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Edith Piaf was born on the 19th of December
1915 in a town called Belleville.
Her parents names were Louis Gassion
and Annetta Giovanna Maillard.
She was also a only child and has
always looked up to her parents.1963:
Edith Piaf died sadly on October 10th
1963 because of liver cancer. Also because
she was involved with an alcohol and
drug addictions.February of 1916 her mother had
abandoned her to go and live with her
grandmother.
While being there she had severe
eye problems, but was recognized by her
voice at a young age. By the time she was 7
she went with her dad and preformed
street performances.1932:
At the age of 17 she had moved
away from her father because he was
an abusive taskmaster. She then
met Luis Dupont and had a child that
died at the age of 2 from meningitis.1935:
Piaf was discovered by Louis Leplee
and he had owned a successful
club called Le Gerny off
the Champs- Elysees. Her nervous energy
that night gave her the nickname of
"The Little Sparrow". She was popular
enough to then have made 2 albums that same year.1945:
Piaf had singed and preformed the song called
"La Vie en Rose". Which had became very popular
in the US in the 1950's. It was the most
famous song she had ever sung.1960:
Piaf had singed "Non , je ne regrette rien"
and it became the second most famous
song she had ever sung. Yet sadly it was
the last song ever heard by her.1951:
Edith Piaf had been into 3 serious
car crashes out of her whole
life. This then lead to her having
an addiction to alcohol.1955:
Edith preformed a lot in Paris
through the years of 1955-1962.
During this time she had gotten married
to a singer named Jacques Pills. Then
had gotten married to a Greek hairdresser
named Theo Sarapo 4 years later.1959:
Edith was not as famous during this time
and almost had retired. Then she had
came up with another song and got
back to her old self again.INTERESTING FACTS:
1- She was married twice.
2- Buried right next to her daughter.
3- One of France's greatest
international stars.Edith Piaf was important to society because
she influenced people to overcome all of
their problems and still become
something great. You might of heard of her
because she was a famous singer.
The contribution she made on this world was
her voice and the way she sang.Períodos
Fun Facts:
* Her mom was a singer at a café who
preformed under the name
"Line Marsa" and her dad was a
highly skilled acrobat
street performer.
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