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The voice of Edith Piaf in the critically acclaimed, award-winning film La Vie En Rose! It's eerie how Jil Aigrot's haunting voice transports the listener to mid-century Paris--not an impersonation of the great French songstress, but a brilliantly interpreted tribute to one of the greatest voices of our time. "Marion Cotillard (won) an Oscar ...for her remarkable portrayal of French chanteuse Edith Piaf in La Vie En Rose!. But there's another amazing Piaf performance in the movie, and it's delivered by someone you never see: French vocalist Jil Aigrot, who re-recorded many of Piaf's songs--including the crowd- pleaser "Padam Padam"--for the big screen. (Yes, Cotillard was lip-syncing.) Aigrot was discovered by Piaf's own secretary, Ginou Richer, who had written a book about the icon. In 2005 Aigrot went to a book signing by Richer and performed a Piaf song right there on the spot. Richer was startled by the similarity, so a few months later, she suggested that Aigrot audition for the film's director, who decided against using nothing but original Piaf recordings because some songs didn't exist or the quality wasn't good enough." - Newsweek