Acting
Édith Piaf
- Born
- Dec 19, 1915 · Aged 47
- Died
- Oct 10, 1963
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Gender
- Female
- Movie credits
- 19
- TV credits
- 11
Also known as (1)
- Édith Giovanna Gassion
Biography
Édith Piaf (born Édith Giovanna Gassion, 19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963) was a French singer, lyricist and actress. Noted as France's national chanteuse, she was one of the country's most widely known international stars. Piaf's music was often autobiographical, and she specialized in chanson réaliste and torch ballads about love, loss and sorrow. Her most widely known songs include "La Vie en rose" (1946), "Non, je ne regrette rien" (1960), "Hymne à l'amour" (1949), "Milord" (1959), "La Foule" (1957), "L'Accordéoniste" (1940), and "Padam, padam..." (1951). Since her death in 1963,…
