In 1944, he met Edith Piaf, and his career took off.

1944年，他遇到伊迪丝•琵雅芙，从此他的事业飞黄腾达。

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Like Judy Garland, who died at the same age, Piaf still lets us live, vicariously, in a world of emotional extremes that few of us could handle.

Piaf和美国明星Judy Garland去世时年龄相同。Piaf至今仍然使我们能间接地感受到她情感世界中大起大落的极端变化。

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But his biggest fan was the legendary Edith Piaf - who took Aznavour under her wing.

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It was also Piaf who encouraged Aznavour to go out and perform his own songs.

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At the height of her career in 1950, Edith Piaf sang at Galeries Lafayette to boost post-war spirits.

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