Théo Sarapo

Theophanis Lamboukas Greek ???????? ????????? 26 January 1936 28 August 1970 professionally known as Théo Sarapo was a French singer and actor and the second husband of the French singer Édith Piaf Formerly a hairdresser he was 26 years old when he married the 46yearold Piaf He was introduced to her by Claude Figus Piafs secretary Sarapo was born in Paris to Greek parents He scored a hit with Piaf in 1962 with the song À quoi ça sert lamour What Good Is Love and solo hits with La maison qui ne chante plus The House Which No Longer Sings and Ce jour viendra That Day Will Come its Englishlanguage version Our Day Will Come was covered by Ruby the Romantics and others When he began singing with Piaf Sarapos voice was rather nasal but over the next few years his tone mellowed His other hits included La Ronde The Round and Nous nétions pas pareils We Werent Alike His best known film as an actor was Judex directed by Georges Franju which was being filmed at the time of Piafs death After Piafs death French law transferred her seven million francs worth of debts to Sarapo leading to his eviction on Christmas Day 1963 from the apartment they shared on Boulevard Lannes Sarapo who was 34 at the time died at the side of the road in Limoges HauteVienne the result of an automobile accident on 28 August 1970 in the commune of Panazol He is buried with Piaf and her daughter Marcelle by lover Louis Dupont in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris The motto on their tomb translates as Love Conquers All Édiths father Louis Alphonse Gassion is also buried in the tomb his name is engraved on the right side of the tombstone along with Édiths and Théos Daughter Marcelles name is engraved on the opposite side Etched at the foot of the tomb are the words Famille Family GassionPiaf Sarapo was the last in a long line of Piaf discoveries including Yves Montand Les Compagnons de la chanson Georges Moustaki Charles Aznavour etc Sarapo often recorded and performed in concert with Piaf during their marriage His stage name Sarapo as pronounced in French is Greek for I love you ?????? sagapo and was chosen by Piaf herself Source Article Théo Sarapo from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30