La Vie en rose

For other uses, see La Vie en rose (disambiguation).

"La Vie En Rose"
Song by Édith Piaf
Language	French
Writer	Édith Piaf (lyrics)
Composer	"Louiguy" (Louis Guglielmi)

Columbia Records poster of Piaf; La Vie en Rose appeared on nearly all Piaf's records

"La Vie en Rose" (French pronunciation: [la vi ɑ̃ ʁoz], Life in Rosy Hues, literally Life in Pink) was the signature song of French singer Édith Piaf.

Signature song of Édith Piaf

Édith Piaf first popularized La Vie en Rose in 1946. The lyrics were written by Piaf and the melody of the song by "Louiguy" (Louis Guglielmi). Initially, Piaf's peers and her songwriting team did not think the song would be successful, but it became a favorite with audiences. An English version of the lyrics was written later by Mack David. Owing to its popularity, the song appeared on most of Piaf's subsequent albums.

Films called La Vie en rose about Piaf

French actress Marion Cotillard played Piaf in the 2007 film La Vie en rose

A 1998 documentary about Édith Piaf was called La Vie en rose. The film used archive footage and interviews with Raquel Bitton, and was narrated by Bebe Neuwirth.

The 2007 biographical feature film La Vie en rose won Marion Cotillard an Academy Award for Best Actress for portraying Piaf in the film from the age of 19 until her death at 47.

The song received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998.

List of notable artists who have performed "La Vie en Rose"

Grace Jones is one of many singers who have covered La Vie en Rose

• Amália Rodrigues
• Amanda Lear
• Aretha Franklin
• Audrey Hepburn
• BB King
• Belinda Carlisle
• Bette Midler
• Bing Crosby
• Candan Erçetin
• Céline Dion
• Connie Francis
• Cyndi Lauper
• Dalida
• Danny Vera
• Dean Martin
• Diana Krall
• Donna Summer
• Édith Piaf
• Evelina Sašenko
• Grace Jones
• Hadiqa Kiyani
• Herb Alpert
• Jack Nicholson
• Jo Stafford
• José Carreras
• Josephine Baker
• Julio Iglesias
• Katherine Jenkins
• La Toya Jackson
• Lesley Garrett
• Liza Minnelli
• Louis Armstrong
• Luciano Pavarotti
• Madeleine Peyroux
• Marie N
• Marlene Dietrich
• Melissa Manchester
• Michael Bublé
• Milva
• Paula Cole
• Petula Clark
• Pearl Django
• Plácido Domingo
• Pomplamoose
• Raquel Bitton
• Sara Montiel
• Shirley Bassey
• Sophie Milman
• Taco
• Tatsuro Yamashita
• Thalía (entertainer)
• The Three Tenors
• Tony Bennett (with k.d. lang)
• Ute Lemper
• Yves Montand
• Yvette Giraud
• Zazie

In other works

As music in films

• Stage Fright (1950)
• "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (1953) - instrumental only
• Sabrina (1954) as Sabrina Fairchild's song
• Casablanca, Nest of Spies, or Noches de Casablanca (original title) sung by Sara Montiel (1963)
• The Cheap Detective (1978) (Although Eileen Brennan's character, Betty DeBoop, doesn't sing the words, and just sings "La La La La La La La en Rose".)
• Bull Durham (1988)
• Christo in Paris (1990)
• Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
• Natural Born Killers (1994)
• French Kiss (1995)
• Sabrina (1995)
• Saving Private Ryan (1998)
• A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
• Summer of Sam (1999)
• Flip's Sorry (2002)
• Love Me If You Dare (2003)
• Something's Gotta Give (2003)
• Jeux d'enfants (2003)
• La notte di Totò (2003)
• View from the Top (2003)
• Modigliani (2004)
• A World Without Thieves (2004)
• Lord of War (2005)
• Valiant (2005)
• The Yacoubian Building (2006)
• Mister Lonely (2007)
• La Môme (2007)
• Fred Claus (2007)
• Jellyfish (2007)
• The Bucket List (2007)
• WALL-E (2008)
• The Wackness (2008)
• Chrístabel Bertrand (2008)
• Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (2009)
• X-Men: First Class (2011)
• Monte Carlo (2011 film) (2011)

As music in other media

• "La vie en rose" appeared in the television show I Love Lucy in the episode entitled "Hollywood Anniversary" right before Desi Arnaz sang the song "The Anniversary Waltz".
• Barbara Feldon sang "La vie en rose" in a 1966 episode of Get Smart entitled "Casablanca".
• "La vie en rose" appeared in the television show Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman in the episode entitled "Pheromone, My Lovely".
• "La vie en rose" appears in an episode of The Relic Hunter entitled "Memories of Montmarte".
• The chanteuse Christine (Youssra) in the 2006 Egyptian film The Yacoubian Building includes "La vie en rose" in her repertoire, singing it on at least one occasion for Zaki el Dessouki (Adel Imam).
• In "Cold Stones" (Episode 76 of The Sopranos), Rosalie Aprile hums a throaty version of "La vie en rose" to comfort Carmela Soprano.
• An unknown singer sang "La vie en rose" for a 2008 Irish Ferries Radio Advertisement in Ireland.
• "La vie en rose" is played on the piano in a 2011 TV commercial entitled "Piano" for Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Other references

Mentions of the song:

• Ian Fleming references the song in his James Bond novel Casino Royale when Bond is eating with Vesper Lynd and again in his 4th novel Diamonds are Forever when Bond chooses to skip it on the record player as it has 'painful memories'
• "La vie en rose" is mentioned in the John Boyne novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
• Lyrics from the song "La Vie en Rose" are quoted in Albert Cohen's novel "Belle du Seigneur" (chapter LVI).

Uses of the title or derivative phrases:

• La Vie en Rose was also the name of a 'dock ship' in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, as well as an episode title of 0083: Stardust Memory.
• In the anime Di Gi Charat, the name Rabi~En~Rose is based in "'La vie en rose'".