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A great selection of the 18 essential recordings of France's national chanteuse and one of the country's most widely known international star. Edith Piaf (born Édith Giovanna Gassion, December 19th, 1915 -- October 10th, 1963) was the French singer-songwriter, cabaret performer, and film actress noted as France's national chanteuse and one of the country's most widely known international stars. The music of Edith Piaf was often autobiographical and she is specialized in chanson and 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" (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 2007's Academy Award-winning La Vie en rose -- Piaf has become one of the most celebrated performers of the 20th century.
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Edith Piaf lived a tortured life. She died at 47 of liver cancer after years of alcohol abuse and pill addiction, and it's reported that her last words were "Every damn thing you do in this life, you have to pay for". While that's a hard way to live, her pain and emotion rang true in song, and there's not a better or more gut-wrenching torch singer in history than Ms. Piaf. Collecting some of her most famous recordings, including the immortal "La Vie En Rose", "Tout Fout Le Camp", and "Le Vagabond", this is a brilliant retrospective of her career and a perfect entry point into the world of one of the greatest vocalists of the 20th century.
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Nineteen gems from French national treasure Édith Piaf, many recorded with the producer responsible for her debut, Jacques Canetti. Includes such classics as "La vie en rose," "Padam Padam," "l'Hymne à l'amour," "Les feuilles mortes," "Mon légionnaire," and "Mon amant de la coloniale." Also includes exclusive interviews in which Piaf recounts her debut, her meeting with Marguerite Monnot, Louis Leplée's death, and the story of the song "La vie en rose."
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"Finally available again on vinyl after decades, La Vie en Rose: Edith Piaf Sings in English (featuring Piaf singing English versions of ten of her most classic tunes) was originally released in 1956, when La Môme Piaf was at the apex of her career, and a huge star among English-speaking audiences as well. Beginning with the classic and iconic 'La Vie en Rose,' written in 1945 (and all the more delightful for fans to hear Piaf sing it with her endearing French accent), and ending with the classic 'The Three Bells' ('Les trois cloches'), sung with the nine-piece all-male a cappella group known as Les Compagnons de la Chanson. A classic release by one of France's national treasures." Comes on 180 gram vinyl.
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