Edith, eigtl. E. Giovanna Gassion, 1915, 1963, frz. Chansonsängerin; internat. erfolgreich mit z. T. eigenen Chansons.
Adopted name of Edith Gassion (1915-1963) French singer and songwriter, a cabaret singer in Paris from the late 1930s. She is remembered for the defiant song ‘Je ne regrette rien/I Regret Nothing’ and ‘La Vie en rose’ 1946.