How tall is Édith Piaf?
Édith Piaf's listed height was 147 cm (4'10"). She was taller than about 6% of women in France.
Where 147 cm sits among women in France
Taller than about 6% of women in France born in 1915 (average 157.2 cm).
Piaf next to her bandmates and co-stars
Orson Welles is 36 cm taller than Édith Piaf (183 cm), Royal Affairs in Versailles co-star.
Michel Piccoli is 37 cm taller than Édith Piaf (184 cm), French Cancan co-star.
Charles Trenet is 33 cm taller than Édith Piaf (180 cm), Boum sur Paris co-star.
About Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf, born Édith Giovanna Gassion on 19 December 1915 in Paris, was a French singer and lyricist. She is regarded as France's greatest popular singer and was best known for performing cabaret and modern chanson songs. She began her career touring with her father at age fourteen and was discovered in 1935 in Paris by night club owner Louis Leplée.
Piaf's fame increased during the German occupation of France, and in 1945 she wrote the lyrics to her signature song, La Vie en rose. By the late 1940s she was France's most popular entertainer, touring Europe, South America and the United States, where she made eight appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. Her best-known songs include Non, je ne regrette rien, Hymne à l'amour and Milord. She performed at the Paris Olympia until a few months before she died on 10 October 1963.
Piaf stood a listed 147 cm (4'10"). Orson Welles, listed at 183 cm (6'0"), was 36 cm taller than she was, and the two appeared together in Royal Affairs in Versailles. Michel Piccoli, listed at 184 cm (6'0"), was 37 cm taller, and he was her co-star in French Cancan.
Frequently asked
How tall is Édith Piaf in feet and inches? Édith Piaf was 4'10" tall, which is 147 cm, 57.9 inches or 1.47 m.
How tall is Édith Piaf compared to Orson Welles? Orson Welles is 36 cm taller than Édith Piaf: 183 cm (6'0") vs 147 cm (4'10").
How tall is Édith Piaf compared to Michel Piccoli? Michel Piccoli is 37 cm taller than Édith Piaf: 184 cm (6'0") vs 147 cm (4'10").
How tall is Édith Piaf compared to Charles Trenet? Charles Trenet is 33 cm taller than Édith Piaf: 180 cm (5'11") vs 147 cm (4'10").
Is Édith Piaf tall for women in France? At 147 cm she was taller than about 6% of women in France born in 1915, whose average height is 157.2 cm.
Sources
- Édith Piaf on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Édith Piaf on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 147 cm.
- Édith Piaf on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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