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Pia Colombo

Illustration — Pia Colombo Pia Colombo (6 July 1934, in Homblières, Aisne, France – 16 April 1986) was a French singer of Franco-Italian origin, born Eliane Marie Amélie Pia Colombo who acted in radio, cinema and television between 1956 and 1981. Her father was from Milan and her mother came from the Nord. She was compared to Édith Piaf and was believed to be her successor when Piaf died in 1963 but Colombo was too intellectual for the taste of the general public.

Pia Colombo

Pia Colombo en 1959 (Studio Harcourt)

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Full name
Éliane Marie Amélie Colombo.
Born
1934. · Homblières.
Nationality
France.
Occupation
actress, singer and poet.
Fields
poetry and chanson réaliste.
Education
Cours Simon.
Languages
French.

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Illustration — Pia Colombo Pia Colombo (6 July 1934, in Homblières, Aisne, France – 16 April 1986) was a French singer of Franco-Italian origin, born Eliane Marie Amélie Pia Colombo who acted in radio, cinema and television between 1956 and 1981. Her father was from Milan and her mother came from the Nord. She was compared to Édith Piaf and was believed to be her successor when Piaf died in 1963 but Colombo was too intellectual for the taste of the general public.

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  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Writing and publications
  3. 03Recordings and discography
  4. 04Honours and memberships
  5. 05Notes, references and evidence

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