of Edith Piaf. They're singing along with Natalie...
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 "The Record (Kitchener, Ontario)")
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Edith Piaf's little-known Belleville offers old Paris charm.(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: The Record (Kitchener, Ontario); 9/13/2008; 700+ words
; ...part of the city and birthplace of Edith Piaf. Only five Metro stops away from...Hospital Tenon. It is on display at the Edith Piaf museum, two rooms of memorabilia...Locals and fans frequent the bar Edith Piaf, behind the statue. Like Piaf...
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 "Guelph Mercury (Guelph, Ontario)")
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Edith Piaf's Belleville offers old Paris charm.(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: Guelph Mercury (Guelph, Ontario); 9/13/2008; 700+ words
; ...part of the city and birthplace of Edith Piaf. Only five Metro stops away from...Hospital Tenon. It is on display at the Edith Piaf museum, two rooms of memorabilia...Locals and fans frequent the bar Edith Piaf, behind the statue. Like Piaf...
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Paris remembers Edith Piaf
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 10/19/2003; 668 words
; ...Times 10-19-2003 Paris remembers Edith Piaf Edition: 2* THE life of French songstress Edith Piaf, who died on Oct 11, 1963, is...unpublished songs. Eternelle - Best of Edith Piaf is released by EMI (France) this...
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Soaring with a Songbird: Edith Piaf - the singing French 'Sparrow' of legend - has inspired the career path of chanteuse Raquel Bitton
Newspaper article from: Jewish Exponent; 1/13/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...2000 Soaring with a Songbird: Edith Piaf -- the singing French `Sparrow...happened to be the nom de plume of Edith Piaf, the world-famous French chanteuse...competition at bay. Bitton brings "Edith Piaf ... Her Story ... Her Songs...
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The old Paris charm of Edith Piaf's Belleville
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 9/11/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...of the city and the birthplace of Edith Piaf. Only five Metro stops away from...Hospital Tenon. It is on display at the Edith Piaf museum, two rooms of memorabilia...Locals and fans frequent the bar Edith Piaf, behind the statue. Like Piaf...
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'La Vie en Rose': Edith Piaf's encore.(FEATURES)(WEEKEND)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 6/8/2007; 700+ words
; ...Monitor The great French singer Edith Piaf, who died at 47 in 1963, gets...acclaim, abandonment. Although Piaf's life has its legendary side...grandmother's brothel in Normandy, Piaf, who was born Edith Giovanna Gassion, was nearly...
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Regrets? I have quite a few, actually ; Marion Cotillard is the spit of Edith Piaf - but this biopic is bizarrely selective about the tragic life of France's iconic chanteuese ++ Film ++ La Vie en Rose Olivier Dahan 140 MINS, 12A
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 6/24/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...of the great chanteuse Edith Piaf is more than the life of...Oddly, in presenting Piaf 's life in crazy-paving...reinforces it: the child Edith's misfortunes are all...effectively she's already Piaf. Dahan keeps the familiar...
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Edith Piaf
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Edith Piaf Edith Giovanna Gassion, known as Edith Piaf (1915-1963), was a French music hall/cabaret singer whose specialty was the love ballad. Edith Gassion was born in Belleville, a congested working-class neighborhood of Paris, on...
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Piaf, Edith
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Edith Piaf Singer, actress “ Piaf ” Took Flight...thousand years from now, ” wrote Monique Lange in Piaf , her biography of French songstress Edith Piaf, “ Piafs voice will still be heard, and each...
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Piaf (Gassion), Edith (Giovanna)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Piaf [Gassion], Edith (Giovanna) ( b Paris, 1915; d Mougins, 1963). French chanteuse...father in his circus act. At 15 became street singer and was nicknamed Piaf (sparrow) because of her ragged appearance. Radio début...
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Lefel, Edith 1963–2003
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...talent. Many reviewers have compared her to another Edith — Edith Piaf, the songstress of the urban streets of modern Paris...the comparisons, Edith Lefel recorded an homage to Edith Piaf [A fleur de peau] . Lefel ’ s version...
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Aznavour, Charles
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...Chevalier, and soon legendary chanteuse Edith Piaf hired him as her assistant and general factotum. When Piaf toured the United States, Aznavour was...association that boosted his career immensely. Piaf, a legend in France at the time, also...
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