Édith Piaf - portrait français

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard , HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE

In: Reading B1, Famous People, Music, Listening or Seeing B1, Famous People, Music

Discussion of this reading exercise: 5

Édith Piaf was a French cabaret singer and international star. Read and listen to our bilingual article, then listen to a few of her classic songs.

Note: The tenses in this French article and its English translation don't match! In French, we use the present and future tenses to describe historical stories like this to evoke a sense of immediacy, whereas in English, we commonly use the past tense - learn more about historical French tenses.

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