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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, Édith took the middle name of Giovanna. Her father, Louis-Alphonse Gassion (1881 – 1944), was a street acrobat with a theatrical past. The little Édith was soon abandoned and left for a short time to her maternal grandmother, Mena (probably a Kabyle). Shortly after, Édith’s father brought the child to his mother, who ran a brothel in Normandy, and then joined the French Army (1916).
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, Édith took the middle name of Giovanna. Her father, Louis-Alphonse Gassion (1881 – 1944), was a street acrobat with a theatrical past. The little Édith was soon abandoned and left for a short time to her maternal grandmother, Mena (probably a Kabyle). Shortly after, Édith’s father brought the child to his mother, who ran a brothel in Normandy, and then joined the French Army (1916).
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Sous le ciel de Paris
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L'accordeoniste
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Scentlesss wrote:
yeah, same as me
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teddyrubmyskin wrote:
i have no idea what she is saying, but to hear her voice, it's gorgeous
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ChalantLeotard wrote:
The most beautiful rolling R in the history of rolling Rs.
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ribarino wrote:
binazir!!... [ persian bash baba, forget about guyeshe faghanvasi : P ]
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marieritchie wrote:
le vieux piano is just GREAT. my favorite piaf song so so far
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davamaba wrote:
such an amazing artist
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kfiorella wrote:
she's a masterpiece
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corazonmani wrote:
a great voice!
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RodrigoSanga wrote:
Amo Édith Piaf!
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headheadhands wrote:
Can anyone recommend the definitive collection that I should get? Thank you.
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Tonacatecuhtli wrote:
Goddess!
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Le-Samurai wrote:
the VOICE !!
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aleksandr1989 wrote:
Je ne veux pas travailler Je ne veux pas déjeuner Je veux seulement l'oublier Et puis je fume Déjà j'ai connu le parfum de l'amour Un million de roses n'embaumerait pas autant Maintenant une seule fleur dans mes entourages Me rend malade Or in English: I do not want to work I do not want to eat I just want to forget him And then smoke (a cigarette) I already knew the scent of love A million roses don't smell so sweet [because] Now a single flower in among them Makes me sick.
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Akira70000 wrote:
non, je ne regrette rien!
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Kristi_Ajva wrote:
Богиня!
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retimaria wrote:
Je t'aime Édith!
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aintgotnogramma wrote:
<33
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neekahbelle wrote:
<3
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ShyzoFrost wrote:
I love her soo much,she is my idol:)
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Danyl93 wrote:
MILORD !! ! ! !<333
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