French Jazz singer Raquel Bitton is internationally praised as one of the greatest interpreters of the music from the Edith Piaf repertoire.

Bitton’s critically acclaimed hit show Piaf: Her Story…Her Songs celebrates Piaf’s extraordinary life through stories and songs that reflect each major episode of her life from being abandoned by her mother at birth, raised in her grandmother’s bordello and being homeless through most of her teen years. Piaf rose from street singer to the highest paid performer in the world. She became the voice of the people, the cry of the heart, the voice of Paris. Bitton’s heartfelt renditions and her powerful delivery take her audience on an intensely moving and emotional journey.

Woven into the live concert is a luncheon where noted composers, authors, friends, and family of Edith Piaf came together at a small bistro at the foot of Pere la Chaise, the cemetery where she is buried, to share intimate personal stories offering a rare look into the true life and persona of Edith Piaf. As the wine poured the stories flowed.

The film includes a new original song created by two of Piaf’s composers, Francis Lai and Michel Rivgauche, writing together for the very first time.

Shot in HD 24P at Elgin Theatre, Toronto, various locales in Paris, France and at Luminair’s studio in Chicago. Mixed at Skywalker Sound in 5.1 Digital surround sound.

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