Edith Piaf by Caroline DeSoto

General Information

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Place of Birth - Paris, France

Date of Birth - December 19, 1915

Place of Death - Plascassier, Near Grass

Date of Death - October 10, 1963

Notable Songs

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Songs:

La Vie en Rose
Je Ne Regrette Rien

Early Life and Childhood

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Her Mom abandoned her, and her grandmother took her in.

She joined father in the circus a few years later. She started singing in the streets of Paris.

Big Break

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Piaf started off singing in a nightclub. During her first performance there was an actor named Maurice Chevalier who got her into acting. She started singing at large theaters and performance halls a couple years later.

Interesting Facts

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She was a mentor to the young Yves Montland.
She was involved in several serious car accidents

Singing Style

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Piaf wrote all of her songs based off of the pain she felt in her life, so all the songs she wrote were generally sad. Her unhappy personal life also affected how dramatic and emotional her singing was.

Cause of Death

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She died at the age of 47 in 1963 due to liver cancer, but there were a lot of other things she did that caused her death. One of these being that she had a drinking problem.

Tragedies in her life

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The love of her life died before her, and she was heartbroken ever since then. Near the end of her life the doctors said that she shouldn't sing anymore. She continued to sing for a while, but she eventually had to stop. She ended up dying without both of her loves...music and her spouse.

Books and Movies About Her

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Subject of 7 biographies
Au Bal de la Chance (1958)
Ma Vie (1964)
Movies and Plays were made about her.

Legacy

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Edith Piaf was an exceptional artist who suffered a lot of hardship throughout her life. She moved audiences with her expressive music all around the world.

Link to Her Singing

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