When World War II broke out, Édith Piaf's career in Paris was just taking off; she had played in the play Le Bel Indifferent by Jean Cocteau (they share a birthday today) at Les Bouffes Parisiens to great acclaim. On May 9, 1940, four days before the French … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Singer / Actor: Édith Piaf
December 19, 1915 - Édith Piaf Il faut tant, et tant de larmes. Pour avoir le droit d'aimer. When World War II broke out, Édith Piaf's career in Paris was just taking off; she had played in the play Le Bel Indifferent by Jean Cocteau at Les Bouffes Parisiens to great acclaim. … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Marlene Dietrich
December 27, 1901- Marlene Dietrich: “I am at heart a gentleman.” Don't you continue to find her to be fabulous? She had quite the gay life. Marie Magdalene Dietrich, the smoky voiced Gay Icon, ended her cabaret show in the very dangerously conservative 1950s, with this … [Read more...]
#OnStage: Saturday Is Edith Piaf’s 100th Big Birthday Party Concert (& You Can Get 25% Off!)
The greatest singer that ever lived? Maybe. France's Judy Garland? Pretty much. Even without the worldwide attention on Paris in the last few weeks (and all things we love that are french) … [Read more...]
Lady Gaga Covers “La Vie En Rose” at Hollywood Bowl
Lady Gaga ('member her?) performs the classic "La Vie En Rose" for the first time in her career during her concert with Tony Bennett at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. “When they told me that I was gonna be singing at the Hollywood Bowl I got so excited because they told me … [Read more...]
Edith Piaf Died 50 Years Ago Today…
But she lives on in this performance. Chills. … [Read more...]
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Marion Cotillard as Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose and Tammie Brown in Shits & … [Read more...]
