Charles Dumont, composer of “Non, je ne aware rien”, has died at the age of 95.

The trumpeter was rejected several times by Edith Piaf, but, after one song, he wrote 30 more for the singer; the death was caused by an illness he had been facing for some time

French composer, singer and writer Carlo Dumont He died this Monday, 18, at the age of 95. The news was confirmed by the artist’s wife to AFP. According to information from Le Mondethe death was caused by an illness that Dumont had been suffering from for some time.

He became known for composing No, I don’t regret itcreated in collaboration with the lyricist Michel Vaucairewhich would become one of the biggest hits of Edith Piaf. The singer, who died in 1963, rejected the duo several times, but Dumont managed to convince her to introduce herself No, I don’t regret it at Olympia Hall, second Expiration.

After its success, the composer would write more than 30 songs for Piaf. “My mother gave birth to me, but Edith Piaf gave birth to me,” he commented in an interview with AFP in 2015.

Trumpeter by training

Charles Dumont was born in the city of Cahors, France. Passionate about jazz, he trained as a trumpeter at the Toulouse Conservatory of Music, but had to abandon the trumpet after tonsil surgery, according to the Expiration.

He also collaborated with the singer and actress Barbra Streisand. Dumont and Vaucaire were responsible for the composition Le Murfrom the album My name is Barbrasince 1966.

The composer was also involved in the creation of soundtracks for French cinema and composed the songs for two films by director Jacques Tati, The adventures of M. Hulot in Crazy Traffic (1971) e Stop (1974). Dumont’s last appearance on stage was in 2019, in Paris, according to the Le Monde.

Source: Terra

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