Edith piaf biography vie en rose

French singer (–)

For other uses, see Edith Piaf (disambiguation).

Édith Giovanna Gassion (19 December – 10 October ), known as Édith Piaf (French:[editpjaf]), was a French entertainer best known for performing songs in the cabaret and modern chanson genres.

Edith piaf biography vie en rose

She is widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer and one of the most celebrated performers of the 20th century.^[1][2]

Piaf's music was often autobiographical, and she specialized in chanson réaliste and torch ballads about love, loss and sorrow.

Her most widely known songs include "La Vie en rose" (), "Non, je ne regrette rien" (), "Hymne à l'amour" (), "Milord" (), "La Foule" (), "L'Accordéoniste" (), and "Padam, padam" ().

Having begun her career touring with her father at age fourteen, her fame increased during the German occupation of France and in , Piaf's signature song, "La Vie en rose" ('life in pink') was published.

She became France's most popular entertain