You did not enter a search term.Given her extraordinarily petite size, audiences marveled all the more at the force of her vocals.With her father serving in World War I, Edith was virtually ignored by both her mother and grandmother; after the war, her father sent her to live with his own mother, who helped run a small brothel in the Normandy town of Bernay.Edith's father returned for her in 1922, and instead of sending her to school, he brought her to Paris to join his street act.Dupont eventually took the child himself, but she died of meningitis several months later.Edith's next boyfriend was a pimp who took a commission from her singing tips, in exchange for not forcing her into prostitution; when she broke off the affair, he nearly succeeded in shooting her.He partially restored her real name, billing her as Edith Piaf; he barred all of Piaf's undesirable acquaintances from seeing her; he set about making up for the basic education that neither Edith nor Simone had received.Marguerite Monnot to craft an original repertoire that would be unique to Piaf's experiences.In the fall of 1939, Asso was called to serve in World War II.Michel Emer, left for the war; she would later help the Jewish Emer escape France during the Nazi occupation.By this time, the Nazis had taken over Paris, and the brothel's clientele often included Gestapo officers.Germans, making numerous acquaintances through her residence and performing at private events.Ils Mes Petits Copains?"According to one story, Piaf posed for a photo at a prison camp; the images of the French prisoners in the photo were later blown up and used in false documents that helped many of them escape.Les Compagnons de la Chanson, who toured and recorded with her over the next few years (one member also became her lover).Browns when translated into "The Three Bells."Unfortunately, tragedy struck in October 1949, when Cerdan was planning to visit Piaf in New York; wanting him to arrive sooner, she convinced him to take a plane instead of a boat.The plane crashed in the Azores, killing him.Meanwhile, Pills soon d...