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The name "Édith" was inspired by British nurse Edith Cavell, who was executed 2 months before Édith's birth for helping French soldiers escape from German captivity during World War I. [6] Twenty years later, Édith's stage surname Piaf was created by her first promoter, based on a French term for 'sparrow'.
The French composer behind Edith Piaf’s timeless classic, “Non Je ne Regrette Rien,” died on November 18, at the age of 95. His death followed a long illness. His death followed a long ...
Louis Leplée (7 April 1883 – April 6, 1936) was a French nightclub owner [1] who discovered the singer-songwriter and actress Édith Piaf, who was singing on a Paris street corner in 1935. [2] Leplée starred Piaf at the popular Parisian nightspot Le Gerny's as "La Môme Piaf" (The Little bonnet).
Charles Dumont, who composed Édith Piaf’s biggest hit, “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien,” has died at age 95. Dumont’s wife told French news agency Agence France-Presse Monday that he had died ...
Tănase died in June 1963 of lung cancer, three months short of her 50th birthday, whereas Edith Piaf died in October, two months away from her 48th. Throngs of people had filled the streets of Bucharest on the days of her death, to memorialize the lady who helped popularize the folk music of their country.
Sixty-one years after French singer and entertainer Edith Piaf's death, Céline Dion is honoring her legacy and marking her own return to music. Dion sang Edith Piaf's classic "Hymne A L'Amour ...
Piaf's death in 1963 led him to work with Jacques Brel, writing "Je m'en remets à toi" in 1964, [2] and to writing songs for television shows such as Michel Vaillant in 1967, [8] and cinema such as Trafic by Jacques Tati in 1971. [9] He and Vaucaire wrote a song about the Berlin Wall, which had just gone up, called "Le mur", intended for Piaf.
Dumont died Monday following a long illness