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 * Édith Piaf** (French pronunciation:[|[edit pjaf]]
 * 19 December 1915 – 11 October 1963), born **Édith Giovanna Gassion**, was a French singer and cultural icon who became universally regarded as France's greatest popular singer.[|[1]] Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being [|ballads]. Among her [|songs] are "[|La Vie en rose]" (1946), "[|Non, je ne regrette rien]" (1960), "[|Hymne à l'amour]" (1949), "[|Milord]" (1959), "[|La Foule]" (1957), "l'Accordéoniste" (1955), and "Padam... Padam..." (1951).

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French pronunciation: [|[bʁiʒit baʁdo]] , English: [|/ˈbrɪdʒɨt bɑrˈdoʊ/]
 * Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot**[|[1]][|[2]] (
 * born 28 September 1934) is a [|French] animal rights activist and a former [|fashion model], actress and singer.

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[|French] pronunciation: [|[ʃaʁl də ɡol]] ( [|listen]) , English: [|/ˈtʃɑrlz/] or [|/ˈʃɑrl dəˈɡɔːl/]
 * Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle** (
 * 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a [|French] [|general] and statesman who led the [|Free French Forces] during [|World War II]. He later founded the [|French Fifth Republic] in 1958 and served as its first [|President] from 1959 to 1969.[|[1]]

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[|French] pronunciation: [|[selin djɔ̃]] ( [|listen]) []
 * Céline Marie Claudette Dion** [|CC], [|OQ] (
 * born March 30, 1968) is a [|Canadian] singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur