Théo Sarapo
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Théophanis Lamboukas (Template:Langx; 26 January 1936 – 28 August 1970), professionally known as Théo Sarapo (Script error: No such module "IPA".), was a French singer and actor.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He started his career as a hairstylist and was influenced by Édith Piaf, whom he married a year before her death in 1962, to become a singer.[1][2][3]
Early life and career
Sarapo was born in Paris to Greek parents. He scored a hit with Édith Piaf in 1962 with the song "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (What Good Is Love?) and solo hits with "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (The House Which No Longer Sings), and "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (That Day Will Come); its English-language version, "Our Day Will Come", was notably covered by Ruby & the Romantics and others.
When he began singing with Piaf, Sarapo's voice was rather nasal, but over the next few years his tone mellowed. His other hits included "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (The Round) and "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (We Weren't Alike).
As an actor, Sarapo's best- known film was Judex, directed by Georges Franju, which was being filmed at the time of Piaf's death.
Relationship with Piaf
Sarapo was the second (and final) husband of Édith Piaf, and was twenty years her junior. Formerly a hairdresser, he was introduced to her by Claude Figus, Piaf's secretary.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He married Piaf at the age of 26 in an Orthodox ceremony.[2][1]
He often recorded and performed in concert with Piaf during their brief marriage, which ended with her death in 1963. His stage name Sarapo is a French approximation of the Greek for "I love you" (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".), and was chosen by Piaf herself. Sarapo was the last in a long line of Piaf discoveries (including Yves Montand, Les Compagnons de la chanson, Georges Moustaki, Charles Aznavour, etc.).
Upon Piaf's death, French law transferred her seven million francs' worth of debts directly to Sarapo. This led to his eviction on Christmas Day 1963 from the apartment they shared on Boulevard Lannes.
Death
Sarapo, who was 34 at the time, died in a hospital in Limoges, France, after a road accident on 28 August 1970 in the nearby town of Panazol on road RN 141. He is buried with Piaf and her daughter Marcelle (the child Piaf had with Louis Dupont, her onetime lover) at the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. The inscription on their tomb translates as "Love Conquers All". Édith's father, Louis Alphonse Gassion, is also buried there. His name is engraved on the right side of the tombstone along with Édith's and Théo's. Daughter Marcelle's name appears on the opposite side. Etched at the foot of the tomb are the words "Script error: No such module "Lang". (Family) Gassion-Piaf".
References
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External links
- Template:Trim/ Théo Sarapo at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidataScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- A biography by Theo's younger sister, Christie Laume
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- 1936 births
- 1970 deaths
- Road incident deaths in France
- Modern Greek-language singers
- Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery
- French people of Greek descent
- 20th-century French male singers
- Male actors from Paris
- 20th-century French male actors
- French male film actors
- Édith Piaf