Edith Piaf (born Édith Giovanna Gassion) was a legendary French singer, "La Môme Piaf" (The Little Sparrow) due to her tiny stature of just 4 feet 8 inches, she captivated the 🌍world with her raw, emotionally powerful voice that mirrored her tragic, youth-dramatic life. Her music remains the ultimate symbol of mid-century French culture and modern chanson.
The young teen girl began her own musical career as a child. She spent her early teenage years singing for money on the gritty streets of Paris and in traveling circuses before the kid(La Môme) was being discovered. At the early age of 14, she began performing with her father. «Interlude»
During her childhood, while being raised in a brothel. The rough areas of Belleville became her playground. At only 15, she formed a street-singing duo with her half-sister and close friend, Simone "Mômone" Berteaut, performing in the rough suburbs of Paris.«Baidu Wiki»
