Charles Dumont, songwriter whose hit Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien gave Edith Piaf her comeback He wrote it when ‘angry and depressed’ and the temperamental Edith Piaf at first refused to hear it – then ...

Charles Dumont, a French songwriter and balladeer who wrote the music to Édith Piaf’s signature anthem “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien,” an operatic love song that has endured as a beloved emblem of Gallic ...

His dozens of songs included “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien,” a powerful anthem of redemptive love that became one of Piaf’s signature songs. By Alex Williams Charles Dumont, who wrote the music for “Non, ...

PARIS – French songwriter and singer Charles Dumont, who composed the song Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien (No, I Do Not Regret Anything, 1960) made world famous by late French star singer Edith Piaf, has ...

Charles Dumont at home in Paris, 2018. CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP The anecdote, which became part of the Edith Piaf legend – and consequently in the history of French chanson – was to form one of the ...

French singer-songwriter Charles Dumont, who composed Edith Piaf's Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien, has died at the age of 95. Dumont was 27 years old when he wrote the song in 1956. But it was not until ...

French singer Charles Dumont poses during a portrait session at his apartment in Paris on March 19, 2018. CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP The songwriter and singer Charles Dumont, who composed the song ...

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Singer-songwriter also composed melodies for stars including Dalida, Jacques Brel and Barbra Streisand Charles Dumont composed melodies for French and international stars ranging from Dalida to ...