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Edith Piaf
Edith Piaf , 1915-63, French cabaret singer, born as Edith Giovanna Gassion. She began to sing at 15 in cafés and in the streets of Paris and was soon engaged to sing in a cabaret. Fame quickly followed her appearances in nightclubs all over Europe and America. Piaf appeared in several movies... Read more
music hall
music hall In England, the Licensing Act of 1737 confined the production of legitimate plays to the two royal theaters—Drury Lane and Covent Garden; the demands for entertainment of the rising lower and middle classes were answered by song, dance, and acrobatics, and later by pantomime and co... Read more

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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...mother casually abandoned the girl in infancy. This child, Edith Piaf, was to become an enormously popular singer of international... Read more
Piaf, Edith
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Piaf, Edith (1915–63) French cabaret singer, b. Edith Giovanna Gassion. Her small stature earned the nickname ‘ piaf ’ (Fr. sparrow). Piaf's tragic life, which was ended prematurely by her addiction to drugs... Read more
Yves Montand
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...and was singing in local music halls by the time he was a teenager. He soon moved to Paris, where he caught they eye of Edith Piaf , who got him his first movie role in her film Étoile sans lumiére [star without light] (1946) and aided him in his... Read more
music hall
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Joseph Grimaldi, Dan Leno, Beatrice Lillie, and Gracie Fields and the French Yvette Guilbert, Maurice Chevalier, and Edith Piaf became stars, beloved by their audiences. Like American vaudeville , the music hall went into a decline with the coming... Read more

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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 . 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 ... Read more
Lai, Francis
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...musician; then accompanist for Claude Goaty, 1955, Edith Piaf, 1960 – 63, and Mireille Mathieu, 1965; composer...the Reef (Clarke) 1982 Salut la puce (Balducci) 1983 Edith et Marcel ( Edith and Marcel ) (Lelouch); Canicule ( Dogsday ) (Boisset... Read more
Montand, Yves
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Marseilles and Paris; 1945 — performed at Moulin Rouge; Edith Piaf helped him in his career; 1946 — feature film debut in É toile sans lumi è re with Piaf; 1950 – 51 — six-month musical tour of Europe... Read more
Buckley, Jeff
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...Brooklyn. On Live at Sin-e, with grace and fire equally present, Buckley shifts from a cover of French cabaret singer Edith Piaf to Van Morrison without missing a beat. It caught the attention of music critics, industry veterans, and fans for its... Read more
Evora, Cesaria
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...Evora intones lyrics by the poets of her homeland, she conveys a world-weariness and hard-earned wisdom reminiscent of Edith Piaf. A pleasant-looking if no longer beautiful woman with a stocky figure, Evora has a limited range but is capable of compelling... Read more
Lemper, Ute
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...displayed her paintings in Paris exhibits and danced as a principal in the ballet, La Mort Subite. Often compared to Edith Piaf and Marlene Dietrich from her already extensive recording career, Lemper made a first foray into popular music with Crimes... Read more

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Torch singing; performing resistance and desire from Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 11/1/2007; 171 words ; 9780759106581 Torch singing; performing resistance and desire from Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf. Jones, Stacy Holman. AltaMira Press 2007 217 pages $75.00 Hardcover Ethnographic alternatives book series ML3918 To ethnographer... Read more
Piaf; a biography. (reprint, 1979).(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2008; 116 words ; 9781559708807 Piaf; a biography. (reprint, 1979...interest in the iconic singer Edith Piaf and how she influenced an...considered the definitive book on Piaf's life and artistry. Plenty...give those unfamiliar with Piaf a more vivid account of why... Read more
Marion Cotillard: so how do you play an icon who surmounted trauma, heartache, and drug addiction to become one of France's greatest singers?(Interview)
Magazine article from: Interview; 7/1/2007; ; 685 words ; ...feral portrait of the French singer Edith Piaf as a captive wild animal hurling herself...is your first memory of hearing a Piaf song? MARION COTILLARD: I think it...Rose, because my grandmother loved Piaf. BL: What was it about Piaf's music... Read more
Christine Albert: Paris, Texafrance.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Sing Out!; 6/22/2008; ; 288 words ; ...music of Parisian cafe society and its beloved songstress Edith Piaf. When she moved to Santa Fe these influences began to...version by Nicolette Lason. The CD concludes with the Edith Piaf's signature anthem Hymn a l'amour / Hymn to Love. It... Read more
(sound recording review)
Magazine article from: Sing Out!; 3/22/2003; ; 290 words ; Oriente 22 MARIA TANASE Ciuleandra Oriente 35 Mara Tanase has been called the Edith Piaf of Romania, and on hearing these CDs, it's with good reason. Tanase was a virtuoso vocalist, combining a lusciously rich natural... Read more
La Vie En Rose.(Movie review)
Magazine article from: Interview; 6/1/2007; ; 121 words ; ...with teeth and talons bared, into the role of French chanteuse Edith Piaf in this resolutely old-fashioned biopic that transcends its...visual sumptuousness and sheer performative chutzpah. Following Edith (nicknamed la Mome, or little sparrow ) from her tumultuous... Read more
HUBBARD COMES HOME, PLAYS `LOTTERY'.(Hubbard Street Dance Company does Shirley Jackson's 'Lottery')(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 3/1/2000; ; 289 words ; Drawn from the macabre short story by Shirley Jackson and propelled by a score mixing Beethoven and Edith Piaf, Harrison McEldowney's darkly comic ballet The Lottery will be a main feature of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's three-week session... Read more
Maria Tanase, Magic Bird: The Early Years, (Oriente 42).(Shortcuts)(Sound Recording Review)
Magazine article from: Sing Out!; 9/22/2003; 60 words ; ...Oriente of recordings by Maria Tanase, the sophisticated, vocal virtuoso, interpreter and folklorist called the Romanian Edith Piaf, gathers 19 tracks recorded early in her career in Bucharest and Vienna between 1936 and 1939. Tanase delivered these... Read more
What you're listening to: Niki Luparelli.(GO!)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 6/25/2009; 400 words ; ...filled with the classic stylings of the Andrew Sisters or Edith Piaf, the next you're in the '80s with David Bowie and the...Polka, The Andrews Sisters 2. Non Je Ne Regrette Rien, Edith Piaf 3. Waiting for the Bus, Violent Femmes 4. Drums-a-go... Read more
Dan's the man... but girls lose out.
Newspaper article from: Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England); 2/11/2008; 127 words ; ...limelight. Marion Cotillard, pictured below, was the surprise winner of the best actress award for her portrayal of singer Edith Piaf in La Vie En Rose. Julie Christie had been odds-on favourite to win best actress for Away From Her and Atonement's Keira... Read more