Lermitte’s portrayal of Piaf was charming. Her stage presence and intensity were felt by all, embodying the spirit of the ...

French Culture Minister Rachida Dati called Dumont "a towering figure of French chanson ... classic of Piaf, who died in 1963. "My mother gave birth to me, but Edith Piaf brought me into the ...

Edith Piaf, abandoned as a child, was largely raised in her paternal grandmother’s Normandy bordello, before earning a living in her teens as a street singer. Jean Cocteau, on the other hand ...