Edith+Piaf's+Work

Édith Piaf’s Work: // É // dith Piaf being the most famous French Singer of all times had more than 5 disks released on all her musical career. According to Wikipedia (2010) these are some of her disks released containing all of her celebrated and legendary songs such as La Vie en Rose: It is said that due to her heartbreaking childhood and teen years, her work reflected pure sadness and melancholy. As said by Fine M. (2007) she was “ a singer who channeled all the pain and tragedy of her life into passionate performances that, for a moment, made the rest of the world melt away.” Her songs touched millions of hearts during World War II, and raised hope in those evil dark days in which the whole world seemed to be falling apart. Some of her most famous songs are even heard and cherished today; such as La Vie en Rose. This eminent song was made into a film (//La Vie en Rose//) in 2007 lead by Marion Cotillard who embodies perfectly // É // dith Piaf. This award-winning movie is about her melodramatic life and astonishing work, it’s basically a complete and detailed biography of all that Edith Piaf was and will be. In addition, // É // dith Piaf was also an actress. She acted in over 6 worldwide known films; The French Cancan, being one of the most famously known. There she stared with Maria Felix, the most famous Mexican movie star of all times. Her work through out all of her career was so astonishing that even Elton John made the song “Cage the Songbird” in his 1976 Blue Moves album, as a tribute to all of what // É // dith Piaf was and still is. 1.Wikipedia (n.d.).Edith Piaf (online). May,20,2010. //Wikipedia//. [] 2.NNBD(n.d.).The French Cancan (online). May,27,2010. //NNBD//. [] 3. Fine M. (June 4th 2007). The Soul of the Sparrow (online).May 27,2010. //New York Daily News.// // [] //
 * // “The Voice of the Sparrow: The Very Best of Édith Piaf //, original release date: June, 1991
 * // Édith Piaf: 30th Anniversaire //, original release date: 5 April 1994
 * // Édith Piaf: Her Greatest Recordings 1935–1943 //, original release date: 15 July 1995
 * // The Early Years: 1938–1945, Vol. 3 //, original release date: 15 October 1996
 * // Hymn to Love: All Her Greatest Songs in English //, original release date: 4 November 1996
 * // Gold Collection //, original release date: 9 January 1998
 * // The Rare Piaf 1950–1962 // (28 April 1998)
 * // La Vie en Rose //, original release date: 26 January 1999
 * // Montmartre Sur Seine // (soundtrack import), original release date: 19 September 2000
 * // Éternelle: The Best Of // (29 January 2002)
 * // Love and Passion // (boxed set), original release date: 8 April 2002
 * // The Very Best of Édith Piaf // (import), original release date: 29 October 2002
 * // 75 Chansons // (Box set/import), original release date: 22 September 2005
 * // 48 Titres Originaux // (import), (09/01/2006)
 * // Édith Piaf: L'Intégrale/Complete 20 CD/413 Chansons, // original release date: 27 February 2007” Wikipedia(2010)
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