Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf was the French singer who became the voice of twentieth-century France. She grew up in poverty and sang on the streets of Paris, where a cabaret owner discovered her and gave her the stage name “La Môme Piaf”, the little sparrow. Her songs “La Vie en rose”, “Hymne à l'amour”, “Milord” and “Non, je ne regrette rien” are known far beyond France, and her life of loss and love became a legend.
Born in Paris on 19 December 1915 at 05:00. Time zone: Greenwich — France had used it since 1911 and introduced summer time only in 1916. The hour is given in reference works citing the birth record; we have not seen the document itself.