A new biography of Edith Piaf debunks several myths about the doyenne of post-war French music, including claims she was born on the streets, suffered from blindness and helped prisoners during World ...

A dreamlike, impressionistic biography of the singer affectionately known as “The Little Sparrow,” “La Vie en Rose” flutters around the various stages of French national icon Edith Piaf’s eventful ...

Édith Piaf (born Édith Giovanna Gassion, 19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963) was a French singer, lyricist and actress. Noted as France's national chanteuse, she was one of the country's most widely ...

A distinguished British stage veteran, she won an Olivier award in London and a Tony in New York for her dramatic portrayal of the French singer Édith Piaf. By Richard Sandomir Zaho de Sagazan has ...