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- NAME: Edith Piaf
- OCCUPATION: Singer
- BIRTH DATE: December 19, 1915
- DEATH DATE: October 11, 1963
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Paris, France
- PLACE OF DEATH: Paris, France
- Originally: Edith Giovanna Gassion
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French singer Edith Piaf lent her husky voice to the song "La Vie en Rose." In the film of her life, she was played by Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard.
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Edith Giovanna Gassion was abandoned at birth, raised in a brothel, and briefly blind as a child. A cabaret owner discovered her singing on the streets of Paris and gave her the nickname “la môme piaf” ("little sparrow"). Edith Piaf's fame rose throughout the 1930s and 40s, especially due to her iconic song "La Vie en Rose." Her fascinating life is the subject of many books and films.© 2012 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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