Ivo Livi (Italian pronunciation: [ivo ˈlivi]), better known as Yves
Montand (French: [iv mÉ"̃tÉ'̃]; 13 October 1921 â€" 9 November
1991), was an Italian-French actor and singer.Montand was born Ivo
Livi in Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom
manufacturer, and Giuseppina Simoni, a devout Catholic, while her
husband held strong Communist beliefs. Montand's family left for
France in 1923 because of Italy's Fascist regime. He grew up in
Marseille, where, as a young man, he worked in his sister's beauty
salon (Salon de Coiffure), and later on the docks. He began a career
in show business as a music-hall singer. In 1944, he was discovered by
Édith Piaf in Paris and she made him part of her act.Montand went on
to international recognition as a singer and actor, starring in
numerous films. His recognizably crooner songs, especially those about
Paris, became instant classics. He was one of the most famous
performers at Bruno Coquatrix's famous Paris Olympia music hall, and
toured with musicians including Didi Duprat. In October 1947, he sang
Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai ? (music by Henri Betti and lyrics by Édith
Piaf) at the Théâtre de l'Étoile. Betti also asked him to sing
C'est si bon but Montand refused. Following the success of the
recording of this song by the SÅ"urs Étienne in 1948, he decided to
record it.
Montand (French: [iv mÉ"̃tÉ'̃]; 13 October 1921 â€" 9 November
1991), was an Italian-French actor and singer.Montand was born Ivo
Livi in Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom
manufacturer, and Giuseppina Simoni, a devout Catholic, while her
husband held strong Communist beliefs. Montand's family left for
France in 1923 because of Italy's Fascist regime. He grew up in
Marseille, where, as a young man, he worked in his sister's beauty
salon (Salon de Coiffure), and later on the docks. He began a career
in show business as a music-hall singer. In 1944, he was discovered by
Édith Piaf in Paris and she made him part of her act.Montand went on
to international recognition as a singer and actor, starring in
numerous films. His recognizably crooner songs, especially those about
Paris, became instant classics. He was one of the most famous
performers at Bruno Coquatrix's famous Paris Olympia music hall, and
toured with musicians including Didi Duprat. In October 1947, he sang
Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai ? (music by Henri Betti and lyrics by Édith
Piaf) at the Théâtre de l'Étoile. Betti also asked him to sing
C'est si bon but Montand refused. Following the success of the
recording of this song by the SÅ"urs Étienne in 1948, he decided to
record it.
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