Edith Piaf

Edith Piaf

Édith Piaf (born Édith Gassion; 19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963) was a French singer best known for performing songs in the cabaret and modern chanson genres. Noted as France's national chanteuse, she was one of the country's most widely known international stars. Piaf's music was often autobiographical, and she specialized in chanson réaliste 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 La Vie en rose. Piaf has become one of the most celebrated performers of the 20th century.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 19, 1915 (Paris), Died October 10, 1963 (Grasse)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, lyricist, songwriter, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 101-121 of 121 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia (U.K.)	CL9693	10-in.	2/17/1954	Heureuse	Robert Chauvigny ; Choeur Marguerite Murcier ; Edith Piaf	Female vocal solo, with orchestra and vocal ensemble	vocalist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL9746	10-in.	4/10/1954	Le "ca ira"	Robert Chauvigny ; Choeur Marguerite Murcier ; Edith Piaf	Female vocal solo, with orchestra and vocal ensemble	vocalist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL9884	10-in.	10/20/1954	Sous le ciel de Paris	Robert Chauvigny ; Choeur Marguerite Murcier ; Edith Piaf	Female vocal solo, with orchestra and vocal ensemble	vocalist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL9885	10-in.	10/20/1954	Avec ce soleil	Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL9888	10-in.	10/27/1954	Mea culpa	Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL9889	10-in.	10/27/1954	Enfin le printemps	Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL9917	10-in.	11/23/1954	L'homme au piano	Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL9918	10-in.	11/24/1954	Retour	Marc Herrand ; Edith Piaf	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL10007	10-in.	2/16/1955	Un grand amour qui s'achève	Robert Chauvigny ; Jacques Pills	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist, composer
Columbia (U.K.)	CL10026	10-in.	2/28/1955	Le chemin des forains	Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL10027	10-in.	2/28/1955	C'est a Hambourg	Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL10028	10-in.	2/28/1955	Un grand amour qui s'achève	Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, songwriter
Columbia (U.K.)	CL10029	10-in.	2/28/1955	Miséricorde	Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Decca	FO 1683		2/7/1947	Le geste (The gesture)	Edith Piaf		vocalist
Decca	FO 1684		2/7/1947	Si tu partais (If you should leave me)	Edith Piaf		vocalist
Decca	FO 1685		2/7/1947	Les cloches sonnent (The bells are ringing)	Edith Piaf		vocalist
Decca	FO 1686		2/7/1947	Monsieur Ernest a réussi (Mr. Ernest has succeeded)	Edith Piaf		vocalist
Decca	FO 1687		2/7/1947	Sophie	Edith Piaf		vocalist
Decca	FO 1692		2/10/1947	Une chanson à trois temps	Edith Piaf		vocalist
Decca	FO 2134		7/12/1948	Monsieur X (Mr. X)	Edith Piaf		vocalist
Decca	FO 2167		8/6/1948	Amour du mois de Mai (Love in the month of May)	Edith Piaf		vocalist

(Results 101-121 of 121 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Piaf, Edith," accessed October 15, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/337595.

Piaf, Edith. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 15, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/337595.

"Piaf, Edith." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 October 2024.