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Edith Piaf* (19 December 1915-10 October 1963**), the 'little sparrow' with the cavernous throat, sang herself from the streets of Paris to world stardom.. At her funeral, less than one year later, 40,000 mourners joined the funeral procession. Abandoned by her young mother, Piaf's childhood was one of destitution and hardship. Her.


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The archbishop of Paris refused to officiate at a funeral mass, saying Piaf had led a dissolute life, but her funeral procession drew tens of thousands of grieving fans. She is buried in the Père.


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On October 10, 2013, 50 years after her death, the Roman Catholic Church gave her a memorial Mass in the St. Jean-Baptiste Church in Belleville, Paris, the parish into which she was born. French cabaret singer Edith Piaf, best known for "La Vie en Rose" had a life full of illness, injury, addiction, leading to an early death at age 47.


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The French have declared her the "Singer of the Century." Édith Piaf was born 100 years ago, on December 19, 1915. Her career was legendary; her life was filled with myth and tragedy. When she.


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The Parisian idol died on 11 October 1963. Voice of the people: Piaf's coffin is carried through Pere Lachaise cemetery Her songs of love and loss in a voice that Jean Cocteau described as 'like black velvet' made Edith Piaf a Parisian idol. She was only 47 when she died in her villa on the French Riviera and her body was immediately taken.


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Édith Piaf (born Édith Giovanna Gassion; 19 December 1915 - 10 October 1963) was a French singer best known for performing songs in the cabaret and modern chanson genres. She is widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer and one of the most celebrated performers of the 20th century. Piaf's music was often autobiographical, and she specialized in chanson réaliste and torch ballads.


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Charles Aznavour recalled that Piaf's funeral procession was the only time since the end of World War II that he saw Parisian traffic come to a complete stop. On October 10, 2013, 50 years after her death, the Roman Catholic Church recanted and gave Piaf memorial Mass in the St. Jean-Baptiste Church in Belleville, Paris, the parish into which.


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Edith Piaf at Olympia, Paris, January 1961 (Lipnitzki/Getty) The second week of October 1963 was a crowded one. It saw John F Kennedy mark 1,000 days in office, at the very moment that obscure.


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In 1935 Edith Piaf was discovered by a cabaret owner who gave her her first nightclub job. He began calling her "la môme piaf," Parisian slang for "little sparrow," a name she later adopted professionally.. Her death was mourned across France, and thousands lined the route of her funeral procession. Piaf, Edith. Edith Piaf. (more)


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In April 1963, Piaf recorded her last song. With an array of health hardships over the years, Édith Piaf died from liver failure at her French Riviera villa on October 10, 1963. (Other potential.


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When singer Edith Piaf died nearly 50 years ago, on October 10, 1963, she was France's biggest international star and the first to conquer America, with her melancholy music becoming an indelible.


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Édith Piaf. Maintained by: Find a Grave. Added: 25 Apr 1998. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 1334. Source citation. Singer. She was a French singer of the first half of the 20th century, who singing fame was worldwide and had developed a cult-following among the working class. Her childhood resembled an abusive role in a television soap opera.


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(14 Oct 1963) Among mourners who attended the French singer's funeral were her husband THEO SARAPRO, J. C. BRIALY, MARLENE DIETRICH and GILBERT BECAUD. Find.


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Edith Piaf: still an inspiration 50 years after her death. Edith Piaf, the 'Little Sparrow' who came to embody the spirit of French survival, died 50 years ago today.. she was denied a funeral.