Edith Piaf
Edith Piaf
Minna-
Triin Kohv
Childhood
Born Édith Giovanna Gassion (19 December
1915 - 10 October 1963)
Belleville, Paris.
living with her mother ,after
moved to grandmother's.
At the age of 3-7 she was blind
as a result of Keratitis
the Little Sparrow
First time to sing in public was
at the age of 14
She was discovered by Louis
Leplee.
"La Vie en Rose" , "Hymne a
L'amour", "La foule"
80 albums
Music
Her music has influenced many French
singers.
Her greatest strength
was the purity of her voice
She preferred melancholy
Books about Piaf
The Wheel Of Fortune: The Autobiography of
Édith Piaf by Édith Piaf (originally written in
1958, 5 years before her death), Peter Owen
Publishers;
Édith Piaf, by Édith Piaf and Simone Berteaut,
published January 1982;
The Piaf Legend, by David Bret, Robson
Books,1988.
Films
Piaf played in many movies, such as "French Cancan
(1954) by Jean Renoir
Three movies about Piaf...
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