Édith Piaf née le 19 décembre 1915 à arrondissement|20|Paris et morte le 10 octobre 1963 à Plascassier, hameau près de Grasse (Alpes-Maritimes), est une Chanteur|chanteuse, Parolier|parolière, Compositeur|compositrice et Acteur|actrice française.Surnommée à ses débuts « La Môme Piaf », elle est à l'origine de plusieurs succès devenus des classiques du Répertoire (art)|répertoire, comme ''La Vie en rose'', ''Non, je ne regrette rien'', ''Hymne à l'amour'', ''Mon légionnaire Mon légionnaire'', ''La Foule La Foule'', ''Milord'', ''Mon Dieu'' ou encore ''L'Accordéoniste L'Accordéoniste''.Chanteuse à l'interprétation et à la voix saisissantes, elle a inspiré de nombreux compositeurs et a été le Mentorat|mentor de jeunes artistes tels qu'Yves Montand, Charles Aznavour, Les Compagnons de la chanson, Georges Moustaki, ou encore Charles Dumont (chanteur)|Charles Dumont. Elle acquiert une renommée internationale, mais sa fin de carrière est rendue difficile par de graves problèmes de santé ; elle meurt à l'âge de 47 ans.French singer (1915–1963) Other uses|Edith Piaf (disambiguation) May 2024 Infobox person | image = Piaf Harcourt 1946 2.jpg | caption = Piaf in 1946 | birth_name = Édith Giovanna Gassion | alias = langnf|fr|La Môme Piaf|The Sparrow Kid|links=n | birth_date = Birth date|es|1915/12/19 | birth_place = Paris, France | death_date = Death date and age|1963/10/10|1915/12/19| | death_place = Grasse, France | resting_place = Père Lachaise Cemetery | module2 = Listen|embed=yes|filename=Edith Piaf - Hymne a l'amour.ogg Édith Piaf's voice|type=speech|description=From the song "Hymne à l'amour" | occupation = hlist|Singer|street artist | spouse = plainlist|*marriage|Jacques Pills|1952|1957|reason=divorce * marriage|Théo Sarapo|1962 | father = Louis Alphonse Gassion | mother = Line Marsa | children = 1 | years_active = 1935–1963 | works = List of songs recorded by Édith Piaf|Songs recorded | module = Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | label = flat list| * Pathé Records|Pathé, Pathé-Marconi * Capitol Records|Capitol/EMI (US and Canada) * Parlophone/Warner Music Group|WEA (since 2013) | genre = flat list| * Cabaret * torch songs * modern chanson * musical theatre ''Édith Giovanna Gassion'' (19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963, known as ''Édith Piaf'' (IPA|fr|edit pjaf|lang, was a French singer and lyricist 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.[AllMusic artist mn0000150629|tab=biography|label=Édith Piaf biography Steve Huey|accessdate=December 22, 2015][Burke, Carolyn. ''No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf'', Alfred A. Knopf 2011, ISBN|978-0-307-26801-3.] Piaf's music was often autobiographical, and she specialized in lang|fr|chanson réaliste and Torch song|torch ballads about love, loss and sorrow. Her most widely known songs include "La Vie en rose" (1946, "Non, je ne regrette rien" (1960, "Hymne à l'amour" (1949, "Milord (song)|Milord" (1959, "La Foule" (1957, "L'Accordéoniste" (1940, and "Padam, padam..." (1951). Having begun her career touring with her father at age fourteen, her fame increased during the German occupation of France and in 1945, Piaf's signature song, "La Vie en rose" (gloss|life in pink) was published. She became France's most popular entertainer in the late 1940s, also touring Europe, South America and the United States, where her popularity led to eight appearances on ''The Ed Sullivan Show.'' Piaf continued to perform, including several series of concerts at the Paris Olympia music hall, until a few months before her death in 1963 at age 47. Her last song, "L'Homme de Berlin", was recorded with her husband in April 1963. Since her death, several documentaries and films have been produced about Piaf's life as a touchstone of French culture.