"The song that conquered the world"

In one of her best-known songs, "La Vie En Rose," singer Edith Piaf sings in French: "No, I regret nothing."
The song, which was originally written by Michel Vaucaire and composed by Charles Dumont in 1956, ended up in the hands of Edith Piaf thanks to the tenacity of the -then- young composers who sought out the extraordinary French voice that, at the age of 44, had decided to retire.

Charles Dumont sat at her piano in another part of Paris while the artist was exhausted by her addictions, a breakup, and her disappointment with fame. She began to compose a melody that attempted to capture her intense anger and depression.

He went to Michel Vaucaire with this melody, which did not yet have a name, to give it lyrics and, in doing so, completely altered the meaning of the composition. "Non, je ne remordte rien" became an anthem of happiness and hope that honors love.

In an interview with The Independent in October 2010, Dumont recalled how her song became one of the best known in the world. She went to see Edith Piaf on October 24, 1960, along with Vaucaire.

In the apartment, which was on Boulevard Lannes in Paris, near the Bois de Boulogne, lived a singer who did not want to continue living. He isolated himself from the outside world as a result of his failed relationships, setbacks, and problems with drugs and alcohol. In fact, the assistant sincerely apologized to the composers when they arrived at the venue because Piaf had canceled the meeting.

They say that with that song the world will be won.

In possession of a golden ticket, the woman from “Life in Pink” left her retirement. She sang "Non, je ne Sorry rien" on French television in November of that same year, and the following month she celebrated her return with a gala at the Olympia Music Hall in Paris.