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Ma foi, c'est Martha Wainwright

2009-11-12T11:37:21Z

Martha Wainwright seized Edith Piaf's haunting tales of prostitutes, death and ennui for herself and didn't let go.

Diana Vickers is a fine new Little Voice in a big role

2009-10-20T23:00:00Z

The Rise and Fall of Little Voice is amusing, affecting and decidedly old-fashioned.

X Factor star Diana Vickers makes West End debut

2009-10-20T08:08:06Z

Former X Factor wannabe Diana Vickers vamps it up as a sequinned sex-bomb in her new West End show.

X Factor star Diana Vickers wins West End role

2009-08-20T11:21:49Z

Former X Factor contestant Diana Vickers is to star in a new West End production of the musical The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice

Coco Before Chanel is pretty as a picture

2009-07-30T23:00:00Z

Coco Before Chanel is sumptuously tailored � if only it had unearthed a bit more of life�s real filth.

Every neighbourhood could do with a Le Provence

2009-07-22T23:00:00Z

John McClements has thoroughly explored French bourgeois cooking and channelled the esteem in which the British hold it, and his latest offering, Le Provence in Barnes, is no exception.

Diane Kruger: screen siren

2009-05-28T09:30:23Z

Quentin Tarantino takes actors and turns them into stars, so what will Inglourious Basterds do for Diane Kruger

The world goes Coco Chanel crazy

2009-05-11T09:15:17Z

She liberated women from the corset. Her friends included Cocteau, Picasso and Chaplin. No wonder Coco Chanel (1883-1971) is the muse for the coolest names in fashion

The Cannes crew

2009-04-20T08:12:43Z

We won�t know who�s made it until Thursday but for now here�s our own dream line-up

Layers of naked beauty from Cadoo

2009-03-27T00:00:00Z

In Cadoo's first UK exhibition, his portraits of young men and women demonstrate a signature style of immersing subjects amongst layers of textures.

Elena captures passion of Piaf

2008-10-21T23:00:00Z

The tiny, black-dressed Elena Roger as Piaf makes the evening work, thanks to the enraptured intensity which characterises her singing.

Playing Piaf

2008-08-15T07:56:09Z

As she opens to great acclaim at the Donmar Warehouse, Elena Roger reveals how her Argentinian upbringing made her perfect casting for the role of the tortured French singer

Elena Roger is Playing Piaf

2008-08-15T10:02:28Z

Elena Roger reveals how her Argentinian upbringing made her perfect casting for the role of the tortured French singer Edith Piaf.

Pitch-perfect pain in Piaf

2008-08-13T23:00:00Z

In Jamie Lloyd's bare, low-tech production - on a black, brick stage - the romance of Edith Piaf is stripped away as surely as her clothes.

Divas leading ladies astray

2008-06-25T23:00:00Z

It makes you miserable to think that a ballerina as able as Irina Kolesnikova is hamming it to Over the Rainbow in Divas.

Man-eater: While Sienna's broken-hearted ex clashes with police, she's back with old flame

2008-06-20T21:03:25Z

Two weeks ago, Sienna Miller dumped Rhys Ifans by telephone. This came amid rumours that she was once more seeing another Welsh actor, Matthew Rhys.

The dark days of Doris Day: The 'girl next door' had a dark side behind her squeaky clean public image

2008-06-13T19:57:29Z

To her millions of fans she was squeaky clean. But Doris Day's public image hid a dark side. So much for the 'girl next door'

A night with a talented diva

2008-05-06T23:00:00Z

Celine Dion swept into London with her Titanic voice and John Aizlewood was in the 02 Arena to see the 'anti-diva diva' do what she does best.

Fancy dress the Madonna and Guy way: A smoky sophisticated Edith Piaf and.... Asterix

2008-03-24T10:28:19Z

As a legend in her own right perhaps Madonna wanted to draw comparisons with France's most famous singer. The Queen of Pop chose to recreate the smoky look of tragic jazz singer Edith Piaf for a Kabbalah fancy dress party. Dripping in diamonds and shrouded in a fur stole the 49 year-old singer's sophisticated look was in stark contrast to that chosen by her husband. Guy Ritchie, 39, opted to dress as cartoon character Asterix - donning a shapeless white tunic, platinum blonde plaits and a Viking helmet with horns

'9/11 attacks made up, ' says French best actress Oscar-winner

2008-03-01T22:28:25Z

Actress Marion Cotillard sparked a political row yesterday after accusing America of fabricating the 9/11 attacks. The 32-year-old French actress openly questioned the truth behind the terrorist atrocity in an interview broadcast on a French website

No regrets about Piaf performance

2008-02-26T00:00:00Z

Re-released to coincide with awards season, La Vie en Rose provides many reasons to cheer, not least Marion Cotillard's Oscar-winning performance.

THE OSCARS: Arise, Sir Daniel: Helen Mirren knights victorious Day-Lewis and Tilda Swinton seals great night for Brits

2008-02-25T06:57:10Z

It was a spine tingling moment that capped an extraordinary evening for British Oscar winner Daniel-Day Lewis. Having just been announced as Best Actor in There Will Be Blood, the London-born actor was 'knighted' by last year's British success story, Dame Helen Mirren. Imitating the famous pose on stage at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre, Day-Lewis joked about her performance as the Queen, saying: 'This is the closest I'll ever come to getting a knighthood, so thank you'

Not even Valentine's Day roses can cheer up glum Keira Knightley

2008-02-16T19:29:04Z

Keira Knightley's boyfriend may have arrived with a giant bunch of Valentine's Day flowers, but not even that romantic gesture could raise a smile on the star

Heartbreak for Keira Knightley and Julie Christie as the Brits are snubbed at the Baftas

2008-02-11T07:11:57Z

British actresses were sensationally snubbed at the Baftas in favour of an unknown French starlet. Julie Christie and Keira Knightley both lost out in the best actress category to Marion Cotillard, the 32-year-old star of La Vie En Rose about the life of the Parisian singer Edith Piaf

Why the Brits are lining up to storm Oscar night

2008-01-17T11:14:48Z

Hollywood's showcase may be threatened by the writers' strike but that won't stop British talents bound for glory.

DVDs of the week

2007-11-27T00:00:00Z

Marion Cotillard is the star turn in La Vie En Rose, dandyesque comic Russell Brand plays Hackney and a documentary on T.Rex's Marc Bolan.

Fresh from France

2007-07-30T23:00:00Z

Keren Ann has had five unsuccessful albums, but her absorbing gig at the Arts Theatre suggested her appeal may yet transcend international boundaries.

Piaf might regret a thing or two

2007-06-20T23:00:00Z

A stunning performance from Marrion Cotilard lifts La Vie En Rose, a film that leaves us none the wiser about the extraordinary life of France's best loved singer.

Indifferent anarchy from punk posturing Peyroux

2007-04-17T23:00:00Z

Folksy jazz warbler Madeleine Peyroux showed an almost wilful indifference to intonation or melody at her lacklustre Hammersmith Apollo gig.

Tragic story of Europe's Billie Holiday

2007-02-12T00:00:00Z

La Vie En Rose is a biopic of Edith Piaf, the iconic singer who died of drink and drug abuse. Despite its faults, the film left several audience members with tears in their eyes.