When Edith Piaf refused to have a label affixed to her
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By: Pascal Paradou
Edith Piaf (1915-1963) French singer, songwriter, composer and actress, she is behind several successes that have become classics in the French repertoire, such as "La vie en rose" or "Non, je ne regrette rien".
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In this archive, she tells how she chooses her songs, what she likes in the songs that are written to her and what, on the contrary, she modifies or resumes.
But also on the show :
> An interview , on the 120th anniversary of the birth of Saint-Exupéry, with Olivier d'Agay , his little nephew who tells us about the family legend of the writer. He also mentioned the numerous translations, more than 470, of his mythical book The Little Prince , as well as the upcoming opening of a museum dedicated to the aviator writer.
Olivier d'Agay is the director of the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Foundation .
> Our column "Words to words", with Jean Pruvost, to explore the words of the moment. This week: the holidays!
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