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    Contents. Édith Piaf. For other uses, see Edith Piaf (disambiguation). m. Édith Piaf (born Édith Giovanna Gassion; 19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963) was a French singer best known for performing songs in the cabaret and modern chanson genres.

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  3. Édith Piaf (aka. "La Môme Piaf") (December 19, 1915 – October 11, 1963) was one of France's most-loved singers. Her real name was Édith Giovanna Gassion. She became a national icon. Her music was an image of her tragic life. Piaf was known for singing ballads in a heartbreaking voice.

  4. Feb 15, 2022 · Although she achieved wealth and international stardom, right from the start Edith Piaf’s life was undeniably tough. Edith Gassion (1915-1963) was born into a family of poverty-stricken street performers in Paris and abandoned by her free-wheeling mother at birth. She lived briefly with her maternal grandmother, but in 1916 went to live with ...

  5. May 17, 2018 · 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 December 19, 1915.

  6. Édith Piaf: who was the much-loved 20th-century French singer? - Classical Music. She was much-loved for her mastery of both the cabaret and chanson genres. But who was Édith Piaf and what were her best-loved songs?

  7. France's greatest popular singer of the 20th century, whose tragic life made her an interpreter of the lives and loves of ordinary men and women and whose ability to perform despite near-fatal bouts of illness became legendary. Pronunciation: aye-DEETH pYOFF.

  8. Jun 17, 2019 · Fast Facts: Edith Piaf. Known For: Piaf was a French singer known for her dark ballads and tragic life. Also Known As: Edith Giovanna Gassion. Born: December 19, 1915 in Paris, France. Parents: Louis Alphonse Gassion and Annetta Giovanna Maillard. Died: October 10, 1963 in Grasse, France.

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