Pia Colombo

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Subject: Pia Colombo (Acting).
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Name: Pia Colombo (born Eliane Marie Amélie Pia Colombo).
Birth: July 6, 1934, in Homblières, Aisne, France.
Death: April 16, 1986 (age 51).
Origin: French singer of Franco-Italian origin. Father from Milan, mother from the Nord.
Career: Acted in radio, cinema, and television between 1956 and 1981.
Comparisons: Compared to Édith Piaf; believed to be her successor after Piaf's death in 1963.
Public perception: Considered too intellectual for the taste of the general public.
Musical/Political: Politically committed. Interpreted works of Maurice Fanon (her husband and composer), Serge Gainsbourg, Jacques Brel, Georges Brassens, Kurt Weill, and Hanns Eisler.
Known credits: 9.

Pia Colombo, born Eliane Marie Amélie Pia Colombo on July 6, 1934, in Homblières, Aisne, France, was a French singer of Franco-Italian origin. Her father was from Milan and her mother was from the Nord. Colombo acted in radio, cinema, and television between 1956 and 1981. Following the death of Édith Piaf in 1963, Colombo was believed to be Piaf's successor, though she was considered too intellectual for the general public. A politically committed performer, she interpreted works by composer Maurice Fanon, who was her husband, as well as Serge Gainsbourg