Charles Dumont, the composer of the song Non, je ne regrette rien, died at the age of 95

French songwriter and singer Charles Dumont is dead, say the news agency AFP and the newspaper Le Monde. The World according to Dumont died in Paris the night before Monday. He was 95 years old, born March 26, 1929.

Dumont is especially well known No, I don’t regret anything -from a song he composed a chanson singer Edith Piafille in 1956. Piaf initially refused to collaborate with Dumont, but finally agreed in 1960 to record one song. No, I don’t regret anything – song became one of his most popular performances. After that, Dumont wrote more than 30 other songs for Piaf.

Dumontin in addition to Piaf, songs composed by, for example, were performed by Dalida, Tino Rossi and Barbra Streisand.

Dumont performed as a singer himself. The last public performance was in 2019. He especially thanked Edith Piaf for his success.

“My mother gave birth to me, but Edith Piaf brought me into the world. Without him, I wouldn’t have been able to do everything I did as a composer and singer,” Dumont said in an interview with AFP in 2015.