Actor, singer and music-hall dancer famous throughout the World, Yves Montand is one of France's most emblematic artists. Due to his success as an actor, he was able to act in films alongside Edith Piaf, Simone Signoret and Marilyn Monroe and work with directors Costa-Gavras and Alain Resnais. Additionally, Montand is often known for being the first singer to perform "Autumn Leaves", a song by Prevert and Kosma, which continues to be a standard throughout the world. He is considered as one of the most famous French songs interpreter from the 20th Century. The songs from Yves Montand and His Songs of Paris and Others perfectly describe the atmosphere in Paris in the 1950's or 60's. The album includes the song "Le temps des cerises" which was famously performed by Barbara Hendricks in 1996.