Piaf

American

[pee-ahf, pee-ahf] / piˈɑf, ˈpi ɑf /

noun

Edith Edith Giovanna Gassion, 1914–63, French singer.

Piaf British

/ pjaf /

noun

Edith (edit), real name Edith Giovanna Gassion, known as the Little Sparrow, 1915–63, French singer

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Père-Lachaise is also home to such notable figures as Honoré de Balzac, Frédéric Chopin, Édith Piaf and Jim Morrison.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

It’s always pleasantly full, but never chaotic — a low hum of conversation, the clink of glassware, a faint echo of Edith Piaf from the speakers.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025

There, his long-standing influences, from Nina Simone and Edith Piaf to Led Zeppelin and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, coalesced into a post-grunge emotionalism anchored by those unbelievable pipes.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

According to the unconfirmed reports, she would sing a chanson of the late Édith Piaf - thus updating a French classic and showing it off before a modern, multi-ethnic worldwide audience.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2024

“You mean what about the Edith Piaf playing? I think it would be a great soundtrack for what you’re going to do.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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