#la mome piaf

[bitter69uk]

Sixty years ago today in show business history (14 October 1963), a grief-stricken Marlene Dietrich (pictured) attended the funeral of her friend Edith Piaf (Édith Giovanna Gassion, 19 December 1915 - 10 October 1963).  The venerated French chanteuse’s funeral brought Paris to a halt. From Wikipedia: “Shortly after her death, Piaf's funeral procession drew tens of thousands of mourners onto the streets of Paris, and the ceremony at the cemetery was attended by more than 100,000 fans. According to Piaf's colleague Charles Aznavour, Piaf's funeral procession was the only time since the end of World War II that the traffic in Paris had come to a complete stop.” La Môme Piaf is, of course, interred at the Cimetière du Père-Lachaise – the starriest of Parisian cemeteries.

[mikifoldi]

Édith Piaf / digital painting by Miki Foldi

[pixoplanet]

It's December 19th. 🪶 On this day in Paris in 1915, the greatest chanteuse the world has ever seen was born – Édith Piaf. She was better known in her native France by her promotional name, "La Môme Piaf," which carries a clever double meaning – "The Kid Piaf" and "The Little Sparrow." "Piaf" means "Sparrow" in French. She was indeed little. Her adult height was only 4' 8" (142.24 cm). But her voice was big. 

Édith had an unusual childhood, to say the least. Her parents abandoned her at birth, so her maternal grandmother raised her in the brothel she ran in Bernay, Normandy. When Edith was 14, her father took her to help him with his acrobatic street performances all over France. This is when she first began to sing in public. 

In 1935, while singing in the streets of Paris, the teenager was discovered by nightclub owner Louis Leplée. Maurice Chevalier attended Édith’s debut performance, which drew rave reviews, and her career took off like a rocket. Édith soon became the most popular entertainer in France, and became well-known in the rest of Europe, North America, and South America, too. She appeared eight times on the Ed Sullivan Show. 

Édith was taken from us too soon – on October 10th, 1963, at the age of 47. She died of a ruptured aneurysm due to liver failure, brought about by her long addictions to alcohol and morphine, which themselves, were largely a result of injuries suffered in three car accidents. Since her death, many biographies and films have attempted to capture her essence and magic, like 2007's "La Vie en Rose." There's nothing like the real thing, though. We miss you, Édith. ☮️ R.I.P…. Jamiese of Pixoplanet

[mybedroomceilingsbored]

hold up edith piaf in la mome looks so much like sir chloe

the edith piaf pic is shitty sorry. blame google.

you can also blame my sleep deprivation

[masterblackoak]

La Mome Piaf

[fuckyeah-cinema]

American journalist : If you were to give advice to a woman, what would it be?

Edith Piaf : Love.

American journalist : To a young girl?

Edith Piaf : Love.

American journalist : To a child?

Edith Piaf : Love.

[ana103]

American journalist : If you were to give advice to a woman, what would it be?

Edith Piaf : Love.

American journalist : To a young girl?

Edith Piaf : Love.

American journalist : To a child?

Edith Piaf : Love.

[myfilmsbox]

La Vie en Rose (2007) dir.  Olivier Dahan

[trainspottingme]

my edith piaf drawing 🥀

🎶la foule

[sorens2015]

La mome

[siyahteletabi]

[ofallingstar]

La Vie en rose (2007)

[fckingcinema]

La Vie en Rose (2007)

“If you were to give advice to a woman, what would it be?“

“Love.”

[photodebiere]

La Môme (brasserie de la Goutte d'Or - Paris - France) -  via “Bieronomy.com” -  Saison orientale brassée pour le restaurant “La Môme”,  à servir avec des mezzés ou un tajine sucré-salé -  Film “La Môme” (d’Olivier Dahan, avec Marion Cotillard) 

[rinajost]

Woohoo I got my copy of the La Môme vinyl record last week! Now the CD/Vinyl puzzle is finally complete - I'm very pleased with the result. If you like jazzy Edith Piaf cover songs (and nice packages/sleeves), don't hesitate to buy your own copy and support the musicians: http://florianweiss.ch/mome.html

[serkethetyt]

La Môme Piaf — Exercício de aguada de nanquim, formato A5. (2014)