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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 specialty was the love ballad. Edith Gassion was born in Belleville, a congested working-class neighborhood of Paris, on...
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...
Yves Montand
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...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...
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...

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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...
Lai, Francis
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...orchestra 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...
Montand, Yves
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...and Paris; 1945—performed at Moulin Rouge; Edith Piaf helped him in his career; 1946—feature film debut in Étoile sans lumière with Piaf; 1950–51—six-month musical tour...
Evora, Cesaria
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...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...
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...
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...

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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...
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...
Paris remembers Edith Piaf
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 10/19/2003; 676 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...
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...
The Cheerful Side Of Edith Piaf
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Saturday; 12/5/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...05-2009 The Cheerful Side Of Edith Piaf Host: SCOTT SIMONTime 12:00...PM Play Audio SCOTT SIMON, host: Edith Piaf is usually thought of as a gifted...of song, "Padam Padam") Ms. EDITH PIAF (Singer): (Singing in French...
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...
'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...
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...
Turning Heartbreak Into SONG: Moroccan-born chanteuse Raquel Bitton's journey to the music of Edith Piaf.
Newspaper article from: The Jewish Week; 1/7/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...Bitton's journey to the music of Edith Piaf. CURT SCHLEIER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH...the lyrics of some heartbreaking Edith Piaf song, that is entirely appropriate...Beatles and Cher had an epiphany. Edith Piaf was singing to her and to her alone...
RAQUEL BITTON INTRODUCES LEGENDARY EDITH PIAF TO A NEW CADRE OF FANS.(What's Happening)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 3/17/2000; ; 700+ words ; t has been 37 years since Edith Piaf died on a cold October morning in...night. Bitton did not begin with Piaf but evolved toward her. ``I was...recordings, although not too much Edith Piaf early on. Eventually I arrived at...