Edith Piaf's life was a constant struggle to sing and survive, to live and love, from the mean streets of Paris' Belleville district to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls. Piaf was discovered in 1935 by nightclub owner Louis Leplee, who persuaded her to sing despite her extreme nervousness. She was raised in her grandmother's brothel. Piaf became one of France's immortal icons, her voice one of the 20th century's indelible signatures.
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Edith Piaf's life was a constant struggle to sing and survive, to live and love, from the mean streets of Paris' Belleville district to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls. Piaf was discovered in 1935 by nightclub owner Louis Leplee, who persuaded her to sing despite her extreme nervousness. She was raised in her grandmother's brothel. Piaf became one of France's immortal icons, her voice one of the 20th century's indelible signatures.
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