Theo sarapo et edith piaf biography
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My brother, Theo Sarapo, was born in a Greek orthodox family January 26, 1936 in Paris. As an adolescent he would often take me (his younger sister of six years) with him to the movies. Sometimes we would see three movies in a row skipping middag. Theo at an early age loved to sing. He had a microphone, a speaker and would sing Frank Sinatra and Luis Mariano songs. When we were on holiday and Theo was eighteen years old, he sang in a singing contest and sang a few times in a community theater. He went to business school and graduated. He then worked for our father who owned a beauty salon, and at the same time went to school to learn the business. At twenty years old he went to fulfill his military obligation. The same day he enlisted, they sent him to Algeria for thirty-three months.
When my brother returned from Algeria he was changed. He was very quiet and he did not want to talk about the war. He went back to school to finish his degree in order to own his own salon. He
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Théo Sarapo
French singer and actor (1936–1970)
Théo Sarapo | |
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Théo Sarapo with his wife, Édith Piaf, on stage in 1962 in Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Birth name | Theophanis Lamboukas |
| Born | (1936-01-26)26 January 1936 Paris, France |
| Died | 28 August 1970(1970-08-28) (aged 34) Limoges, France |
| Genres | Chanson |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
| Years active | 1962–1970 |
| Spouse | Édith Piaf (m. 1962; died 1963) |
Musical artist
Theophanis Lamboukas (Greek: Θεοφάνης Λαμπουκάς; 26 January 1936 – 28 August 1970), professionally known as Théo Sarapo (French:[teosaʁapo]), was a French singer and actor, the second husband of Édith Piaf. Formerly a hairdresser, he was 26 years old when he married the 46-year-old Piaf. He was introduced to her by Claude Figus, Piaf's secretary.
Biography
[edit]Sarapo was born in Paris to Greek parents. He scored a hit with Piaf in 1962 with the song "À quoi
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Édith Piaf: The dark life of the singer of love
When she was buried on October 14, 1963 at the Père Lachaise cemetery, tens of thousands of people paid theirs last respects to Edith Piaf. Admirers of the great cabaret singer regularly adorn her grave with fresh flowers to this day. Piaf died on October 10, 1963 in Plascassier, or according to her the death certificate, on October 11 in Paris. Her husband Théo Sarapo arranged that - a big star like her could only die in Paris. That is not the only doctored detail in Piaf's biography.
Difficult childhood
Édith Piaf was given the name Édith Giovanna Gassion when she saw the light of day on December 19, 1915 in Paris. According to a popular version of her life story, it was at the entrance of apartment number 72 on Rue Belleville. But Édith's mother may also have actually made it to the nearby hospital before giving birth.
Her mother, the coffeehouse singer Annetta Jacqueline Gassion, was not very passionate about bringing