Charles Dumont, the author of Edith Piaf's most famous song “Non, je ne regrette rien”, passed away
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French composer Charles Dumont has died in Paris at the age of 95. He composed more than 40 songs for Edith Piaf and collaborated with Barbra Streisand and Dalida.
The composer, who worked with Edith Piaf on forty songs, died at the age of 95. He also worked with Barbra Streisand and many other famous performers. UNN writes about this with reference to AFP and bfmtv.com.
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Singer and songwriter Charles Dumont died on Sunday night in Paris at the age of 95 after a long illness.
The author of the song Non, je ne regrette rien became famous in the 60s when he convinced the star Edith Piaf to perform this composition after several rejections from other performers.
For Charles Dumont, this meeting was the beginning of a fruitful collaboration with Piaf, which gave rise to more than thirty songs, including Mon dieu and Les Flonflons du bal.
He also wrote the hit song "I've Been Here" for Barbra Streisand.
During his sixty-year career, Charles Dumont collaborated with Dalida and Tino Rossi. He released a number of albums in which love took the lion's share. His 1973 album "Une femme" won him the Charles-Croix Academy Award. His last performance on stage was at the Eiffel Tower Theater in 2019.
"When you go out to an audience that comes to you the same way they did 20, 30, or 40 years ago and greets you the same way, they give you back your 20 years," he said.
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