{"title":"Edith Piaf","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Edith Piaf\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eÉdith Giovanna Gassion was born in Paris on December 19, 1915. Her childhood was extremely difficult, with various accounts placing her early years between her mother's family, her grandparents, and her father in extreme poverty across Paris and Belgium. She was discovered in 1935 by Parisian nightclub owner Louis Leplée, who gave her the stage name La Môme Piaf (The Little Sparrow). Her career across the next three decades produced the defining canon of French popular song, including La Vie en rose (which she co-wrote and first performed in 1945), Milord, Padam Padam, and her late-career signature Non, je ne regrette rien (1960). She died of liver cancer on October 10, 1963 in Plascassier in the south of France, at age 47.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdith Piaf's sound is the central document of French chanson - French popular song combining theatrical performance, intimate lyrical content addressing love, loss, and class, and orchestral and small-ensemble accompaniment. Her vocal style - emotionally direct, slightly tremulous, capable of dynamic range - is widely regarded as one of the foundational French vocal styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLa Vie en rose (1947)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHymne à l'amour (1949)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePadam Padam (1951)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMilord (1959)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNon, je ne regrette rien (1960)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious Columbia and Polydor LPs across her catalog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Columbia (French) and Polydor pressings of Edith Piaf's catalog are widely collected. Multiple posthumous compilations and box sets, including Warner Music France's comprehensive Edith Piaf: 100ème anniversaire 1915-2015 box, have been released.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Edith Piaf typically start with anniversary compilations including the Best Of editions or 100th anniversary collections. \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/french-vinyl-records\"\u003eFrench\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/latin-american-vinyl-records\"\u003eLatin American\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"edith-piaf-concert-musicorama-live-at-the-olympia-paris-mars-1958-red-vinyl","title":"Concert Musicorama: Live at the Olympia Paris (Mars 1958) LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eCapturing Edith Piaf at the peak of her career, this 1958, Europe 1 recording showcased her powerful vocals and signature deliveries, including the groundbreaking live-rendition of \"Non, Je Ne Regreete Rien\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540832891063,"sku":"210000100192","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/edith.jpg?v=1781154425"},{"product_id":"edith-piaf-je-ne-regrette-rien-vinyl","title":"Je Ne Regrette Rien 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eA double LP of French legend Edith Piaf's greatest songs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540994011319,"sku":"210000049834","price":36.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/r-6860527-1428179738-5916.jpg?v=1781155004"},{"product_id":"edith-piaf-piaf-clear-vinyl","title":"Piaf! 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Get ready to spin a slice of raw Parisian passion right in your living room.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48785874223287,"sku":"210000092125","price":25.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/4353319-3196780.jpg?v=1783046166"},{"product_id":"edith-piaf-best-of-vinyl-picture-disc","title":"Best Of LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnce known as the voice of France, Edith Piaf's Best of captures the artist's emotional reading of songs that typified the French chanteuse style of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48785880416439,"sku":"210000100191","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/5054197662782-2.jpg?v=1783046180"},{"product_id":"edith-piaf-best-of-vinyl","title":"Best of... 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