1947 Paris in New York 10" LP Artist Edith Piaf Sung in English & French
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Paris in New York 1950 10" LP with great cover art
Sung in English and FrenchPlease ask questions, as I am not an expert on recordsCover shows wear! Please see photos. Seams are fine and not split. Birth nameÉdith Giovanna GassionAlso known asLa Môme Piaf
(The Little Sparrow)Born19 December 1915
Paris, FranceDied10 October 1963 (aged 47)
Plascassier, Grasse, FranceGenres
CabaretTorch songsChansonMusical theatre
Occupation(s)
Singersongwritercabaret performerfilm actress
InstrumentsVocalsYears active1935–1963Labels
Pathé, Pathé-MarconiCapitol/EMI (US and Canada)Parlophone/WEA (2013–present)
Associated acts
Théo SarapoJacques PillsYves MontandCharles AznavourLes
Role during the German occupation[edit]
Piaf's career and fame gained momentum during the German occupation of France.[24] She performed in various nightclubs and brothels, which flourished during the 1940–1945 Années érotiques (book title of Patrick Buisson, director of the French history channel).[25][26] Various top Paris brothels, including Le Chabanais, Le Sphinx, One Two Two,[27] La rue des Moulins, and Chez Marguerite, were reserved for German officers and collaborating Frenchmen.[28] She was, for example, invited to take part in a concert tour to Berlin, sponsored by the German officials, together with artists such as Loulou Gasté, Raymond Souplex, Viviane Romance and Albert Préjean.[29] In 1942, Piaf was able to afford a luxury flat in a house in the fancy 16th arrondissement of Paris (today rue Paul-Valéry).[30] She lived above the L'Étoile de Kléber, a famous nightclub and bordello close to the Paris Gestapo headquarters.[31]
Piaf was deemed to have been a traitor and collaborator. She had to testify before a purge panel, as there were plans to ban her from appearing on radio transmissions.[3] However, her secretary Andrée Bigard, a member of the Résistance, spoke in her favour after the Liberation.[31][32] According to Bigard, she performed several times at prisoner of war camps in Germany and was instrumental in helping a number of prisoners escape.[33][34] Piaf was quickly back in the singing business and in December 1944, she went on stage for the Allied forces together with Montand in Marseille.[3]
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