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Edith Giovanna Gassion Wiki Biography

When one thinks of Edith Piaf, one thinks of love, sorrow and music. One did not breathe without the other two. Born in Paris practically on the streets on December 19, 1915, she struggled from day one, the daughter of street performers. The mother, a singer, eventually abandoned both Edith and her father for a solo career. Piaf spent her youth … IMDB Wikipedia $20 million 1915 1915-12-19 4′ 9¾” (1.47 m) Actress Belleville Composer Dafna Recanati December 19 Edith Giovanna Gassion Édith Piaf Net Worth France Inception (2010) Jason Kaplan Lillian Jean Kaplan Paris Sagittarius Saving Private Ryan (1998) Soundtrack three United States WALL·E (2008) X-Men: First Class (2011)

Edith Giovanna Gassion Quick Info

Edith Giovanna Gassion Trademarks

1. Touching, powerful mezzo-soprano vocals.
2. Signature song: “La vie en rose”.
3. Petite frame.
4. Her black dress.

Edith Giovanna Gassion Quotes

• For me, singing is a way of escaping. It is another world. I’m no longer on earth.
• You never know a guy till you’ve tried him in bed. You know more about a guy in one night in bed than you do in months of conversation. In the sack, they can’t cheat!

Edith Giovanna Gassion Important Facts

• In 2016, Lambert Wilson released the album “Wilson chante Montand” in which he sings the songs of Yves Montand. The musical arrangements of the 17 songs were made by Bruno Fontaine. Among the 17 tracks there is “Mais qu’est-ce que j’ai ?” composed by Henri Betti with the lyrics of Édith Piaf in 1947.
• The theme of the celebrity’s tragic life and death is recalled in the song “Cage the Songbird”. A song written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin, and Davey Johnstone and performed by Elton John, first appearing on the album Blue Moves in 1976. It tells the fictional story of torch singer Edith Piaf’s last hours before a tragic suicide. “Cage the Songbird,” is particularly noteworthy as it recalls the life of Edith Piaf in much the same way that “Candle in the Wind” had immortalized Marilyn Monroe.
• On 12 June 2012, Piaf and jazz trumpeter Miles Davis were pictured on separate commemorative postage stamps in a joint issue by the USA and France. The nondenominated ‘forever’ USA stamps had an initial issue price of 45¢; each; the French stamps had denominations of 0,60 EUR (Davis) and 0,89 EUR (Piaf).
• Her only child, a daughter Marcelle Dupont, died in 1935 from a meningitis aged 2.
• Daughter of Louis-Alphonse Gassion and wife Annetta Giovanna Maillard.
• After living with her maternal grandmother for a short time, she was raised by her paternal grandmother, who ran a brothel in Normandy.
• Her song “La vie en rose” was voted a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998.
• Among her most popular songs are “Mon légionnaire” (1936), “La vie en rose” (1945), “Hymne à l’amour” (1949), “Sous le ciel de Paris” (1954), “Milord” (1959) and, the probably best known, “Non, je ne regrette rien” (1960).
• Is portrayed by Marion Cotillard in La Vie en Rose (2007), a biopic about her life.
• She actually died at Plascassier, Grasse parish, in the department of Alpes-Maritimes and not Paris, but her death wasn’t made public until the body was returned to her birth city.
• Her mother was half Italian by her father and half Kabyle (Algerian) on her mother’s side.
• Despite many problems throughout her career, Piaf eventually became the most highly paid star in the world.
• Her father Louis-Alphonse Gassion was an acrobat, her mother Annetta Giovanna Maillard was a street singer.
• Had a child named Marcelle who died at the age of two, in 1935, from meningitis.
• She was very good friends with Marlene Dietrich, who was the maid of honor at her wedding to Jacques Pills.
• Was romantically involved with boxer Marcel Cerdan when he died tragically in a plane crash between Paris and Casablanca (1949).
• Helped to launch many careers including that of Yves Montand, Eddie Constantine and her husband Théo Sarapo.
• She is mentioned in the song “Lady Nina” by rock band Marillion.
• Her grave is situated in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France.
• Her stage name, ‘piaf’, is a slang word for ‘small bird’, which fitted her physical appearance.

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