Charles Dumont, composer of Edith Piaf's Je Ne Regrette Rien, dies

Charles Dumont wrote the song in 1956 but did not dare offer it to French star Edith Piaf until 1960.

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Dumont was 27 years old when he wrote the song in 1956. But it was not until 1960 that he was persuaded to approach the star, who enthusiastically accepted it.

Je Ne Regrette Rien (I regret nothing) - which expresses a wish to make peace with the past and start anew - became one of Piaf's signature songs.

It topped the charts in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Canada. The song is also well known throughout the English-speaking world - it was notably quoted in 1993 by Britain's then-Chancellor Norman Lamont.

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