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Sep 23, 2017 · The great merit and innovation of Looseley’s method is to approach the phenomenon of Piaf’s life, career, and afterlife in the popular imagination worldwide, as a ‘cultural history’ of the range of ‘imagined Piafs’ who together represent how she should best be fully understood.
- Hugh Dauncey
- 2018
The forms the jubilees take are generally similar, but they are interesting for what they can tell us about how the imagined Piaf has managed to survive for 50 years in her absence and how she’s become an international currency. These are the issues I want to tackle here.
May 20, 2024 · As a biographical museum, the Musée Édith Piaf offers a unique perspective on the life of one of France’s most famous singers. It is a must-visit attraction for anyone interested in music, history, or French culture.
Apr 1, 2016 · A ‘cultural history’ of Piaf means exploring her cultural, social and political significance as a national and international icon, looking at her shifting meanings over time, at home and abroad. How did she become a star and a myth?
- David Looseley
Oct 6, 2024 · Edith Piaf was a French singer whose expressive interpretations 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”) and “La Vie en rose” (“Life in Pink”).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- 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...
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.
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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. She is widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer and one of the most celebrated performers of the 20th century. [1][2]
