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Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf is a musical artist from Paris, France formed in 1935. 52 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Musical · Paris, France · Best musical albums
- 52
- Releases
- 1952–2024
- Active years
- 1935
- Formed
Discography
47
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Edith Piaf
2017 · 16 tracks
Éternelle
2000
La Vie en rose
1952
Histoire d'amour
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Non, je ne regrette rien
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L'Accordéoniste
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De l'accordéoniste à Milord
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Premières chansons
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Les Meilleurs
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Symphonique
2023
A L'Olympia 1962
2021
Les chansons d'or
2020
100ème anniversaire - Best of 40 titres
2015
Hymne à la môme (Best Of)
2013
Piaf 1936-1948 Naissance D'Un Mythe
2012
Le disque d'or
2012
Hymne à la Môme
2012
Hymne à la môme (2012 Remastered)
2012
Edith Piaf - All The Best
2011
A L'Olympia 1961
2010
Face À Son Public
2010
Hits Collection
2010
A L'Olympia 1958
2010
A L'Olympia 1956 (Live)
2010
Les N°1
2009
Triple Best Of
2009
The Best of Édith Piaf
2008
Edith Piaf - The Best Of
2008
Platinum Collection
2007
Les 100 plus belles chansons d'Edith Piaf
2007
La Môme De Paris
2006
milord
2003
1936-1945 (Vol. 2)
2003
A L'Olympia 1955
2003
20 chansons d'or
2003
hymn to love
2003
1937-1938
2002
Tu es partout
2002
Love and Passion
2001
1936
1999
L'immortelle
1994
The Great Edith Piaf
1994
30ème Anniversaire
1993
The Voice of the Sparrow: The Very Best of Édith Piaf
1991
1943 - 1944 - 1945: Vol. 4
1988
The Voice Of the Sparrow / The Very Best Of Edith Piaf (Domestic Only)
1987
C'est à Hambourg
1955
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5
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About
Edith Piaf is almost universally regarded as France's greatest popular singer. Still revered as an icon decades after her death, "the Sparrow" served as a touchstone for virtually every chansonnier, male or female, who followed her. Her greatest strength wasn't so much her technique, or the purity of her voice, but the raw, passionate power of her singing. (Given her extraordinarily petite size, audiences marveled all the more at the force of her vocals.) Her style epitomized that of the classic French chanson: highly emotional, even melodramatic, with a wide, rapid vibrato that wrung every last drop of sentiment from a lyric. She preferred melancholy, mournful material, singing about heartache, tragedy, poverty, and the harsh reality of life on the streets; much of it was based to some degree on her real-life experiences, written specifically for her by an ever-shifting cast of songwriters. Her life was the stuff of legend, starting with her dramatic rise from uneducated Paris street urchin to star of international renown.
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Along the way, she lost her only child at age three, fell victim to substance abuse problems, survived three car accidents, and took a seemingly endless parade of lovers, one of whom perished in a plane crash on his way to visit her. Early in her career, she chose men who could help and instruct her; later in life, with her own status secure, she helped many of her lovers in their ambitions to become songwriters or singers, then dropped them once her mentorship had served its purpose. By the time cancer claimed her life at age 47, Piaf had recorded a lengthy string of genre-defining classics -- "Mon Légionnaire," "La Vie en Rose," "L'Hymne à l'Amour," "Milord," and "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" among them -- that many of her fans felt captured the essence of the French soul.
Édith Piaf in brief
- How many Édith Piaf releases are on Riffiter?
- 52 releases are catalogued, spanning 1952 to 2024.
- When was Édith Piaf formed?
- Édith Piaf formed in 1935, in Paris, France.
- What genre is Édith Piaf?
- Édith Piaf is catalogued under Musical.
- What is the most recent Édith Piaf release on Riffiter?
- La foule (Symphonique) (Saint-Honoré Remix), released in 2024.