French singer. She sang suggestively, emotionally; associated singing with acting. E. Piaf also acted in movies.
According to legend, Edita Piaf was born in 1915. on the street, and two policemen helped her see the world.
E. Piaf became one of the most famous and popular French pop singers, known all over the world.
It was already known in the world when in 1951 got into a major car accident. While trying to ease the pain with the morphine prescribed by the doctors, she also began to heavily abuse alcohol.
in 1961 losing her health and gathering her last strength, E. Piaf still performed in Paris, and a year and a half later she died of cancer. Due to the controversial life of the singer, the archbishop of Paris forbade holding a mass, but the funeral ceremony was attended by 40 thousand fans. Charles Aznavour, whom E. Piaf helped a lot, said that during her funeral, for the first time since World War II, traffic in Paris had to be completely stopped.
During her short career, E. Piaf gained world fame, she was imitated by many world artists.
