Charles Dumont
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Charles Dumont, born in 1929 in Cahors
(Lot
), is a French singer and composer.
He wrote songs until the 1960s, sometimes under an alias, for Dalida
, Gloria Lasso
, Luis Mariano
and Tino Rossi
. He worked with lyricist Michel Vaucaire
. In 1956 they wrote Non, je ne regrette rien
, recorded in 1960 by Édith Piaf
. That led to more than 30 songs for her, such as Flonflons du Bal, Mon Dieu and Les Amants which Piaf and Dumont wrote and sang together in 1962.
Piaf's death in 1963 led him to work with Jacques Brel
, writing Je m'en remets à toi in 1964, and to writing songs for television shows such as Michel Vaillant
in 1967, and cinema, Trafic
by Jacques Tati
in 1971. That same year he placed a song with Barbra Streisand
, who bought Le Mur, which became a hit as I've Been Here (on the album Je m'appelle Barbra
)
In the 1970s Charles Dumont started a career as interpreter with songs such as Une chanson (1976) and Les amours impossibles (1978), which received awards.
Cahors
Cahors is the capital of the Lot department in south-western France.Its site is dramatic being contained on three sides within an udder shaped twist in the river Lot known as a 'presqu'île' or peninsula...
(Lot
Lot (département)
Lot is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot River.- History :Lot is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Languedoc. In 1808, some of the original southeastern cantons were...
), is a French singer and composer.
He wrote songs until the 1960s, sometimes under an alias, for Dalida
Dalida
Dalida , born with Italian name of Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was a world-famous singer and actress born in Egypt with Italian origins but naturalised French with the name Yolanda Gigliotti. She spent her early years in Egypt amongst the Italian Egyptian community, but she lived most of her adult...
, Gloria Lasso
Gloria Lasso
Gloria Lasso was a Spanish-born singer, long based in France. In the fifties, she was one of the major competitors to Dalida....
, Luis Mariano
Luis Mariano
Mariano Eusebio González y García aka Luis Mariano was a popular tenor of Spanish Basque origin who achieved celebrity in 1946 with « La belle de Cadix » an operetta by Francis Lopez...
and Tino Rossi
Tino Rossi
Tino Rossi was a singer and film actor.Born Constantino Rossi in Ajaccio, Corsica, France, he became a tenor of French cabaret and one of the great romantic idols of his time. Gifted with an operatic voice, a "Latin Lover" persona made him a movie star as well...
. He worked with lyricist Michel Vaucaire
Michel Vaucaire
Michel Vaucaire was a French lyricist.He often collaborated with the composer Charles Dumont in whom he always had confidence to put his lyrics to music...
. In 1956 they wrote Non, je ne regrette rien
Non, je ne regrette rien
"Non, je ne regrette rien" , meaning "No, I'm not sorry for anything", is a French song composed by Charles Dumont, with lyrics by Michel Vaucaire. It was written in 1956, and is best known through its 1960 recording by Édith Piaf....
, recorded in 1960 by Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf , born Édith Giovanna Gassion, was a French singer and cultural icon who became widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer. Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being ballads...
. That led to more than 30 songs for her, such as Flonflons du Bal, Mon Dieu and Les Amants which Piaf and Dumont wrote and sang together in 1962.
Piaf's death in 1963 led him to work with Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson...
, writing Je m'en remets à toi in 1964, and to writing songs for television shows such as Michel Vaillant
Michel Vaillant
Michel Vaillant is the title of a Belgian comics series created in 1957 by French cartoonist Jean Graton and published originally by Le Lombard. Later, Graton published the albums by himself when he founded Graton éditeur in 1982...
in 1967, and cinema, Trafic
Trafic
Trafic is a 1971 comedy film directed by Jacques Tati. Trafic was the last film to feature Tati's famous character of Monsieur Hulot, and followed the vein of earlier Tati films that lampooned modern society.-synopsis:...
by Jacques Tati
Jacques Tati
Jacques Tati was a French filmmaker, working as a comedic actor, writer and director. In a poll conducted by Entertainment Weekly of the Greatest Movie Directors Tati was voted the 46th greatest of all time...
in 1971. That same year he placed a song with Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
, who bought Le Mur, which became a hit as I've Been Here (on the album Je m'appelle Barbra
Je m'appelle Barbra
Je m'appelle Barbra is the eighth studio album released by Barbra Streisand. Streisand sings much of the album in French.The album peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200, and was certified Gold by the RIAA on 24 April 2002, almost 36 years after its original release...
)
In the 1970s Charles Dumont started a career as interpreter with songs such as Une chanson (1976) and Les amours impossibles (1978), which received awards.