Édith Piaf Trivia

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Despite many problems throughout her career, Piaf eventually became the most highly paid star in the world. (imdb.com)

Is portrayed by Marion Cotillard in Môme, La (2007), a biopic about her life. (imdb.com)

Her mother was half Italian by her father and half Kabyle (Algerian) on her mother's side. (imdb.com)

Daughter of Louis-Alphonse Gassion and wife Annetta Giovanna Maillard. (imdb.com)

Helped to launch many careers including that of Yves Montand, Eddie Constantine and her husband Théo Sarapo. (imdb.com)

Her stage name, 'piaf', is a slang word for 'small bird', which fitted her physical appearance. (imdb.com)

She is mentioned in the song "Lady Nina" by rock band Marillion. (imdb.com)

Her song "La vie en rose" was voted a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998. (imdb.com)

Was romantically involved with boxer Marcel Cerdan when he died tragically in a plane crash (1949). (imdb.com)

Her grave is situated in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France. (imdb.com)

Among her most popular songs are "Mon légionnaire" (1936), "La vie en rose" (1945), "Hymne à l'amour" (1949), "Sous le ciel de Paris" (1954), "Milord" (1959) and, the probably best known, "Je ne regrette rien" (1960). (imdb.com)

Had a child named Marcelle who died at the age of two, in 1935, from meningitis. (imdb.com)

She actually died at Plascassier, Grasse parish, in the department of Alpes-Maritimes and not Paris, but her death wasn't made public until the body was returned to her birth city. (imdb.com)

After living with her maternal grandmother for a short time, she was raised by her paternal grandmother, who ran a brothel in Normandy. (imdb.com)

She was very good friends with Marlene Dietrich, who was the maid of honor at her wedding to Jacques Pills. (imdb.com)

Her father Louis-Alphonse Gassion was an acrobat, her mother Annetta Giovanna Maillard was a street singer. (imdb.com)