Edith Piaf
<p><b >Édith Piaf</b> (<small >French: </small><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_French" title="Help:IPA for French" >[eˈdit pjaf]</a>; 19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963; married name <b >Édith Lamboukas</b>, previously <b >Pills</b>, née <b >Gassion</b>) was a French cabaret singer who became widely regarded as France's national diva, as well as being one of France's greatest international stars.<sup id="cite_ref-yahoomusicbio_1-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89dith_Piaf#cite_note-yahoomusicbio-1" >[1]</a></sup> Her music was often autobiographical with her singing reflecting her life, with her specialty being of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanson" title="Chanson" >chanson</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballad" title="Ballad" >ballads</a>, particularly of love, loss and sorrow. Among her songs are "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Vie_en_rose" title="La Vie en rose" >La Vie en rose</a>" (1946), "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non,je_ne_regrette_rien" title="Non, je ne regrette rien" >Non, je ne regrette rien</a>" (1960), "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymne%C3%A0_l%27amour" title="Hymne à l'amour" >Hymne à l'amour</a>" (1949), "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milord_(song)" title="Milord (song)" >Milord</a>" (1959), "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Foule" title="La Foule" >La Foule</a>" (1957), "l'Accordéoniste" (1955), and "Padam ... Padam ..." (1951)</p>
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