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Musical artist. Édith Piaf's voice. From the song "Hymne à l'amour". Édith Giovanna Gassion (19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963), known as Édith Piaf (French pronunciation: [edit pjaf]), was a French entertainer best known for performing songs in the cabaret and modern chanson genres.
Feb 15, 2022 · Samantha David. Published Tuesday 15 February 2022 - 08:00 Modified Tuesday 15 February 2022 - 08:00. 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 ...
Oct 6, 2024 · Edith Piaf (born December 19, 1915, Paris, France—died October 10, 1963, Plascassier, near Grasse [see Researcher’s Note]) was a French singer and actress whose interpretation of the chanson, or French ballad, made her internationally famous. Among her trademark songs were “Non, je ne regrette rien” (“No, I Don’t Regret Anything ...
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- Edith Piaf, abandoned at birth by her café-singer mother, was taken in by her grandmother and reared in a brothel. Piaf was blinded by complication...
- In 1935 Edith Piaf was discovered by a cabaret owner who gave her her first nightclub job. He began calling her “la môme piaf,” Parisian slang for...
- Edith Piaf was a French singer whose expressive interpretations of the chanson, or French ballad, made her internationally famous. Among her tradem...
- Caféjuan-Les-Pins
- The Place Where Piaf Was Discovered
- Le Gerny Cabaret
- Cabaret L’Alhambra
- Théâtre de L’Abc
- L’Europeen Music Hall
- Moulin Rouge
- Théâtre Bobino
- Club Des Cinq
- Olympia Music Hall
See it on Map: rue Jean-Baptiste Pigalle Today the Café Juan-les-Pins in Pigalle no longer exists, but it was the first venue where Édith Gassion (later Piaf) gave her first professional performances. The café’s owners allowed her to sing inside on a regular basis but Piaf never acknowledged this venue as her stage début. She started performing att...
See it on Map: avenue MacMahon and rue Troyon In October 1935, Louis Leplée spotted Édithbusking in a small square on the corner of the rue Mac-Mahon and Troyon. Whenthe girl finished singingLes deux ménétriers, the owner of Le Gerny cabaret approached her andreportedly said: “Are you crazy? You are ruining your voice”, and then asked her to auditi...
See it on Map: 54, rue Pierre-Charron Today, on the former premises of Le Gerny Cabaret now stands the Hôtel ChâteauFrontenac. Louis Leplée, the owner of Le Gerny cabaret, discovered Édith in October 1935. He convinced her to wear a simple blackdress and almost no makeup. He wanted her to look like the girl he had met onthe street. He also invented...
See it on Map: 50, rue de Malta Formerly located at 50, rue de Malta (until 1967), the“hall for all types of music” moved to 21, rue Toudi in 2008, only 300 metersaway from its original location. Piaf performed at the cabaret after her successful début at Le Gerny. In the following years, shewould occasionally return to l’Alhambra with her repertoi...
See it on Map: 11, boulevard Poissionniere Today, the building which housed the theatre no longerexists. Piaf’s mentor, the poet Raymond Asso, helped Édith to obtain a contract at the thenprestigious Théâtre de l’ABCvaudeville theatre. Her recitals were a hit and Piaf instantly became oneof the biggest stars of the ABC. She performed there in 1937 ...
See it on Map: 5, rue Biot In 1939, Piaf performed in the hall of L’Européentogether withthe French actor and singer Fernandel. At that time, she was singing, among others, ElleFréquentait la Rue Pigalle.
See it on Map: 82, boulevard de Clichy The most legendary cabaret in Paris. Opened in Montmartre in 1889 by Joseph Oller and Charles Zidler, who also owned the Paris Olympia. Currently, the venue presents cinema screenings and cabaret performances. It owes much of its fame to its colorful troupes of cancan and topless dancers. It is also recognized...
See it on Map: 20, rue de la Gaîté The Bobino is amusic hall theatre dating from 1912. It is considered to be a more ambitiousversion of the Moulin Rouge. Among the artists who performed at the Bobinowere: Josephine Baker, Jacques Brel and Charles Aznavour. Piaf performedat the Bobino in 1945. At that time, she gave a series of recitals singing new...
See it on Map: 13, rue du Faubourg-Montmartre In 1954, the Club des Cinq, formerly known as theCentral de la Chanson, was transformed into the CinémaNord-Ouest.In 1991, the cinema was converted into a music hall called le Passage duNord-Ouest, where rock and jazz concerts were organized. In 1997, the venuechanged yet again and today it is the Théât...
See it on Map: 28, boulevard des Capucines The Olympia is the oldest music hall in Paris, foundedin 1888 by Joseph Oller, thecreator of the Moulin Rouge. Read also: John, Yoko, and the Beatles in La Ville-Lumière Piaf’s performances at the Olympia in 1945 were amajor success and a personal triumph for the singer. She sang there almostevery day for ...
Feb 27, 2022 · A sad chidhood in Belleville district. Edith Piaf, whose real name is Giovanna Gassion, left her mark on the northeast of Paris. According to civil status, it was in the Gambetta district, at the Tenon hospital located on rue de la Chine, that the singer was first born in 1915. Mysteriously, a plaque indicates that she would be actually born at ...
Mar 19, 2018 · 1915 - France’s ‘Little Sparrow’ is born to a family of performers in the Belleville neighborhood, what was then the outskirts of Paris. 1932 - Having left her family home at an extremely young age to embark on a singing career, Edith Piaf has her first child, Marcelle, at 17. 1935 - This year marks both the death of Piaf’s daughter ...
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One of the best-loved French musicians of the 20th century, Édith Piaf brought joy to a France exhausted by World War II with her passionate and eloquent songs. Mixing cabaret and chanson styles, Piaf's songs were little vignettes of life and love in contemporary Paris, and her rich, emotional voice was the perfect accompaniment to these ...
