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- NAME: Edith Piaf
- OCCUPATION: Singer
- BIRTH DATE: December 19, 1915
- DEATH DATE: October 10, 1963
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Paris, France
- PLACE OF DEATH: Alpes-Maritimes, France
- Originally: Edith Giovanna Gassion
- Nickname: The Little Sparrow
- Nickname: La Mome Piaf
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Édith Piaf, also known as “The Little Sparrow,” was a French singer who became an icon of France during World War II.
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She married twice. Her first marriage, to singer Jacques Pills, lasted for four years. Her 1962 marriage to Théo Sarapo, a Greek hairdresser and performer 20 years her junior, lasted until her death in 1963.
Later Life
Piaf remained professionally active until the final years of her life, performing frequently in Paris between 1955 and 1962. In April 1963, she recorded her last song.
Édith Piaf died of cancer at her French Riviera villa on October 10, 1963. She was 47. The Archbishop of Paris denied requests for a funeral Mass, citing Piaf’s irreligious lifestyle. She is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris next to her daughter Marcelle.
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