"Édith Piaf French: born Édith Giovanna Gassion, French: [edit dʒɔvana ɡas December 19, 1915 - October 10, 1963) was a French singer-songwriter, comedian and film actress known as the national chanteuse of France and one of the best-known international stars of the country.
Piaf's music was often autobiographical and she specialized in chanson and torch ballads about love, loss and grief. Her most famous songs are "" La Vie en rose "" (1946), "" Non, je ne regrette rien "" (1960), "" Hymne à l'amour "" (1949), "Milord" "(1959). ), "" La Foule "" (1957), "" L'Accordéoniste "" (1940), and "" Padam, padam ... "" (1951).
Since her death in 1963, several biographies and films have studied her life, including Academy Award winner La Vie en rose in 2007. Piaf has become one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th century.