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The following titles are compilations of Piaf's songs and not reissues of the titles released while Piaf was active. Edith Piaf: Edith Piaf (Music For Pleasure MFP 1396) 1961; Potpourri par Piaf (Capitol ST 10295) 1962; Ses Plus Belles Chansons (Contour 6870505) 1969; The Voice of the Sparrow: The Very Best of Édith Piaf, original release date ...
This is a list of songs recorded by the mid-20th century French singer Édith Piaf. Year Title ... List of songs recorded by Édith Piaf. 1 language ...
[1] [2] Piaf's performances were supported by orchestras conducted by Robert Chauvigny (tracks 1-3) and Guy Luypaerts (tracks 4-8). [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The notes on the back cover of the album state: "For this collection Édith Piaf has chosen eight characteristic songs of the Paris streets and cabarets, each one of which tells a story or sets a rueful ...
The 2007 film La Vie en Rose, a biopic of Piaf’s life, is named in reference to the song. Season 9, Episode 16 (2014) of How I Met Your Mother features Cristin Milioti singing La Vie en Rose. The song is a key plot point in the 1954 Billy Wilder film Sabrina starring Audrey Hepburn. Lady Gaga performs the song in the 2018 A Star is Born remake.
The song's composer, Charles Dumont, states in the book Édith Piaf, Opinions publiques, by Bernard Marchois (TF1 Editions 1995), that Michel Vaucaire's original title was "Non, je ne trouverai rien" (No, I will not find anything) and that the song was meant for the French singer Rosalie Dubois. However, thinking of Piaf, he changed the title ...
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 ...
Edith Piaf recorded the song a cappella with the French vocal group Les Compagnons de la chanson in July 1946. [2] [3] The song became one of Édith Piaf's biggest hits, and when Piaf toured the US with Les Compagnons de la chanson, they introduced this song to an American audience. Tina Arena also recorded a hit version in 2000.
This song was also covered by male crooner, Bobby Darin in 1964, with slightly altered French lyrics, to account for the fact that Darin was a man (the original lyrics were written to be sung by a woman, in particular Edith Piaf). The song reached #14 on the Canadian RPM charts and #25 on the CHUM Charts. [5] [6]