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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Edith Piaf

ByElizabeth Collins

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Edith Piaf's life and music were filled with sadness, tragedy, glamour, and triumph — so quintessentially French, it can be placed in a box with baguettes, berets, and the Eiffel Tower. Coming in at just 4 feet 10 inches, Ed Sullivan called her "the most amazing 97 pounds in the business," notes the Wall Street Journal.

She started singing from the time she was a little girl and did not quit until she took her last breaths.

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Once she started working professionally in clubs, she wore a simple black dress that became her signature look for the rest of her career. Unlike most chanteuses, she was not conventionally good looking.

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Beautiful, sure, but she was morose, and her music told tragic tales of poor women, lost women, and lost love. Most of the songs were inspired by her own life. Her most famous song "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" ("No, I regret nothing") embodies the irony of he Edith Piaf - Discogs RYFY